Based on the breathtaking content of that book, I think I can extrapolate from the reviews of The Electric State art book that you’ll probably have a much better time with it than the movie.

Stålenhag's The Electric State is primarily art, which makes it difficult to adapt. There was a story in Stålenhag's novel, ...

Behold the visionary creator’s catalog of sad dreams and technological nightmares. Swedish artist, musician, and author Simon Stålenhag loves leftovers. No, not the type your mom used to make ...

Amazon Prime Video’s 2020 sci-fi series, “Tales From the Loop,” was also inspired by an art book by Stålenhag. The original “Electric State” novel is set in the late 1990s and follows a ...

Art enlightens. Entertainment provides escapism ... Chris Pratt in ‘The Electric State.’ From here, The Electric State sticks to the same predictable script of a million other similar quest ...

The individual designs of the robot ensemble are creatively satisfying, and the care taken to perfectly and precisely capture the art that inhabits The Electric State's pages is wonderful to see.

As a fan of Simon Stålenhag's art, that Netflix Electric State movie feels like even more of a tragedy: Imagine looking at this beautiful, moody art and thinking "we need the RUSSO BROTHERS to ...

The Electric State, the 2017 graphic novel by Swedish artist ... like virtual reality that the reader never sees. Alongside the art are short vignettes written from the characters’ perspectives ...

The Electric State, the movie, is devoid of majesty ... But it overlooks a key part of the book: just basking in the art. At many points on Michelle’s journey, I was desperate for the plot ...

The Electric State streams on Netflix beginning Friday, March 14. Numerous mechanical characters whirr and wisecrack their way through The Electric State, a slick Netflix time-killer and money ...