Johann Johannsson's posthumous film is a dazzling vision of the apocalypse; It's all so entrancing that one can't help but experience overwhelming sadness in witnessing the last work from an artist so in control of his mission
Johann Johannsson has created something that successfully captures the spirit of the book whilst feeling like a memorial to humanity; Tilda Swinton's voice, though it rarely expresses much emotion, softly commands attention
intended or otherwise, "Last and First Men" finally stands as a brutally beautiful memorial to his (Johann Johannsson) own life and artistry, ready to be reinterpreted and appropriated by any audiences who stumble upon it in years to come
an unconventional and imperfect first work of a career that would have been fascinating to watch unfold, Johann Johannsson's images are just as strong as his typically excellent, haunting musical composition
a meditative and altogether awe-inspiring visual poem directed and scored by the late Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson; it's a tragedy that this will be Johannsson's only directorial work, being so illustrative of a phenomenal artist
"Last and First Men" is a visionary work about the final days of humankind that stretches the audience's ability to imagine not only an immense time frame reaching over billions of years, but huge steps in human evolution
by Jennie Kermode [Eye for Film (UK) ]
by Kambole Campbell [Empire Magazine ]
