The new Michael Jackson biopic might be dominating the box office, but it’s certainly not impressing critics.
The film, titled Michael, is currently one of the worst-rated biopics in recent years on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.
After debuting with a paltry 27% ‘fresh’ rating on the site (it has since risen to 34%), Michael now lags behind the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (82%), the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man (89%), and the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer (93%).
Other biopics to significantly outperform Michael with critics include The Apprentice (82%), which details President Donald Trump‘s rise to power, the 2023 Priscilla Presley biopic Priscilla
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