Adam Sandler's Spaceman movie on Netflix earning positive reaction from fans and critics

Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler and Paul Dano, is garnering positive reviews from fans and critics.

The sci-fi movie was released on Netflix last Friday with the official premise:

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'Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.'

The first teaser was released in December and we got a voiceover from Dano, who plays a mysterious creature:

"Just like you I fled my planet, through galaxies, through black holes, through time, and then I found...you."

The subsequent trailer gave us more of a look at the movie and the marketing clearly worked as Spaceman is proving popular among fans, while the response from critics is mixed-to-positive.

On MovieMeter, it has a rating of 3.5

Spaceman reviews

"Spaceman feels a little too weighty in its reliance on emotional cliches. Whether that’s ultimately due to the underlying material or the heavy hand brought to translating it, the net effect is a failure to launch." - Brian Lowry of CNN.

"Smart, entrancing, and filed firmly under interesting, Spaceman is a conversation-starting meditation on the human condition made as a piece of art for audiences to experience rather than being a film made with an audience in mind." - Simon Thompson of TheWrap.

"Come for the wise alien spider, stay for Adam Sandler at his sombre best in this strange, heartfelt sci-fi drama. Here’s hoping he continues to push himself to new highs." - Amon Warmann of Empire.

"Beyond the physical demands of the role, Spaceman brings no new shade to some of the glummer Sandler personas we’re already familiar with. Renck’s film leaves him quite literally lost in space with nowhere to go." - Ryan Lattanzio of IndieWire.

"There is a great tenderness to Spaceman. Renck directs Spaceman with the same clarity that he brought to Chernobyl, but Spaceman soars highest when it explores the many avenues of humanity." - Maria Lattila of Film Stories.

"Spaceman is a rocky journey, but in times like these and thanks to Sandler’s performance, it’s often worth the trip." - Ross Bonaime of Collider.