10 Rotten Tomatoes Ratings That Are Dead Wrong
Yep, even Jurassic Park made our list.
Cocktail (5%)
A 5% rating for the 1988 flick Cocktail is so egregious, so idiotic, that it should honestly be a literal crime. The algorithm should be sent to prison for 3-5 years. They shouldn't shut down the entire internet over this injustice, but they should call in a few experts to poke around and see what the hell happened because there is definitely a screw loose. It's a fun summer trifle, you monsters. Sure, Cocktail is notCitizen Kane or probably even the '90s band Citizen King, but the film criticism community has certainly seen better days when it comes to their judgement.
Also, it features the song "Kokomo." Case closed, haters. As I wrote in my initial defense of the Tom Cruise smile-a-thon known as Cocktail, "The official music video for "Kokomo" combines three of my favorite things: John Stamos, running away from all your problems, and bongos. It truly is a sweet, sweet, melodic gift."
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She's All That (39%)
39%?! This rating is, and I do not use this term lightly, ludicrous. R. Tomato (presumed owner of Rotten Tomatoes) should be booted off the internet for this literal travesty. She's All That has everything I'm looking for in a teen rom-com: Freddie Prinze Jr. That's it. List over.
The plot, a cool dude (Prinze, naturally) makes a bet that he can turn an unattractive girl (Rachael Leigh Cook) into the prom queen, is simple, but the film is so much damn fun. Six Pence None the Richer's "Kiss Me," "Am I bet? Am I a f*cking bet?" the unironic use of a hacky sack, this film is pure 100% solid gold. Its Rotten Tomatoes score should fall somewhere between 80% and 105%.
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Encino Man (15%)
Wow. Okay, first off, no. Second, how dare you, Rotten Tomatoes.Encino Man isn't winning any Oscars (because it's no longer qualified), but you're not selling me a 15% rating. Mathematically, any film that features Brendan Fraser should receive an automatic 20% bump. Bedazzled is a straight-up trashcan of a movie and even that hunk-o-junk has a 49% rating. Encino Man is about Sean Astin and Pauly Shore discovering a caveman. If you have the audacity to give this rainbow a meager 15%, you are unequivocally evil and should be banned from all parks and most museums. It's like Pauly Shore's character Stoney says in the movie:"Truth is, bro, life is about greasin' the do-back, buddy, and weasin' on the buffest, man."
Exactly.
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Jurassic Park (92%)
When I eventually say hasta la vista to this cruel, cruel world, people will show up to my funeral and be like, "Jurassic Park is flawless, ya big dead dummy." My mom will not be super pumped about this blatant disrespect, but life, man. Life.
Last year, I made the case that this beloved cinematic classic is overrated. It's not a bad movie. Not at all. I like Jurassic Park, I just don't love Jurassic Park. You want to throw a 75% or 80% rating up there? Great. But 92%? That's more unrealistic than a bunch of renegade dinosaurs taking over a theme park.
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Just Friends (42%)
Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart are the manifestation of the word delightful in the underrated rom-com Just Friends. If the critical score matched the audience score (71%), I'd let this slide, but 42% is, honestly, an insult to love. The movie avoids the overly saccharine pitfalls of many rom-coms and instead focuses on the genuine awkwardness that accompanies revisiting your first love. Jamie Palamino isn't a damsel in distress, and Chris Brander is so much more than a self-absorbed record producer from Los Angeles. It's funny, it's earnest, and it's so much better than its 42% rating.
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Problem Child (4%)
You want to give Problem Child a 35% rating? Sure. But this family comedy is far too memorable for a lousy 4%. That's Battlefield Earth (3%) territory! The film centers on... actually, no. The film is titled Problem Child. It's about John Ritter's character adopting a problem child. You get it. The film features Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, and hijinks. That trio alone means the movie is a stone's throw away from good. Is Problem Child great? Debatable. Is it a 4% atrocity? Absolutely not.
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Safe Haven (12%)
The schmaltzy Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel film Safe Haven currently has a 12% Tomatometer score.Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, a film I'd describe as "technically a movie," boasts a 9% Tomatometer score. I find that offensive. This movie may not be great, but it certainly doesn't suck. Josh Duhamel is charm city in this film. Unfortunately, Derek Malcolm of the London Evening Standarddidn't share my enthusiasm as he noted in his review that Duhamel "isn't much better than a nice-looking block of wood," which is insulting to Josh, but quite complementary to wood.
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Home Alone (62%)
Oh. Home Alone has a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Awesome. What does this website rate Santa Claus? 35%? 40%? Home Alone is a classic film, not a D+ hunk of coal. I will not dignify this crime against humanity with any further comment.
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Sweet Home Alabama (38%)
Welp, it's official: There is no god. Come on, team (and by team I mean humans). Sweet Home Alabama is a treat. Not only is it the type of light, turn-your-brain-off joy we need to escape the rigors of reality, but the movie actually centers around believable characters and a realistic love triangle. I demand an apology from every single person responsible for this rating.
Reese Witherspoon is not a 38% of anything. This feel-good flick should be nowhere south of 70%.
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Big Daddy 40%
Listen, I get it. Many of Adam Sandler's post-2010 films deserve their anemic Rotten Tomatoes ratings. No argument here. But here's the skinny: Big Daddy is an example of good Adam Sandler. Much like The Wedding Singer and Punch Drunk Love, Big Daddy demonstrates the Sand Man's abilities as a capable comedic and dramatic actor. Watch Sandler as Julian is about to be taken away by child services. It's legitimately heartbreaking. Big Daddy isn't his best comedy (Wedding Singer), but it's significantly better than its 40% rating.
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If you're like me, one of your go-to destinations after watching a movie trailer is Rotten Tomatoes. At its core, the review aggregation website is like a drive-thru of pop culture criticism. A mix of scores and reviews from fans and professional writers alike, Rotten Tomatoes is generally a breezy one-stop destination for easy to comprehend information. It's a terrific way to learn the basics and gain a better understanding of a new film or TV show sans the fear of having your experience ruined via spoilers.
Except when their scores are unequivocally 100% wrong.
To be clear, I agree with most Rotten Tomatoes scores. A 79% for the Anna Kendrick musical marvel Pitch Perfect is a pitch perfect fair assessment. A puny 6% for the 2001 Mafia movie Corky Romano, a film that caused Kimberley Jones of the Austin Chronicle to derisively write that "Chris Kattan should have been in silent comedy" is an accurate rating of the material. But according to Baseball Reference dot com, even Hall of Fame slugger George Herman "Babe" Ruth didn't hit .1000. He did, however, bat .393 in 1923, which is admittedly pretty impressive*.
You're helpful, Rotten Tomatoes, but just like The Babe, you're not perfect. With that in mind, click above to discover 10 Rotten Tomatoes ratings that are dead wrong.
*For more information on Ruth and other baseball greats, please visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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