Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.

Marvel’s Eternals Could Be The First MCU Movie To Get A Rotten RT Score

Marvel's Eternals looks like it could be the first ever MCU movie to be proclaimed Rotten on Rotten Tomatoes.

Marvel’s Eternals could be about to break a big record for the MCU – but not in a good way. Despite the lack of brand recognition for the team, the hype was high for Eternals, thanks to its ensemble cast, Oscar-winning director in Chloe Zhao and stunning visuals, as teased by the trailers. However, now that reviews are out, they’re surprisingly lukewarm, with the majority of critics labeling the film as one of the weakest entries in the franchise.

Recommended Videos

Unlike most MCU movies, for instance, Eternals didn’t open with a Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes – and things have only got worse from there. At the time of writing, Zhao’s Marvel debut is sitting at just 61% on RT on the back of 105 reviews. It’s still just about fresh, then, but Eternals is dangerously close to losing that rating. If the middling verdicts keep coming in, it could easily slip below the 60% mark, making it officially Rotten.

This would be a huge deal, as it would make it the first-ever MCU flick to be deemed Rotten on the review-aggregate site. Yes, even those that always languish at the bottom of fans’ rankings like Thor: The Dark World and The Incredible Hulk are comfortably above the Rotten line, with 66% and 67% ratings, respectively. So despite its strong cinematic flavor and an auteur filmmaker behind the camera, Eternals looks set to already go down as the worst-reviewed item in the whole MCU.

That’s only counting the movie side of things, of course. It’s unlikely that anything’s going to be as universally hated as Inhumans, with its pitiful 11% rating, if we’re counting Marvel Television’s output. But, still, this is a significant blow for the studio. It’ll be interesting to see if this has any kind of impact on its commercial success. We’ll find out when Eternals opens in theaters in just one week’s time on November 5.


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Christian Bone
Christian Bone
Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'