The new monster movie starringAnya Taylor-Joyhas received its first reviews from critics. Taylor-Joy is an actor who is no stranger to critical success, having had her breakout role in the 2015 Robert Eggers horror movieThe Witch, which earned a Certified Fresh score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and remains her highest-rated movie on the review aggregator platform. However, she has earned even higher scores from her television work, having starred in the Netflix miniseriesThe Queen’s Gambit(96%) and played a supporting role in seasons 5 and 6 ofPeaky Blinders(the latter of which earned 100%).
So far,Anya Taylor-Joy movieshave earned Rotten Tomatoes splats on only a few notable occasions, with titles such as the long-gestatingX-MenspinoffThe New Mutants(36%), and the AI horror-thrillerMorgan(38%).The vast majority of her movies have been Certified Fresh, which means they have met a threshold of both review quantity and overall score which means that Rotten Tomatoes has mathematically determined their ratings to be definitively positive. This roster includes the Jane Austen adaptationEmma.(86%), the prequelFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga(90%), and the horror satireThe Menu(88%).
The Gorge Has Debuted On Rotten Tomatoes
Its Score Is Reasonably Solid
Apple TV+‘sThe Gorgehas received an official score on Rotten Tomatoes.The upcoming Apple TV+ movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy andTop Gun: Maverick’s Miles Telleras a pair of elite snipers hired to protect either side of a gorge and protect their towers from the monstrous menace it contains. The movie was directed byThe Black Phone’s Scott Derrickson from a screenplay byThe Tomorrow War’s Zach Dean.
The Gorgealso stars Sigourney Weaver, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, and William Houston.
Rotten Tomatoeshas now aggregated an official score for the movie from 42 different critics’ reviews. While the score could still fluctuate as more reviews are added,The Gorgehas debuted with 64%at the time of writing, which is solidly Fresh, though it is only 4% above the 60% Fresh threshold. The overall average score is also middling, at 5.9 out of 10, with critics generally agreeing that the stars have remarkable chemistry but finding fault with some of the more rushed or generic elements of the screenplay.
What This Means For The Gorge
It Ranks Low For An Anya Taylor-Joy Movie
While mixed-positiveThe Gorgereviewshave not prevented the movie from debuting with a Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, it hardly makes a dent when compared to otherAnya Taylor-Joytitles. In fact, a 64% scoresees it rank No. 10 out of the 19 movies featuring the actor that have received Rotten Tomatoes scores, putting it in the lower half of her filmography. However, it remains to be seen how audiences respond, as all but two movies above it have lower audience scores than critic scores, so it could become one of her top titles in the eyes of viewers.
