“This is why I don’t trust film critics”: Deadpool & Wolverine Getting Lower Score Than DC’s Biggest Flop The Flash on Metacritic Has Some Marvel Fans Worried
- Deadpool & Wolverine comes out on July 26, 2024.
- Deadpool & Wolverine scored less than The Flash at Metacritic.
- Fans react by stating that it's the audience's score that matters.
Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated movie Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman along with Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen, is just a couple of days away from its worldwide release. The movie premiered at the David H. Koch Theatre in New York City and has received mixed reactions from critics till now.
The movie not only sees Deadpool and Wolverine team up but also Hugh Jackman returns to play the fan-favorite character after seven years. The studios decided to retain the R-rating of the movie from previous movies, thus making the upcoming movie the first Marvel movie to be rated R. Deadpool & Wolverine is said to have changed the history of the MCU, but early reviews and critics scores have got the fans worried.
Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine receives a low score compared to DC’s The Flash
One of the most anticipated movies of 2024, Deadpool & Wolverine, is finally going to premiere for the audience to witness the chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman on-screen. The movie is reportedly not only expected to change the history of the MCU but also revive the superhero and multiverse fatigue in the MCU.
However, after the premiere at the David H. Koch Theatre in New York City on July 22, 2024, where a couple of critics have expressed that the movie has managed to do what it tends to promise, some have mentioned that it does not deliver as expected. Metacritic gave Deadpool & Wolverine a score of 54, which is lower than DC’s box office bomb The Flash, starring Ezra Miller. The Flash holds a score of 55 at Metacritic.
DC Studios expected a lot more from its 2023 release, The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti. The audience saw Barry Allen traveling back in time to prevent his mother’s death but becoming stranded in the alternate past. It was criticized for visual effects, and the third act was thus declared the box office killer.
The audience ratings for Deadpool & Wolverine are still pending, which, according to fans online, would be very different from critics’ ratings. Deadpool & Wolverine score a 79% critic score at Rotten Tomatoes, with critics appreciating the chemistry between the two actors on screen. Critics have mentioned that the upcoming movie seems like an apt closure given to the Fox movie run, with another mentioning that even though the movie is not the highest peak of MCU, it is the need for MCU at given times.
Emma Corrin, who plays Cassandra Nova in the movie according to World of Reel, stands out with her acting as she avoids saying a single joke but instead focuses solely on playing the villain she was meant to be. Hugh Jackman, who is excited to return as Wolverine according to the publication, seemed to struggle with the comic timing, especially because that isn’t his forte. Despite all the mixed reviews that the movie has received, the actual result is decided by the audience, and fans are pretty pumped up to watch Reynolds and Jackman on-screen.
Fans react to Deadpool & Wolverine’s low score at Metacritic
The ardent fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are eagerly waiting for Deadpool & Wolverine to be released worldwide because the wait has been too long. The low score at Metacritic based on the reviews by critics has disappointed the Marvel fans.
And this is why I don't trust film "critics" pic.twitter.com/jUDAkWcUuE
— eri˚❀*·ꕤ. (@eternalcumslime) July 23, 2024
This would earn more than flash lifetime boxoffice in opening weekend
— 𝐈𝐑𝟎𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐍 (Parody) (@IRONMANOP__) July 24, 2024
You can't seriously be comparing the two
— The Human Rebuild 🤝🏾 (@thehumanrebuild) July 23, 2024
Oh its just critics, people whos opinions are irrelevant. This belongs to the Fandoms
— PRIMAL (@Solid_Primal) July 24, 2024
I’ve seen the first 35 minutes and I’d rather watch that on loop for 10 hours straight then watch The Flash again 😭
— Mal (@iamBinHuzairu) July 24, 2024
A user mentioned, ‘Me personally, I don’t believe it. I think the audience is going to have a different score’, with another one mentioning, ‘I’ve seen the first 35 minutes, and I’d rather watch that on loop for 10 hours straight than watch The Flash again.’ Another ardent fan mentioned that one cannot seriously compare the two movies with one another simply by writing,
And this is why I don’t trust film ‘critics’.
A lot of fans seemed to have mentioned that at the end of the day, what matters is how the audience finds the movie. Ryan Reynolds has once again confirmed that there is no Taylor Swift cameo in the movie as fans are expecting. He said (via E! News),
I will say once and for all that the cameo thing with Taylor is because she’s our friend—that is not in this film. I always do say that if anyone ever were to take over the role of Deadpool, actually Taylor Swift would be very good. Because that’s a superpower I don’t know that she knows everyone too often. She’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.
So it seems like there would be no cameos from the Anti-Hero singer, but the cast of the movie had mentioned some exciting cameos are on the way.
Deadpool & Wolverine will be released on July 26, 2024.
