After a mixed critical response on its release, Wonder Woman 1984 has now declined to a "Rotten" score on the internet's best-known movie review aggregate site.
As of Friday, Jan. 8, the Tomatometer score for the film shown on Rotten Tomatoes is at 59%, a major drop from the 90% that it earned from early critics before its theatrical debut. The metric used by the site categorizes a movie as Rotten if less than 60% of its critical reviews are positive.
Shortly after it was released, Wonder Woman 1984 saw its score beginning to drop, a trend which has continued. With a current total of 378 reviews, the film now has an average rating of 6.10 out of 10, with 224 critics rating the film Fresh, and 154 deeming it Rotten.
The sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman has had a rocky path to its release, being delayed multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic and finally making the controversial move of debuting simultaneously in theaters and streaming service HBO Max on Dec. 25. Although it had a highly successful opening weekend, its second weekend saw a sharp drop in the domestic box office.
As an archaeologist, Diana who works at the Smithsonian Museum is a Wonder Woman who has extraordinary superpowers, said to be the strongest hero in the world. In 1984, Wonder Woman is in desperate deadly danger in face of an enormous conspiracy of the businessman Max, who sings loudly to fulfill people's desires, and a mysterious foe, Cheetah. Can Wonder Woman stop the world’s collapse alone?
Directed and co-written by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Natasha Rothwell. The film is now in theaters and on HBO Max.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
