Quantumania Has Second Worst MCU Movie Rotten Tomatoes Score After Eternals

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has not charmed critics, as it has the second worst Rotten Tomatoes score for an MCU movie — only above Eternals.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits a very negative mark, as the movie only ranks above Eternals in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Rotten Tomatoes critic scores. Rotten Tomatoes is the most popular review aggregator in the business, with its critic scores saying a lot about the quality of a given film. While the MCU as a whole has mostly had positive scores, the controversial Eternals managed to become the first “rotten” MCU movie, a trend that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has sadly continued.

As of publication, Rotten Tomatoes has an aggregated percentage of 52 percent for the latest MCU release, with the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania reviews score putting it just above the Phase 4 movie Eternals, which sits at the low point of 47 percent. Both movies are part of a harrowing MCU trend in the past few years, with the once thought to be perfect franchise releasing some divisive movies and TV shows that have been hit-or-miss with both critics and audiences. Reviews for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania explain why the movie got such a low Rotten Tomatoes score.

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Why Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Has A Low Rotten Tomatoes Score

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has been lauded by both Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and the cast as a major event due to Kang’s introduction. However, a common point in the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania reviews was that it felt like setup for a better, upcoming MCU movie — like Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. While the Quantumania might be the biggest Ant-Man to date, it appears critics are in largely saying it is not the best in the franchise.

The majority of the praise toward the divisive movie resides in the acting, with stars such as Paul Rudd, Kathryn Newton and Michelle Pfeiffer garnering acclaim from reviewers. That said, the movie’s standout performance is Jonathan Majors as the villain Kang. One review stated, “Majors is certainly chilling and captivating,” but consensus reveals Kang’s quotes in Ant-Man‘s trilogy finale are not on the same level as Majors’ acting. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania‘s dialogue appears to heavily rely on exposition, with one review bluntly stating that the movie boasts “actors who are much better than their scripts.”

In what appears to have become the new normal for the MCU following the Infinity Saga finale that was Avengers: Endgame, a great sum of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania‘s negative reviews follow a pattern of not only commenting on the movie, but including critical opinions on the state of the MCU as a whole. Based on that, audiences who have been enjoying the new slate of Marvel releases such as the TV shows Moon Knight and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law have a better chance of liking the movie, and may not agree with the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Rotten Tomatoes score.

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Source: Rotten Tomatoes