netflix latest no 1 movie, Motherhas reached a depressing milestone on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.
Despite this, Mother — which stars Jennifer Lopez as a retired assassin who comes out of hiding to save her estranged daughter (Lucy Pez) — has enjoyed the biggest 2023 opening weekend ever for any Netflix film.
While Lopez has been praised for her performance in the film, Mother has been poorly received by critics and audiences alike, achieving a critical score of only 45 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes.
The audience score voted by members of the public is higher, with “Fresh” sitting at 71 percent.
However, the film’s “rotten” critical score marks its lowest ever. MotherDirected by, acclaimed Kiwi filmmaker Niki Caro.
Caro’s previous films include the famous 2002 drama whale Riderof 2015 McFarland, USAand the 2020 live-action adaptation mulan,
Other than two films that have not been given a critical score on Rotten Tomatoes (1998’s) memory and will and 2009 the winter’s luck), all seven of his other feature films had received a “Fresh” rating.
Jennifer Lopez as the mother in ‘The Mother’
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Earlier this week, it was announced Mother saw a cumulative 83.71 million hours in the first three days of its release, ranking as No. 1 in 82 countries. That figure is the biggest opening weekend for any Netflix original film so far this year, beating releases like Murder Mystery 2,
The Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston-Starring Sequel Wasn’t the Only Movie That Underperformed Mother When it came to one key metric.
Mother Now available to stream on Netflix.