‘Sordid and by-product’: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s movie Midnight within the Switchgrass is SAVAGED by critics… however some opinions reward their performances
An actual-life celerity couple making a film collectively not often ends effectively, which seems to be the case for Megan Fox and her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly.
Fox and the rapper – actual identify Colson Baker – famously met onset of Midnight within the Switchgrass in March final yr and whereas it made for a passionate romance, the expertise has resulted in a poorly reviewed movie.
The thriller – about two FBI brokers investigating a string of murders that look like associated – was blasted by critics on Thursday, leading to a dismal 17% rating on evaluation aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Ouch: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s movie Midnight within the Switchgrass is savaged by critics
Each Fox, 35, and Baker, 31, skipped the premiere for the movie this week, which was attended by its director Randall Emmett and his Vanderpump Guidelines fiancé La La Kent.
The rapper performs a pimp in an uncredited position whereas, whereas Fox takes one of many leads as FBI agent Rebecca Lombardi starring alongside Bruce Willis.
The New York Instances’ Ben Kenigsberg known as the undertaking ‘sordid and by-product’ saying ‘clearly, nobody even bothered to proofread the onscreen textual content.’
Position: The rapper performs a pimp in an uncredited position whereas, whereas Fox takes one of many leads as FBI agent Rebecca Lombardi starring alongside Bruce Willis
Begin of all of it: Fox and the rapper – actual identify Colson Baker – famously met onset of Midnight within the Switchgrass in March final yr
No reveals: Each Fox, 35, and Baker, 31, skipped the premiere for the movie this week (Pictured at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Could this yr)
‘The ambiance is completely sleazy with out being distinctive, and the whole lot concerning the film – the impassive line readings, the half-baked again tales – exudes a terse performance,’ the evaluation provides.
Mark Hanson of Slant Journal gave the movie zero stars, saying: ‘Randall Emmett’s directorial debut is nearly indistinguishable from the scores of low-cost VOD motion thrillers that he’s produced thus far.’
The Hollywood Reporter known as it an ‘poorly plotted and agonizingly acted directorial debut’ that ‘would not come near fulfilling even the bottom of expectations.’
Purple carpet: director Randall Emmett and his Vanderpump Guidelines fiancé La La Kent appeared on the LA premiere for the film this week
Nonetheless, the identical evaluation notes that probably the most surprisingly good components is Machine Gun Kelly, who’s ‘probably the most constant and invested’ within the solid.
‘With such a star-powered lineup, one might fairly count on some juicy appearing, however a number of the performances have a phoned-in high quality – as if the actors didn’t wish to be there,’ the evaluation added.
Movie author Tessa Smith, though giving the movie a one star evaluation, hailed Fox, saying: ‘Megan Fox is the standout efficiency over Bruce Willis, which was an entire shock, however even that can’t save this film.’