James Gunn's new gory thriller Brightburn, about an evil interpretation of a child with Superman's powers, swoops into theaters this week, but its Rotten Tomatoes score makes it look like the film could have a troubled launch.
While over 60%, sitting at 67%, it's not quite the score garnered by other superhero films and thrillers out right now. Its current score puts it on par with Detective Pikachu, but lagging behind John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and this year's runaway hit Avengers: Endgame.
Though Brightburn has no audience score yet, it's not doing terribly on Rotten Tomatoes. It's not flying over splatter city by any means and, in fact, scores 7% higher than the live-action Aladdin remake, which has a whole lot more hype behind it as a Disney classic.
Still, Brightburn trails both Guardians of the Galaxy films, which stand at 91% and 84%, respectively. Gunn only writes and produces the film, but, nevertheless, he's already set a high bar for the superhero genre.
Critics give it a fair enough shake. The consensus is, "Although Brightburn doesn't fully deliver on the pitch-black promise of its setup, it's still enough to offer a diverting subversion of the superhero genre." At the time of reporting, 513 users want to see the film, according to the site.
Written by Brian and Mark Gunn, Brightburn stars Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Steve Agee, Becky Wahlstrom, and Stephen Blackehart. It opens on May 24 and is directed by David Yarovesky (The Hive).