Critics v. Audience: Rotten Tomatoes Reveals Huge ‘Reagan’ Divide
Reviewers trash Dennis Quaid's biopic, audiences praise ode to GOP icon
Critics and crowds don’t always see eye to eye.
The Oscars nominees rarely match that year’s box office champions. That’s to be expected but in theory, critics should be guiding audiences to the best of the best films.
And, of course, steering them clear of the worst.
There’s something else happening in the cultural landscape now. Critics are leaning into their ideological biases in ways that leave audiences behind.
Consider these two disparities:
Why?
Chappelle was considered one of the best stand-up comics alive. He’s drawn the Left’s wrath in recent years due to his aggressively unwoke material.
Thus, the terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.
Audiences don’t share those values, by and large. They cheered on the content sans filter.
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A similar theory describes the chasm with “The Acolyte” responses. The Disney+ show’s hard-left messaging, combined with the company’s public diversity-at-all-costs push, likely wooed some critics. Audiences, exhausted by such messaging, rejected the show’s clunky storytelling.
The bigger picture?
The modern critic is reflexively liberal, and it shows. Some won’t even review titles that challenge their worldview.
The latest example confirms it.
“Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid as the country’s 40th president, is a sympathetic look at the late president. Critics have savaged the film, giving the title a 19 percent “rotten” rating (and sinking) at the time of this article’s publication.
Audiences love the movie so far, thus the 96 percent “fresh” audience rating.
Critics needn’t pull their punches to align with the masses. Most, however, should do their level best to criticize films without their ideological filters getting in the way.
There’s a catch here.
President Reagan was right when he said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”
Take the whole family to see the movie “#REAGAN,” and see how great America can be, once again!
My @NEWSMAX op-ed. @ReaganMovie #ReaganMoviehttps://t.co/r4nN79NoI2
— Van Hipp (@VanHipp) August 30, 2024
Hollywood in Toto is an openly right-leaning platform, and the reviews reflect that worldview. This site still extends a hand to solid, left-leaning titles like “Booksmart.”
The same holds true for transparently partisan outlets like The Nation, National Review or HuffPo. Their readers expect nay demand, their views to be reflected in the content.
Yet many critics toil for ostensibly neutral platforms. Think The Washington Post or the Associated Press. Yet the Rotten Tomatoes scores speak for themselves.
Again and again.
What?! The modern-day communists didn’t like the movie about the guy who took down communism? Well isn’t that a surprise.
It’s obvious the critics started the movie with preconceptions. I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them didn’t watch it, or even get through to the end.
The movie just doesn’t fit the dim narrative and must be memory holed.
Why do you people continually, LIKE CHARLIE BROWN WITH THE FOOTBALL, expect people who HATE YOU, to cover you fairly in the news and applaud your messages in movies and tv? To me it’s a sign of BETA ASS weakness and a false understanding of Christianity which many of you falsely ,Acts 2:38, Acts 2:4 is the New Birth, John 3:1-8, which 95% of you have NOT yet accomplished!
YOU should ‘hate” THEM! THEY are the child grooming baby murderers who are CURRENTLY trans-ing kids WITHOUT THE PARENTS PERMISSION AND OR KNOWLEDGE.
But your false faith still has YOU stuck in some “MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE” b.s. So today I’m going to show you something that will CONCLUSIVELY show you that YOU KNOW NOTHING about Christianity Jon Snow.
Ephesians 4:5
King James Version
5. One Lord, one faith, ONE baptism,
1. THERE IS ONLY ONE BAPTISM IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND IT ISN’T THE ONE 95% OF YOU HAVE. When the bible sets a “limiting principle” by giving you a SPECIFIC NUMBER it’s because the Holy Ghost foresaw PEOPLE trying to do it a DIFFERENT WAY. Ex: It tells you there were 12 APOSTLES. It even shows you in Revelation the NAMES of the 12 on the GATES OF NEW JERUSALEM, REV 21:14. It tells you this because it knew there would be morons TODAY claiming to be “APOSTLES” just go to YouTube type in “Apostle” and you’ll see a whole HOST of frauds claiming this mantle. So when the BIBLE tells you THERE IS ONLY ONE BAPTISM it is the one THEY USED not the one the PEDOPHILE CHURCH INVENTED IN THE 2ND CENTURY. Go to google and search “When did the Catholic church change their baptism from Jesus’ name and here is the result.
“second century
– The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son & Holy Ghost by Catholic Church in the second century. 11th Edition, Vol 3, page 365-366. BRITANICA ENCYCLOPEDIA.” This is how you were COMMANDED to be BAPTIZED!
Acts 2:38
King James Version
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
THE PEDOS HAD NO AUTHORITY TO CHANGE ANYTHING SINCE THIS WAS IN THE BIBLE WHEN THEY CHANGED IT.
REVELATION 22:18-19
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
CHANGING THE BAPTISM IS “TAKING AWAY” and all of your church leaders WILL GO TO HELL FOR IT.
2 . The Indwelling of the HOLY GHOST ONLY COMES with the evidence of SPEAKING IN TONGUES with God has NOT done for 95% of you!
BECAUSE OF YOUR CHURCH’S DISOBEDIENCE IN BAPTISM the other part “YOU MUST BE BORN OF THE WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT” does NOT happen to you and many frauds have made up many lies about why it doesn’t happen for you with many even saying “You don’t need the Holy Ghost to be saved” as RIDICULOUS as that would be since THIS is still in the bible.
John 3:5
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
THIS IS HOW THE APOSTLES RECEIVED THE INDWELLING OF THE PROMISED HOLY GHOST.
Acts 2:4
King James Version
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
THIS IS HOW THE GENTILES RECEIVED THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY GHOST.
ACTS 10:46-47
46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
THIS IS HOW THE REMAINING FOLLOWER OF JOHN RECEIVED THE INDWELLING OF THE HOLY GHOST.
ACTS 19:6
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
YOU BELIEVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN BAPTISM IN JESUS NAME AND INDWELLING OF CHRIST’S SPIRIT, THE HOLY GHOST, AT YOUR PERIL SINCE THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE IT , LIKE 95% OF YOU, DO NOT BELONG TO SOMEONE. WHO MIGHT THAT BE?
Romans 8:9
King James Version
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
So you actually have NEITHER PART of the NEW BIRTH because you followed the church which would “Forbid marriage (priests , nuns) and which would command the abstention from meats (no meat on Friday or during “Lent”). 1 Timothy 4:1-4 tells you were ANY church that would command these TWO THINGS got it’s “doctrine” . Spoiler Alert: It’s isn’t from GOD.
This is why you think dumb things like “Turn the Other Cheek” apply to YOU, when it was a SPECIFIC instruction for a SPECIFIC SITUATION for the APOSTLES who were to remain SILENT when brought to tribunals to be killed and who were not supposed to “fight back” since God would SPEAK THROUGH THEM at the appointed time .
In closing to show you that you understand absolutely NOTHING about Christianity I’ll show you something none of your false churches can possibly explain to you. Jesus Christ telling his followers to SELL THEIR JEWELRY AND BUY SOMETHING….GUESS WHAT THAT “SOMETHING” MIGHT BE?
Luke 22:36
36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
ARM UP. BUY SWORDS. If your false, weak, mealy mouthed understanding of THE FAITH were true THIS WOULD NOT BE IN YOUR BIBLE. But it is.
What do you make of Matthew 28:19?
Everything you said, Keith, is complete nonsense. All I say from your comment, is an angry rant, and defending access media critics, who are exposing their political bias.
Son, the Catholic Church *gave* you the Bible. As for obeying the Lord and practicing Christianity, you sure don’t sound like someone who’s got the Lord’s peace or humility in his heart. You’re not loving your neighbor and you sure as sugar aren’t turning the other cheek. “Weak”? “Mealy mouthed”? You’re trying to talk like Our Lord Jesus Christ, but *you aren’t Him*. Unless you’re willing to carry your cross down Main Street and get crucified on it, I suggest you shift your tone away from judgment — lest you be judged — and seek to understand what it means to have mercy.
Be not afraid. God has already won the victory.
Saw Reagan first day out. I am old enough that I lived through all depicted. Excellent film. Great to remember a real leader.
That was one of my biggest takeaways. Even if you disliked Reagan he was a leader. Had opinions. Stood by then. Pitched them to the public.
Whether the movie sucks or is amazing, it is no secret that the media is biased against conservatives and movie reviewers are generally part of the media, so we should expect negative reviews of conservative and Christian content. They are not even hiding their bias anymore.
Exactly. These hate reviews are coming from the same people that said Velma was spectacular
Or the audience is biased themselves. Between. This, The Acolyte and other Christian films review bombing ( for or against) is common. Kyle Smith hated the movie so don’t give me this biased critic crap as an excuse. The movie might just suck
Don’t blame the audience, you Marxist pig! Don’t defend access media critics!
If you watched before spouting off you might have something worth reading to say….
The film was good, 4 or 4.5 out of 5 stars. Did it move quickly, yes. Was it told from the defeated Russian point of view? Yes, many times (was that awkward? Kind of)
Was everything presented fairly – seems like it? We’re there warts – yes. As a highschool student during the mid-early 80s I remember much of what’s presented for personal experience.
The low critical review score clearly reveal reviewer bias, especially when grouped with other reviews of similar projects.
Fair: I’m the audience demographic
(Audience stayed through closing footage of funeral)
I was busy with babies in 80’s and don’t recall the intricacies of momenta decisions. Also, no social media to hash it all out.i liked movie…