Wolfshas split critics and audiences. The new crime thriller movie was written and directed bySpider-Man: No Way Home’s Jon Watts and stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney as two lone wolf fixers who are forced to work together on a job gone wrong. TheWolfscastalso includes Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Poorna Jagannathan. After its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, the movie was given a limited theatrical release in mid-September before debuting on streaming via Apple TV+ the following week.
In the wake of the movie’s debut on Apple TV+,Wolfshas received an influx of user reviews onRotten Tomatoes. At the time of writing, the movie has more than 250 user ratings,giving it a Rotten user score of 54%on what has now been dubbed the Popcornmeter. This presents a wide 16% gulf between the audience’s evaluation of the movie and the critics' score on the Tomatometer, which is a firmly Fresh 70%.
What This Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Means For Wolfs
A Theatrical Run May Have Improved The Movie’s Score
One factor that may be playing into the difference betweenWolfs’reviewsfrom critics and audiences is the fact thatmany of the former group were likely able to see it in theaterseither as part of the Venice Film Festival or other screenings, while the latter group seem to be reacting largely to how it plays at home. However, many user reviews say that the actors are their usual charming selves but cannot overcome a boring script, so there may be a trend toward general audiences being less interested in the material.
It has earned one of the worst audience scores of the seven movies [George Clooney] released [since 2016’sHail, Caesar!]…
Regardless, it ispossible that expanding the movie’s theatrical run may have altered audience expectationsforWolfs. After all, on the Tomatometer, it has earned the best Rotten Tomatoes score for a George Clooney movie, either as an actor or director, since 2016’sHail, Caesar!. The fact that it has earned one of the worst audience scores of the seven movies he released in the interim shows that there does seem to be a major distinction between the experience of critics and that of general audiences.
Our Take On The Wolfs Audience Score
Wolfs 2 Could Be In Jeopardy
While theWolfsendingis ambiguous, Apple announced development on a sequel shortly before the movie’s release. However, if the general audience distaste for the movie translates to low streaming numbers,this could scupper that project before it comes to fruition. Unlike other big-budget Apple TV+ movie releases such asNapoleon,Argylle, orKillers of the Flower Moon, the Pitt and Clooney vehicle was not bolstered by a wide release drawing attention to the streaming run, which could damage its prospects considerably when compounded with this Rotten Tomatoes audience score.
Wolfs
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Wolfs is an action-thriller film written and directed by Jon Watts, and sees the on-screen reunion of Brad Pitt and George Clooney after nearly fifteen years. The film centers on two fixers who are brought together when they’re both hired for the same job.
