If film critics were hoping Netflix would reconsider its approach to films as a result of the drubbing they administered to the Will Smith sci-fi extravaganza “Bright,” think again.
The streaming service’s top execs professed to not only be unconcerned by the bad reviews, but claimed it as a success that will embolden more bigger-budgeted projects.
“The critics are pretty disconnected from the mass appeal,” said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Monday in a pre-taped video presentation the company released after its successful fourth-quarter earnings were reported.
Netflix brass noted the movie performed very well across the globe in the hundreds of markets where the streaming service was available, though declined per usual to share specific audience metrics. “Most of the critical reviews you read are English language, just U.S.,” Hastings added.
Released in December, “Bright” received a low 27% score on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, which aggregates sentiment from hundreds of critics. “Suicide Squad” director...
The streaming service’s top execs professed to not only be unconcerned by the bad reviews, but claimed it as a success that will embolden more bigger-budgeted projects.
“The critics are pretty disconnected from the mass appeal,” said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Monday in a pre-taped video presentation the company released after its successful fourth-quarter earnings were reported.
Netflix brass noted the movie performed very well across the globe in the hundreds of markets where the streaming service was available, though declined per usual to share specific audience metrics. “Most of the critical reviews you read are English language, just U.S.,” Hastings added.
Released in December, “Bright” received a low 27% score on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, which aggregates sentiment from hundreds of critics. “Suicide Squad” director...
- 1/23/2018
- by Andrew Wallenstein
- Variety - Film News
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