Joey King’s latest movie,Uglies, has received a fairly poor critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by McG, the movie stars King as Tally Youngblood, who lives in a world where a mandatory operation makes everyone pretty and eliminates their physical differences.TheUgliescastalso includes Brianne Tju, Chase Stokes, Laverne Cox, and Keith Powers.
OnRotten Tomatoes, the movie’s current score has been revealed, and it is not great. At the time of publication of this article,the film sits at a 20% approval rating based on 20 reviews. No critical consensus has been given, but many reviews have discussed how unoriginal the movie feels, and criticized its underdeveloped social commentary. The score is expected to fluctuate as more reviews get tabulated.
Uglies Continues Joey King’s Dismal Trend on Rotten Tomatoes
King Has Starred In Many Rotten YA Films.
WhileUgliesboasts an impressive cast of young actors, it follows a streak of poorly received films for Joey King. The 25-year-old actor is mostly known for having starred inNetflix’sThe Kissing Boothtrilogyalongside Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney. LikeUglies,the franchise was based on Beth Reekles' trilogy of books of the same name, which achieved widespread success.
Why Characters Are Called “Ugly” In Netflix’s Uglies Movie
Netflix’s film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series often uses “Ugly” and “Uglies” as terminology. However, there is a reason for this.
While the movies were all massive commercial hits on the streaming service, they weren’t very critical darlings and were even criticized by one of their stars, Elordi, calling them “ridiculous.” The first movie currently has a 15% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.There wasn’t much improvement on parts two and three, which have a 29% and 24% approval rating, respectively.
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King has also starred in many critically panned movies, includingWish Upon, Stonewall, Slender Man, and most recently,A Family Affair, which co-starred Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman. However, she also starred in many critically acclaimed movies, includingThe Conjuring, Ramona and Beezus, andCrazy, Stupid, Love. Unfortunately,Ugliesdoesn’t seem like one of those movies and adds another critical dud to King’s expansive filmography.
Ugliesis based on the 2005 dystopian sci-fi novel of the same name written by Scott Westerfeld, which led to three more books and a spinoff series titledImpostors.
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In a futuristic society where everyone undergoes compulsory cosmetic surgery at 16 to become “pretty,” Tally eagerly awaits her transformation. However, when her friend goes missing, she embarks on a journey that challenges her beliefs about beauty, conformity, and rebellion, ultimately questioning the foundations of their world.
