Ron Perlman Says Negative Don't Look Up Reviews Are 'Sick and Twisted'

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Hellboy actor Ron Perlman, who starred in Netflix'sDon't Look Up opposite Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, had some strong words for critics and journalists who reviewed the film unfavorably. Don't Look Up currently holds a 55% critic's rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but a 78% audience score, showing that while critics panned the film, regular viewers still liked it.

Netflix's Don’t Look Up is an apocalyptic political satire written, produced and directed by Adam McKay (Succession) and starring Lawrence (Hunger Games) and DiCaprio (Wolf of Wall Street) as two astronomers at Michigan State University who discover a giant meteor is cruising towards Earth, making total destruction of the world imminent. On a journey to warn the country that death is nigh, the pair run up against an ineffectual government, uninterested populace, and corporate greed.

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In comments made to The Independent, a United Kingdom newspaper that gave the film a 4-star, mostly favorable review, Perlman said, “F*** you and your self-importance and this self-perpetuating need to say everything bad about something just so that you can get some attention for something that you had no idea about creating.” It was unclear whether his comments were targeting The Independent specifically or all critics in general. He went on, “It’s corrupt. And it’s sick. And it’s twisted.” Perlman did allow the journalists he insulted this: “it’s part of how the internet has almost killed journalism. And now journalism is trying to do everything they can to co-opt and maintain their importance.”

Running at two hours and eighteen minutes, many critics noted that the film felt bloated, unfocused, and depressing. The Hollywood Reporter described it as a