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7.6 on IMDB, 37% on Rotten Tomatoes?

posted 10 years ago by tecmosuperbowler
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And an 82% RT audience score? Seems like a HUGE discrepancy between the critics and audiences on this one.

For the record, I just saw it for the first time on Netflix. I liked it, although I imagine in 2002 its tone would have been viewed as being EXTREMELY derivative of The Matrix, especially with regard to the soundtrack and how it "kicks in" during action scenes.

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[–] vrdoljak_666 10 years ago

It's not the first film that's gotten significantly more love from the audience than the critics. Another example I can immediately think of: The Butterfly Effect.

[–] generalnotsew6501 10 years ago

Man of Steel

[–] RecordBreaker84 10 years ago

Adam Sandler movies. Billy Madison has a big disparity.

[–] depastino 10 years ago

I like it, but it's far from flawless.

I think critics were to eager to dismiss it based on it's shortcomings though.

Wimmer was a rookie and it showed. He had a lot of really good ideas that probably would have been translated into a better film by a more experienced director.