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Liberals are furious about a new film series called “The Terminal List,” which stars pro-American and pro-military Hollywood actor Chris Pratt.
Pratt plays a Navy Seal veteran named James Reece who is the sole survivor of a risky mission.
If you read reviews from left-wing outlets like BuzzFeed, Variety, and The Daily Beast, you would think the series is terrible. Film critics only give the film a 37% approval.
However, if you look at the actual audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, it tells a completely different story.
The series has received an impressive 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from the general audience. The comments even called out the film’s left-wing critics for being wrong.
Buzzfeed called it “an unhinged Right-wing revenge fantasy.” Variety called the film “a dour, miserable sit, one that would be tough to take as a two-hour film, and has been inexplicably ‘roided up to eight hours.”
The Daily Beast also lamented about the film’s “gung-ho macho action-drama” which “comes off as a wet dream for militia-minded anti-establishment kooks, replete with a Pratt performance as a Navy SEAL.”
One person wrote, “Shocked at the harsh reviews from critics. This series was highly enjoyable. Full of twists and suspense and Chris Pratt was great.”
Another person said, “Chris Pratt is excellent, this is really a different character for him and he plays it so well!”
“I don’t get why the critics don’t rate this highly, is it because he’s conservative and/or Christian? Their rating is a complete mystery to me because this, to me, is better than the Jack Reacher series, and I LOVED that one too!”
“Critics have no idea what they’re talking about,” another person said. “This show is insanely good. Could not stop watching.”
“Excellent story and acting! From the critics score, you can tell they have sold-out their morals and should never be trusted to give an unbiased review,” one person commented.
“It’s so refreshing to watch a show that actually focuses on the subject the show is meant to be about instead of delivering some social justice BS lecture,” another person reacted.
Another person said, “This show was amazing! The critics are morons. I binged it and am gonna binge it again with friends. Wish I could give this show more stars!”
More on this story via RedState and Daily Wire:
Brandon Morse at RedState said the show was bound to “draw ire” from the Left.
“Not only does it star a man they hate for some of the dumbest reasons imaginable, but it also looks at military men with a kind eye and is unapologetically fun,” he said. “Nowadays, this is a sin to the blue checkmark left which demands that every piece of work carry its message in some way, shape, or form.”
Pratt has been criticized for some rather benign “controversies,” and most often the criticism is tied to his open Christianity.
