Can We Really Trust Movie Reviews?

Watch the video version here.A movie has a 90% score, your group chat swears it’s amazing, and the trailer looks safe enough to spend the money. Then you sit down… and feel absolutely nothing. We’ve all been there, so we decided to test a bigger question: can you trust movie reviews anymore, or are we letting Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and influencer hype do our thinking for us?We start with Hoppers, a highly rated animated release we went into with an open mind and walked out giving a brutal score. We break down why the comedy didn’t land, why the story never earns its emotions, and how the movie’s “hopping” technology sets rules only to break them. Then we get into the deeper frustration: messaging that tries to make everyone “right” while avoiding real consequences, which can feel especially messy in a film aimed at kids. We also talk animation quality and why inconsistent craft can pull you out of even a simple story.To prove ratings can be wrong in both directions, we defend Heavyweights (1995), a low-rated comedy that still works because it knows what it is and commits. From there we shout out movies we think are properly rated yet overlooked, including Thunderbolts for its surprisingly clear take on isolation, mental health, and needing other people, plus Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die for its chaotic, sharp warning about tech obsession and self-destruction. We wrap by drawing a line between useful criticism and empty hating, because you can be honest without being cruel.If you’re tired of being told what to like, hit play, then subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review with the last movie score you completely disagreed with.Fighting The Suck Since ©2026 Relatively Terrible