The End of Oak Street Draws Mixed Reviews as Anne Hathaway Wins Praise in New Dinosaur Thriller
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Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Aug 14
The End of Oak Street Draws Mixed Reviews as Anne Hathaway Wins Praise in New Dinosaur Thriller
3 articles · Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Aug 14
Summary
Audience reactions to "The End of Oak Street" split after its theatrical debut, with viewers praising its fresh dinosaur premise and Anne Hathaway’s performance while criticizing the plot, ending and CGI.
1980s-set sci-fi thriller follows a suburban family—played by Hathaway and Ewan McGregor—after a cosmic event drops their neighborhood into a dinosaur-filled unknown world, a setup some viewers called exciting but others found confusing.
Several reviews compared the film favorably to "Jurassic Park" and other 1980s-style blockbusters, saying its tension, humor and family-drama elements worked even when the story meandered.
The sharpest complaints focused on uneven visual effects, patched-together production and dialogue that some said telegraphed the story early, leaving the movie with a more divided audience response than its strong critical reception.