Zack Snyder’s films have long had a unique relationship with Rotten Tomatoes. While films from early in his career like “Dawn of the Dead” (65% critics/77% audience), “300” (61%/71%), and “Watchmen” (65%/71%) performed solidity, there’s generally been a pretty significant discrepancy between how reviewers and viewers have scored his movies. For example, “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” was torched by critics with a 29% score, but audiences seemed to enjoy it much more with a 63% rating. “Man of Steel” has a nearly 20% higher audience score, with 56% registering positive reviews, compared to a 75% audience score. Even his previously worst-reviewed film before either installment of the “Rebel Moon” franchise, “Sucker Punch,” has a wide gap with its 22% critics score and 47% audience score.
Snyder’s “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver” getting an abysmal critics’ score and a mixed-to-slightly-positive audience score starts a new and unfortunate trend for the franchise. According to Snyder, the universe’s story is intended to span six films, but it remains to be seen if Netflix will continue to fund more chapters of “Rebel Moon” given its weak critical reception. For those hoping to see more of the world of “Rebel Moon,” its future will likely depend on whether it posts strong streaming numbers and how well Zack Snyder’s director’s cuts — which are set to be three hours each — are received.
