Breaking Bad star's new sci-fi horror movie debuts to an almost perfect score on RT as first reactions compare it to Event Horizon

Aaron Paul in Ash — (Image credit: Shudder)

Shudder's upcoming sci-fi horror Ash, starring Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and 3 Body Problem's Eiza González, is getting mostly good reviews ahead of its cinema release next week.

Following its premiere at SXSW, the film currently sits at an impressive 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, an almost perfect score. Critics are praising its "razor-sharp visuals" and "ultra-violent" story, with some of them even comparing it to sci-fi classics like Alien and Event Horizon.

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"The equivalent of an ultra-violent, familiar space survival horror video game in cinematic form. It’s an immersive, experiential vibe movie that washes over you with its droning score that ramps up in intensity along with the chaos", writes Bloody Disgusting.

"A pummeling psychedelic sci-fi freakout that one doesn’t watch so much as experience", adds Indiewire.

Directed by filmmaker and rapper Flying Lotus, the film sees Paul and González trying to overcome their distrust for each other while the truth behind a terrible crime comes to the surface.

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