10 Most Divisive Movies Of 2017
9. A Ghost Story
Evidence of the divide A Ghost Story has caused among viewers can be found by observing its audience and critic ratings.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film garnered a 90% from critics, but a 65% from audiences; on Metacritic, it sits at an 84 critic score, and a slightly lower 68 user score; and currently, its IMDB user rating is a middle-of-the-road 6.9. What exactly caused this split?
Those that loved the film praised its atmosphere, black comedy and deft exploration of love and loss, the offbeat decision to prominently feature a white-sheeted ghost bringing a little levity to an otherwise bleak, depressing story.
Those on the other side of the fence found A Ghost Story to be plodding and unnecessarily drawn out, with scenes like the one where Rooney Mara eats a pie for five minutes straight - with no cuts and a completely still camera - giving the movie a pretentious, "look how clever I am" vibe, and making the whole thing feel much longer than it actually was.
Still, the film won several critic awards and with a meagre production budget of $100,000, had no problems making its money back.