Two fan-favorite Hollywood stars are seemingly not getting the hit they hoped for from their new heist film’s Rotten Tomatoes debut following its world premiere.
Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist stars Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega, following a struggling artwork gallery proprietor (Portman) who hatches a daring plan involving promoting a corpse on the Artwork Basel Miami present to save lots of her enterprise. Additionally starring Sterling Okay. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, Daniel Brühl, Charli XCX, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Gallerist premiered on Saturday on the 2026 Sundance Movie Pageant.
As of January 27, The Gallerist has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 56% from 18 critiques, making it a “rotten” film, falling just under the 60% wanted to be thought of “contemporary.” Reviewing The Gallerist, ScreenRant‘s Gregory Nussen emphasizes that “The Gallerist is a tepid satire […] filled with characters whose depth of feeling is just skin-deep.” Nussen offers the movie a 4 out of 10.
Different critics notice the failure to decide to the supposed commentary, although sometimes being extra beneficiant of their total evaluation. FandomWire‘s Cole Progress says: “The movie fancies itself a critique of the vapid artwork world, but possesses much less depth than the puddles its characters preserve slipping on.” The Day by day Beast‘s Nick Schager calls it an “irredeemably apparent and one-note affair.“
The Gallerist continues to be looking for distribution and will hope to fare higher with a theatrical launch, however these early critiques most likely point out how a broader viewers may also reply. With a reasonably area of interest narrative, The Gallerist has to hope that its solid’s star energy can be sufficient to attract individuals in, which is hardly a assure. Even this specific solid’s success won’t assist.
Jenna Ortega, who performs Portman’s character’s assistant, is most well-known for Wednesday and Scream. She has appeared in a number of extra high-profile initiatives, such because the legacy sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the underrated horror Dying of a Unicorn, which is having a serious resurgence on streaming proper now. Moreover, her sci-fi book-to-movie adaptation Klara and the Solar has lastly set a 2026 launch date.
Portman is understood for the likes of Star Wars, the MCU, Jackie, V for Vendetta, Could December, and her Oscar-winning efficiency in Black Swan. The Oscar-nominated animated function Arco, which Portman produces and stars in, is about to get a wider launch. Regardless of The Gallerist‘s struggles, each Portman and Ortega could have an upcoming hit or two in 2026.
The Sundance Movie Pageant takes place from January 22 to February 1, 2026, debuting The Gallerist and plenty of extra new movies.
- Launch Date
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January 24, 2026
- Runtime
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88 minutes
- Director
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Cathy Yan
- Writers
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James Pedersen
- Producers
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Jonathan King, Natalie Portman, Roberto Malerba, Sophie Mas, Tom McCarthy, Ash Sarohia, Jonathan King, Yann Henric