It’s tough to get a good score on Rotten Tomatoes – and for one Dreamworks movie, it’s now become the lowest-rated film in the studio’s history.
We’ve all been guilty of letting Rotten Tomatoes scores decide what we should watch – but now it’s even harder for movies and TV shows to get an impressive score.
In the last month alone, The Legend of Hercules, The Abyss, and Deep Fear have all been called out for their terrible Tomatometer performances, even though they’ve seen later success on streaming platforms.
However, one animated movie is now a cut above the best – or worst – by now being considered the lowest-rated Dreamworks film ever.
Megamind 2 gets 0% Rotten Tomatoes score
Megamind sequel Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate has officially scored 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the lowest-rated Dreamworks movie of all time.
The ‘MEGAMIND’ sequel debuts with a 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 The lowest rated Dreamworks movie ever. Read our review: https://t.co/QyFkP0xbvt pic.twitter.com/pkG3CLxTwF
— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) March 4, 2024
It’s not exactly a name that trips off of the tongue – and clearly, it’s not stuck in the minds of viewers either. The synopsis reads: “When Megamind’s former villain team the Doom Syndicate returns, the newly crowned blue hero must keep up evil appearances until he can assemble his friends (Roxanne, Chum, and Keiko) to stop his old teammates from launching Metro City to the moon.”
The original movie was released back in 2010, creating a franchise including games, short films, and the official sequel which dropped on March 1, 2024.
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Unsurprisingly, the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes themselves haven’t held back. Erick Massoto at Collider wrote: “With vaguely established threats and storylines, Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate is the movie equivalent of meeting a friend you missed for many years only to realize that the encounter didn’t really need to happen.”
Ryan Leston at IGN Movies agreed: “The over-the-top antics of the original are out, as is the original film’s cast, only to be replaced by an approximate facsimile that’s not quite good enough.”
“They gave a cheaply made cash grab from a well-liked classic film this is what happens. This should have been a big-budget theatrical film with the original cast, instead they thought they could milk the brand with a series and a sequel,” one fan summed up over on X/Twitter.
“One of few times that the audience and critics agree on something,” a second concluded.
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate is out now. For – frankly, much better – movies to stream this month, click here.