12 Movies In 2018 That Were Unfairly Hated

The hate train for David Mackenzie's historical epic actually started over two months before it was even released on Netflix, thanks to a "disastrous" premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Mackenzie's film was torn asunder for its bloated pacing and overlong run-time.

However, before the film made it to streaming, Mackenzie went back into the editing room and cut almost 20 minutes from it, which according to IndieWire's David Ehrlich - one of the few critics to view both cuts of the film - transformed it from an "interminable" piece of filmmaking into "a significantly different experience, and a better one in every way."

Unfortunate a good deal of damage was already done to the movie's critical rep, and post-Netflix its Tomatometer score has since risen to an OK-ish 63%.

Needless to say, without the toxic cloud of a flop premiere, Outlaw King's general reception would certainly be a little more encouraging, because it's a brilliantly acted, hellaciously bloody, gorgeously shot slice of history.

As viewers, the movie's pre-release handicapping is nevertheless an insightful look at the process of assembling a film and how, no matter how much a director believes in their vision, sometimes they need to see it play with a packed house to truly get a sense for it.

Rest assured, Outlaw King is well worth your time, even if it's currently rocking a (slightly) lower Tomatometer score than Aquaman.