The Weeknd 'The Idol' Thrashed With Rotten Tomatoes Score of 9% Despite Standing Ovation?

It seems like "The Idol," despite the hype and the star-studded celebrity cast in its bill aren't faring well with the critics as the show recently had its Cannes Film Festival Premiere.

The show was brutally thrashed on Rotten Tomatoes, opening with a score of 9%. The green splat wasn't seemed to be the score that early fans of the show expected it to be as it has been hyped up by co-creator The Weeknd and the other celebrities on the show.

'The Idol' Gets 'Tomatoed' On Rotten Tomatoes

The comments for "The Idol" have been brutal and literally blinding. According to Pop Buzz, "The Idol" opened to a brutal 9% critics score yesterday, May 24, 2023 - a day after it got a five-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.

As of this writing, the current score on Rotten Tomatoes is 27% which marked an additional decline as 27% of the critics only gave the show a positive review.

People on social media have been laughing at The Weeknd and Sam Levinson for the negative reviews on "The Idol." Notably, the show faced a lot of controversy prior to its premiere at Cannes.

A Rolling Stone report revealed that the show has been mismanaged and Levinson's addition to the team further created chaos in the production.

Check out the fan reactions below:

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Rotten Tomatoes Explained

According to Rotten Tomatoes, shows are ranked in three classifications.

If the content received a Tomatometer score of a red Yomato, that means that the content received at least 60% positive reviews from critics, indicating a fresh status. If the content received a Tomatometer score of a green splat, that means the content received less than 60% positive reviews from critics, indicating a rotten status. If the content received a Tomatometer score of "Certified Fresh," that means the content is best-reviewed by critics.

As for "The Idol" opening to a 9% score meant that the show only received 9% positive reviews from critics.

Lily Rose-Depp Defends 'The Idol' Reviews

Speaking to the press about the critical reviews of "The Idol," lead actress Lily-Rose Depp defended the show which has been likened to pornography.

"Jocelyn is a born and bred performer - and I think that extends to every aspect of her life, not just her professional life. The way that she dresses, for example, is her trying to tell you something all the time... or express herself in some kind of way," she eloquently explained. "I also think that the occasional bareness of the character physically mirrors the bareness that we get to see emotionally in her."

"The Idol" hits HBO on Jun. 4, 2023.

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