The brothers behind some of the most successful Avengers movies have taken on the adaptation of a Swedish dystopian graphic novel, spending more than $US300 million in the process.

Critics may not like Netflix’s The Electric State movie, but that won’t stop The Electric State from becoming a smash hit for the streamer. Directed by Marvel alums Anthony and Joe Russo, and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely—who adapted the screenplay from Simon Stålenhag’s graphic novel of the same name—The Electric State stars Millie Bobby Brown as a teenager named Michelle.

Netflix's new sci-fi movie with a star-studded cast, The Electric State, is based on a graphic novel of the same name, but they're quite different.

Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson, Ke Huy Quan, Giancarlo Esposito, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Rating: 2/5 “The Electric State,” the new movie directed by Joe and Anthony Russo for Netflix,

The problem isn't that Netflix's The Electric State takes liberties with its source material; it's that the original book is much, much better.