The first reviews are in and most are overwhelmingly positive. One blip on the sandy horizon might be this one:
‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Dull, De-Islamized Sequel – JoySauce
Personally, I found the first one a little bland, though visually beautiful. However maligned and flawed Lynch’s version was, it certainly managed to explain things better even if it was all crammed into one film, not to mention the characters were also more three dimensional.