EntertainmentStreamingNetflix has released another critic-proof action movieReviewers say The Gray Man honks – but the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating is still highWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
EntertainmentStreamingNetflix has released another critic-proof action movieReviewers say The Gray Man honks – but the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating is still highWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Reviewers say The Gray Man honks – but the Rotten Tomatoes audience rating is still high
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(Image credit: Stanislav Honzik / Netflix)
(Image credit: Stanislav Honzik / Netflix)
Another weekend, anotherNetflixoriginal movie that’s been hyped to the heavens – and another unhappy splat on Rotten Tomatoes.Netflix’s The Gray Man, which was released at the weekend, is the latestNetflix originalto get an absolute drubbing from the critics. It’s currently sitting at a frankly terrible 49% on Rotten Tomatoes and just 6.6 on IMDb.
The good news is that some of the reviews are hilarious.
Other reviews are less furious but equally disparaging. So what’s wrong with the film – and if it’s so bad, why is the Rotten Tomatoes audience score a whopping 90%?
“Like watching a movie that’s a trailer for itself”
That’s from Peter Rainer of FilmWeek in Los Angeles, and it’s a good summary of what most of the reviews are saying: The Grey Man is an action thriller that’s a little too in love with its own spectacle. According to many reviewers the story’s pretty hackneyed, the cast – which includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas – is largely wasted, and the whole thing feels like the directors are just throwing everything into the pot in the hope that a good movie might somehow magically emerge.
Despite the critical pounding, though, the audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes are high: 90%. So it seems that Netflix has found itself another critic-proof action movie: a lot of the positive comment I’ve seen online has been of the “it was fun if you don’t think about it too much” variety. So it’s a fast food cheeseburger of a film, and if you’re in the mood for that then it’ll hit the spot.
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