New Netflix Thriller Movie From Train To Busan Director Debuts With Solid Rotten Tomatoes Score

Yeon Sang-ho’s Revelations is already a revelation for critics. Yeon is best known for his zombie horror Train To Busan, which earned nearly $100 million at the box office, and he recently partnered with Netflix to develop a more down-to-earth thriller movie. Revelations has a small cast that stars Ryu Jun-yeol as the vengeful pastor Min-chan, Shin Hyun-been as Detective Yeon-hee, and Shin Min-jae as Yang-rae. It was released on March 21 on Netflix and remains available for streaming.

Revelations is already earning approval from critics. It debuted with a 73% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews. Reviewers offered an average score of 6.4 out of 10, which is not exceptional, but it is still a positive result. The Tomatometer score itself is likely to change as more reviews come in, but it offers early insight into the movie’s quality, especially since there is not yet a Popcornmeter score.

What The Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For Revelations

Critics Enjoy Netflix’s Upcoming Thriller

The critics were somewhat split. Some argued that the movie lacked any cohesive direction and failed to bring anything new to the genre. Others praised its cinematography, Yeon’s direction, and the fight choreography. Not many of the reviewers believed that the movie lived up to the heights of Train To Busan, but that comes as no great surprise. After all, the Tomatometer score hardly compares to Yeon’s other hit movies, including Psychokinesis (2018) and Seoul Station (2016). Check out Yeon’s highest-rated movies below:

Title	Tomatometer Score	Popcornmeter Score
Seoul Station (2016)	100%	38%
Train To Busan (2016)	95%	89%
Psychokinesis (2018)	80%	60%
The King of Pigs (2012)	75%	57%
Revelations (2025)	73%	N/A

Because Revelations failed to match Yeon’s other works, it is unlikely to be remembered anywhere near as fondly. Still, the movie has hardly faced a frosty reception. A majority of critics support the movie and at least enjoyed the visuals, if not the overall story. Because no one is forced to pay extra to see a Netflix movie, a 73% score is unlikely to dissuade viewers and could very well draw added eyes. With Yeon’s name attached and a positive RT score, it could very well become a success for Netflix.

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Our Take On Revelations’ RT Score

This Is A Fairly High Score

Ryu Jun-yeol & Shin Min-jae in Revelations

The very concept behind Revelations is interesting enough to make it a fun watch. The idea of a pastor who turns on criminals feels more akin to Daredevil than any of Yeon’s previous works, which is a nice change of pace for the director. He typically works on more fantastical stories, so it is a breath of fresh air to see him exploring a grounded narrative. The movie may not be as exceptional as Train To Busan or Psychokinesis, but it is still worth watching, if only as another unmemorable Netflix release.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes