Kevin James’ New Film Formally Breaks An All-Time Rotten Tomatoes File

Kevin James’ new film has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes, and the rating has set a brand new file for the actor.

James has starred in dozens of movies over the course of his profession, and is broadly identified for enjoyable comedies, together with Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), and Pixels (2015). If there’s one frequent thread all through James’ profession, although, it is that lots of his films have not fared effectively with critics. His newest undertaking, Solo Mio, has damaged this development in a significant approach.

Following its launch on February 6, Solo Mio has now debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with an 81% critics’ rating, making it the highest-rated film in James’ profession. This rating was generated from 31 critiques, that means, although it might proceed to fluctuate over the approaching days, any modifications doubtless will not be drastic.

This 81% critics’ rating accompanies a Popcornmeter of 95%. Clearly, then, this James movie is one which critics and audiences are agreeing on.

Directed by Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane, Solo Mio options James in romantic comedy territory, starring as a groom stranded in Rome who meets an area decided to assist him flip issues round. The movie additionally stars Kim Coates, Alyson Hannigan, Jonathan Roumie, Julee Cerda, and Julie Ann Emery, amongst others.

Although most critiques are constructive for James’ newest, in addition they aren’t glowing. Do not forget that a Rotten Tomatoes rating primarily exhibits the proportion of critics’ critiques which are 6/10 or increased, and plenty of are hovering round or simply above this rating.

Nonetheless, critics usually discover Solo Mio to be far superior to James’ earlier movie, Playdate (2025). Reward is aimed toward James’ main man charisma and the movie’s spectacular use of Rome as a location. The Angel Studios film, although not groundbreaking, has largely been celebrated as a simple and charming watch.

The response to James’ newest has been principally constructive, however ScreenRant‘s personal Gregory Nussen was much less impressed. Of their Solo Mio evaluate, Nussen awards the movie solely three out of 10, taking situation with issues within the script, together with an absence of depth for James’ lead character, Matt, and the contrived nature of the central love story. Nussen writes:

Having mentioned that, Gia’s curiosity in Matt appears like a whole plot contrivance. She is a personality who appears positioned right here merely to spice up Matt’s spirits. Like Matt, we be taught subsequent to nothing of her character besides that her café is prone to shut. The 2 do bond over their shared heartache, however Matt is oddly cagey about being particular about his circumstances, and it does really feel arduous to root for a romance by which one individual is mere hours separated from the love of his life strolling away on the closing hour.

Because the movie solely simply hit theaters, there are not any confirmed opening weekend field workplace figures for Solo Mio simply but. With such a powerful response from critics and audiences, although, it is actually doable that James’ romcom will profit from constructive word-of-mouth within the days and weeks forward.