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Critical Divide: Why ‘House of Cards’ Season 6 is Collapsing for Many Viewers

The 5 Key Reasons Audiences and Critics are Divided on the Final Season

Despite being made available almost two weeks ago now, there appears to still be quite a bit of chatter regarding the sixth and final season of Netflix’s flagship program House of Cards. When news first came out that Season 6 would have a reduced episode count and proceed without Kevin Spacey in the key role as former President Frank Underwood, many longtime fans were rightfully concerned about the quality of the show dipping. While it would be a mischaracterization to say that critics are head over heels for the latest season, they have collectively been more inclined to praise the merits of it, with the Metacritic score and Rotten Tomatoes score seeing an improvement from last year.

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6 Types of Films Most Immune to Rotten Tomatoes

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Why certain genres are more review-proof than others.

In recent years Rotten Tomatoes has become the ultimate judge regarding a film’s quality. This growth reached new heights during the Summer of 2017 when battle lines were officially drawn between studios and the review aggregate site. When the creative forces behind aspiring blockbusters The Mummy and Baywatch publicly stated that Rotten Tomatoes was responsible for killing their films at the box office, the power of the site was solidified. Studies from entertainment research firm National Research Group have validated this claim, as it has been reported that almost all moviegoers are consistently reliant on Rotten Tomatoes scores when forming a movie purchase decision.

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Critical Divide: Why First Man isn’t Landing with All Viewers

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The 5 Biggest Reasons Critics and Audiences are Split on the Film

Despite soaring in terms of critical accolades, First Man seems to be crashing below box office expectations. The Neil Armstrong biopic landed in third place behind last week’s reigning champs, Venom and A Star is Born, with a $16.5 million domestic gross at the box office. Unlike director Damien Chazelle’s past films, First Man was made with a reported $70 million budget, meaning box office receipts of $20 million on opening weekend, while not disastrous, are probably less than studios were anticipating. Critical darlings such as this typically have long legs at the box office thanks to potential award buzz, but it’s troubling that the film, while not bombing, isn’t burning as brightly with audiences. While the consensus from audiences isn’t that they disliked the space drama, the film’s B+ CinemaScore and 65% from Rotten Tomatoes are light when compared to the near perfect scores critics have been awarding it.

Here are the 5 reasons why First Man isn’t landing perfectly with audiences.

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