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A still image of Florence Pugh’s face in character in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ with her hands framing her face, which bears a shocked expression
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ bombed with critics, but fans are waking up thanks to streaming

HBO Max subscribers are singing the praises of 'Don't Worry Darling.'

Despite Don’t Worry Darling underperforming with critics and at the box office, the film is enjoying a wave of people discovering it for the first time and singing its praises, in part thanks to the movie’s release Monday on HBO Max.

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For one Twitter user, the overall quality of Don’t Worry Darling compared to what the critics were saying is a prime example of why you should “find out things yourself.”

Another commentator remarked that director Olivia Wilde “needs more recognition for her movies” and even compared Don’t Worry Darling to a Jordan Peele movie.

Another Twitter user was hoping Wilde would make a sequel at some point.

Despite having a 39 percent on the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, it was one fan’s assessment that Don’t Worry Darling “was actually so good.”

The Don’t Worry Darling Rotten Tomatoes audience score definitely reflects the positive buzz that is trending for the film on Twitter right now, as it has a respectable 74 percent.

Don’t Worry Darling seemed like one of the year’s most-anticipated films at one point, especially after that initially jaw-dropping trailer dropped this past spring. However, considerable behind-the-scenes drama dominating headlines quickly overshadowed buzz for the movie itself.

Plus a tiny little indie horror movie called Smile ended up taking the lion’s share of horror fans’ box office dollars in the weeks leading up to Halloween, quickly bumping Don’t Worry Darling from the top spot in the process. All in all, Don’t Worry Darling snagged a mere $86 million worldwide, while Smile made more than double that amount, at $202 million, despite the two films releasing just one week apart (per Box Office Mojo).

If you too wish to ignore critics warnings, check out Don’t Worry Darling on HBO Max today.


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Danny Peterson covers entertainment news for WGTC and has previously enjoyed writing about housing, homelessness, the coronavirus pandemic, historic 2020 Oregon wildfires, and racial justice protests. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, Danny received his Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Alaska Southeast and a Master's in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Oregon. He has written for The Portland Observer, worked as a digital enterprise reporter at KOIN 6 News, and is the co-producer of the award-winning documentary 'Escape from Eagle Creek.'