Paul Feig is delighted with audience support for his latest action comedy film Big prize!but he still couldn’t understand the unflattering critical response.
The critically acclaimed comedy director was a guest on Jesse Tyler Ferguson I’ll take care of dinner Podcast episode released on Tuesday. During the chat, Feige shared that he enjoyed working on the Amazon-MGM Pictures feature starring John Cena and Awkwafina, even though critics seemed to have misinformed themselves on what to expect from the film. Big prize! Aim to achieve.
“Right now I’m happy because we’ve been Amazon’s No. 1 movie worldwide for four weeks in a row, which is awesome,” Feige said. “But the critics lambasted us. I mean, the biggest hits were taken on this movie. From what I heard, from the reviews I read, I think they were trying to find a lot of meaning in the premise.
The filmmaker laughs and continues, “Guys, the only reason I did this premise is because it’s a Jackie Chan movie. It’s just a springboard to a really interesting guy who’s completely in danger and has no idea what’s going on, and then There’s the sweetness and you’ll find their backstory. But don’t get mad at me because I’m not debating the state of America today. I’m a comedian.
John Cena (left) and Awkwafina Big prize!
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Big prize! The current review score on Rotten Tomatoes is 31%. The story centers on former child star Katie (Awkwafina), who wins a huge lottery jackpot and joins forces with protection agent Noel (Cena) to protect herself as the law allows the crowd to kill her before sunset to collect the winnings .
in his comments hollywood reporterCritic Frank Scheck wrote that the film “explodes into a series of non-stop action scenes that deftly deliver violence that is both hilarious and brutal.”
He added, “It’s all very silly, but somehow it works, thanks to fight choreography that would make Jackie Chan proud and the introduction of America’s premier new comedy team, Awkwafina and John Cena. “
Feig is known for the following hits bridesmaid and heatproduction has been completed a simple favor 2Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are back in the sequel, which is set to be released in the spring.
THR It was reported earlier Tuesday that Feige will direct a feature film adaptation of the best-selling 2022 thriller from Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried maid for Lionsgate.
In a conversation last year THR Regarding the current state of comedy movies, Feige encouraged studios to continue taking risks with edgier films.
“To me, R-rated comedy is the greatest art form because it can be honest,” the director said at the time. “Everyone talks the way they would in real life. That’s the problem with PG-13 or PG movies: You have a bad guy, but he doesn’t say bad words. It’s like, ‘Is this real?’
