Reception
Critical reception of Iron Sky was mostly negative. The film has a 37% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews. William Goss of Film.com gave the film a D+, saying it "feels more and more like a lost Austin Powers sequel that already feels exceedingly dated in its humor." Jeff Shannon of The Seattle Times gave the film two out of four stars, describing it as "Great idea, lousy execution."
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