We hear a lot about Zack Snyder, former director Warner/DC comics movies.
Even in “Barbie,” there’s a joke about the “Zack Snyder cut” — a reference to the endless director’s version of “Justice League.”
But Snyder seems to have struck out with anyone’s cut of “Rebel Moon.” A Netflix movie getting a one week run in theaters, “Rebel Moon” has an atrocious 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. Even audiences don’t seem excited, giving it a shaky 72%.
Even more worrisome: “Rebel Moon” is the first part of a trilogy.
Netflix has nothing to worry about. They’ve had a bunch of successes this Oscar season with “Maestro,” “Rustin,” “Nyad,” and “American Symphony.” So there had to be one layabout in the group, and it’s “Rebel Moon.”
One reviewer called it “A hugely expensive but uninspired ‘Star Wars’ knockoff with some thrilling action sequences, and some truly ugly moments that taint the entire thing.” Another said: “It’s a film populated by some of the Justice League Snyder Cut filmmaker’s worst impulses: a mess of imagery, some of it attempting to shock, congregated largely around the idea of what might look good in a trailer.”
And so on. I’m only sorry that Djimon Honsou, a two time Oscar nominee, isn’t getting offered better roles.
“Rebel Moon” hits Netflix this Friday.
