I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
Netflix is often king of dropping random movies full of well-known actors with little fanfare, and that’s just what’s happened withSo, you may be wondering if it’s actually worth watching, but it appears the answer is likely to be no. No it is probably not, at least according to critics, and lord knows Netflix is not going to give you any indication of that, outside of its “% recommendation” system that means nothing.
Lonely Planet is currently at a 36% on Rotten Tomatoes with a few dozen critic reviews in. That is definitely the lowest score for a Netflix original movie since the 15% Uglies a few weeks ago. There is no audience score in for the film yet, but we can head over to IMDB where Lonely Planet currently has a not great 6/10. This is written and directed by Susannah Grant, who wrote Erin Brockovich back in 2000, and a number of other films since.
“A reclusive novelist arrives at a prestigious writer's retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer's block. While there, she meets a young man — what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.” So, the idea here is a young man falls for an older woman, and in this case, Hemsworth is 34 and Laura Dern is 57. A gap but not exactly anything scandalous, to be sure. But critics are…not into it. Here’s a sampling:: “Neither dull enough to be painful nor fun enough to be engaging, it's simply too bland to make much of an impression at all.”: “The story isn’t so hot. At least the leads are.
It certainly is possible you may enjoy it, but on the whole, the consensus is that Lonely Planet is not great, and a far cry from other top-rated Netflix original movies that have arrived lately including Rebel Ridge. Different genres of course. So, make up your own mind.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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