Jenna Ortega's New Movie Ruins Her Impressive Rotten Tomatoes Streak
John Castro Jenna Ortega has starred in many critically acclaimed films and shows in recent years, but her new movie ruins her impressive Rotten Tomatoes streak.
Summary
- Jenna Ortega's latest film has received negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, breaking her streak of successful films.
- Despite having well-known actors and an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ortega's new movie has been criticized for its messy narrative and lack of focus on the film's main theme.
- The movie's low ratings suggest that its talented cast is not enough to overcome the film's flaws, ultimately ending Ortega's impressive run.
Jenna Ortega has established herself as one of Hollywood's rising stars, appearing in several critically acclaimed films and TV shows, but her latest movie just ended her impressive Rotten Tomatoes streak. Ortega is now a certified scream queen, thanks to her roles in the horror films Scream and X and the Netflix series Wednesday, but before becoming a household name, her breakout role was in Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle. Since then, she has distanced herself from Disney, choosing more mature films that have done well with critics and audiences.
Jenna Ortega made her film debut in Marvel's Iron Man 3 in 2013, following a few minor TV appearances, and she's been acting steadily since. However, her first critically acclaimed film as a star was in 2021 with The Fallout, which has a 93% critic score and an 84% audience score. Including that movie, Ortega starred in six films over two years, and all have been a success with critics and/or audiences. They include Scream, Studio 666, X, American Carnage, and Scream VI. Unfortunately, one 2023 movie has ended Ortega's impressive Rotten Tomatoes streak.
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Critics and audiences alike are less fond of Ortega's work here than usual.
Finestkind seems to have all the ingredients to become another major hit for Jenna Ortega,but the movie's reviews are not favorable. Finestkind's cast includes talented actors like Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster, and it's written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland. However, Finestkind's critic score on Rotten Tomatoes sits at a dismal 27%, while its audience score is relatively low at 60%. The last time one of Ortega's films scored low in both categories was in early 2021 with the comedy Yes Day,which was declared rotten with a 52% critic score based on 65 reviews, and an audience score of 57%.
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Despite its talented cast and director, Finestkind has a 27% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Finestkind is an intense thriller with a lot of stakes, yet the consensus indicates that the talented cast is not enough to support its messy, incoherent narrative. Finestkind tells the story of two brothers who work as fishermen who get in over their heads when debts start piling up and become involved with a Boston gang. Despite the promising plot and powerful performances from Toby Wallace and Ben Foster, the reviews add that Finestkindhas placeholder dialogue, tries too many ideas at a time, and fails to prioritize the brotherly bond the film is supposed to be about, which seems to be enough to end Jenna Ortega's Rotten Tomatoes streak.
Finestkind
- Release Date
- December 15, 2023
- Director
- Brian Helgeland
- Cast
- Ben Foster , Toby Wallace , Jenna Ortega , Tommy Lee Jones , Ismael Cruz Cordova , Aaron Stanford
- Runtime
- 126 Minutes
