Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson’s new thriller, Mercy, simply acquired a fair worse Rotten Tomatoes rating following initially damaging opinions. The sci-fi thriller follows Pratt as Detective Chris Raven, an LAPD officer charged with the homicide of his spouse. He should show his innocence to Ferguson’s Choose Maddox, an AI program, inside 90 minutes, or face execution.
The film comes out in theaters on January 23 and is projected to finish Avatar: Fireplace and Ash‘s weekly Number one streak on the home field workplace throughout its opening weekend. Nevertheless, Mercy has garnered damaging Rotten Tomatoes opinions, with its preliminary critic rating being 33%. Nevertheless it seems these unfavorable first impressions had been solely the start.
In accordance with Rotten Tomatoes on the time of writing, Mercy‘s critic rating has dipped all the way down to 17% primarily based on 47 opinions. This marks the film as having an overwhelmingly damaging response from critics, with only a few giving the film optimistic marks. It additionally makes it the fourth worst-reviewed movie of Pratt’s profession, and the third-worst for Ferguson.
Damaging opinions for Mercy cite the movie’s farfetched, dystopian concepts as having enjoyable presentation, however finally going in opposition to the values the film is reportedly making an attempt to ascertain. Many opinions cite the movie as feeling pro-AI, regardless of the protagonist’s try at battling a system that is working in opposition to him regardless of his purported innocence. It seemingly deflates any nuanced dialog about its themes too.
Even so, the movie is on monitor to earn $10-13 million on the home field workplace throughout its opening weekend. With a reported price range of $60 million, it should carry out exceedingly nicely worldwide for it to make a revenue. Given its preliminary damaging opinions, although, it is unclear if it will vastly affect its theatrical efficiency.
The Pratt and Ferguson-led film was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, whose notable work contains the 2016 remake of Ben-Hur. It was written by Marco van Belle and distributed by Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Footage Releasing Worldwide. For now, the film seems to nonetheless be on monitor for preliminary success, regardless of its damaging opinions.
With its Rotten Tomatoes rating dipping a lot, it looks like Mercy has left a near-universal unhealthy impression on critics. It is unclear if audiences will really feel the identical method as soon as the film arrives in theaters, however its present slate of opinions aren’t an excellent signal. It appears Pratt and Ferguson’s star energy shall be an vital pull to figuring out how monetarily profitable the movie is.
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January 23, 2026
- Runtime
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100 Minutes
- Director
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Timur Bekmambetov
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Rebecca Ferguson
Choose Maddox
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