Summary
Borderlands' Rotten Tomatoes score breaks several records, just not in the way everyone involved would have hoped. The first-ever live-action adaptation of 2K and Gearbox’s popular video game franchise attracted top talent from across Hollywood. Lionsgate eventually landed Eli Roth as the director, with Cate Blanchett and others headliningBorderlands' cast of characters. The talent involved even grew through the movie’s reshoots, which broughtDeadpool’s Tim Miller aboard to handle the additional photography. All this was done in the hopes that theBorderlands' reviewsand the general response would be favorable, leading to a box office hit franchise.
Unfortunately, the reaction to the 2024 video game movie has been anything but positive.Borderlands' Rotten Tomatoes score debuted to a rare 0%before a few positive reviews helped bump the rating up slightly. It now sits at 9% on the Tomatometer after aggregating over 100 reviews. With the reviews calling out everything from the script, the cast, the action, andBorderlands' endingas problems, the movie certainly did not turn out as many hoped. To make matters worse,Borderlands' Rotten Tomatoes score is now a record for many individuals involved in making it.
10 Biggest Ways The Borderlands Movie Is Different Than The Video Games
Borderlands takes some big liberties with the source material, introducing characters early and tweaking their in-universe connections and history.
Borderlands Is The Worst Rotten Tomatoes Score For Cate Blanchett & Multiple Other Actors
It’s A Record Low
Borderlandscurrently stands as the lowest-rated movie for a large number of its participants. The movie now has theworst score for movies starring Cate Blanchett and eight other cast members. This includes Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Olivier Ritchers, Janina Gavankar, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, and Steven Boyer. After getting a few more positive reviews, the film avoided setting the record for Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Jamie Lee Curtis. For someone like Blanchett,Borderlandsis her worst-reviewed movie by a significant margin.
Steven Boyer
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The on-screen talent are not the only ones who have new record lows on Rotten Tomatoes thanks toBorderlands. It is now the lowest score for longtime Hollywood producer Avi Arad, beating such films asBratz(10%),Elektra(11%), andMorbius(15%).Tim Miller also joins the list with his first-ever “rotten” crediton Rotten Tomatoes after taking over for the reshoots. The new record low extends to producers Louise Rosner, Lucy Kitada, Christopher Woodrow, K. Blaine Johnston, and Randy Pitchford.
Borderlands Is Eli Roth’s Worst Directed Movie On Rotten Tomatoes
He Does Have A Lower Score For Other Work
As the writer and director ofBorderlands, Eli Roth also joins the ranks of people who now have the movie as a record low on Rotten Tomatoes. This is true for him as a director only, though. He has directed nine feature films altogether, but nowBorderlandsis his worst on Rotten Tomatoes with its 9% rating. It’s a far cry from the record high he had in 2023 as a director whenThanksgivingreceived an 84% score from critics.
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The only reason thatBorderlandsis not the worst movie of Eli Roth’s entire career is because of his involvement in 2016’sCabin Feverremake. He produced the movie and co-wrote the screenplay based on his original work. Instead of delivering another success, 2016’sCabin Feverreceived a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the lowest-rated movie Roth has worked on. But since he did not direct the remake as he did withBorderlands, the 2024 video game movie claims this new record low.
