special – Author Paul Kengore says the “difference” between Rotten Tomatoes critics’ and audience scores for “Reagan” is comparable to President Reagan’s landslide presidential win in 2016. 1980 when he recalled his book sailing to the theater on a whirlwind.
year Best reviewed movies has been gathered together And the movie “Reagan” has one of the biggest differences in recent years. It currently has an audience score of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, a stark contrast to its dismal critics score of 18%.
A writer for The Boston Globe called it “endless hagiography” and “two-and-a-half hours of boredom without wanting to know about it.” A Washington Post critic called it “worthless” as a segment. One of history, while the Daily Beast called it the worst movie of the year.
Kengor said the discrepancy between viewers and critics’ reviews reminded him of the 1980 presidential election, which Reagan won in a landslide against Democratic incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
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“Yes, the difference is profound,” Kengor said of the review. “In fact, it reminds me of what happened in 1984 when Ronald Reagan won 49 of 50 states, probably about 98% of the states. all If you do the math on this, 49 of the 50 states would win about 60% of the total vote, winning the Electoral College by a score of 525 to 13. But you have liberal critics who don’t like him. And they were a very small group of people. Today’s students I tell people When you meet the liberal professor who is berating Ronald. Reagan in the classroom just said, ‘You know, Professor, but how did that guy win 49 out of 50 states?’ Right? I mean, he always liked him.”
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Kengor further argued that many commentators do not have the correct perspective because they were born after Reagan’s presidency.
“Most of the 18% now some are fair-minded critics. Who doesn’t like this or that about the film artistically… But for the most part, when you read the reviews They tend to be non-partisan. They’re clearly ideological. And it fascinated me – I looked up some of the commentators,” he said. “They were born after the Reagan era. And I think they find it hard to imagine that there was a time in America where everyone liked the president. Even liberals who didn’t vote for him like him. They like him as a person.”
Quaid said that Reagan had to endure hardships similar to America’s current struggles before becoming president. (Showbiz Direct)
“Reagan’s” journey to theaters began when filmmaker Mark Joseph called Kengor one day from Rock River, Illinois, where Reagan saved the lives of 77 people when he served as a lifeguard. Saying that he was interested in turning “God and Ronald Reagan” into a movie. Ken Gore was interested in the idea. But it is suggested that his book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism” would make a more interesting film.
But it wasn’t until 20 years later that the film was finally released in theaters.
A key factor in the film’s eventual slipping away. Kengor explains that it was to get Dennis. Quaid takes on the lead role.
“You know, we have three or four big names who are trending in different places. And any one of those shows would be pretty good,” he says. “Then at some point Dennis Quaid became available with interest. Mark Joseph reached out to him. They took him to the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, and there they wore cowboy hats. And then he wore a Reagan jean jacket, a ranch shirt.”
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Kengor said a friend who had been critical of the filmmaking process before called him to congratulate him, and it was “a done deal.” That’s when Kengor says he realized how the industry worked. But the writer said he was amazed by Quaid’s performance.
“I can’t imagine a better person than Dennis Quaid,” he said. “I’m really amazed. That he captured Reagan in his voice, his face, even his passion. Enthusiasm Throughout, the hardest thing was finding someone to play Regan who didn’t look like he was playing it. Mocking Reagan.”
Many moviegoers agreed with Kengor’s assessment based on its high audience ratings.
(Original caption) WASHINGTON: President Reagan joins Defense Secretary Kasper Weinberger (R) and others in laughing at Vice President George Bush’s (L) remarks before the 11th Cabinet meeting. /13 This was the first Cabinet meeting since President Reagan was re-elected. (Getty)
Kengor said he couldn’t predict how many liberals would call for it. “Unity” but when the movie was released that did so They don’t want it.
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“So we gave them a positive film about unity. Which is what they claim they want,” he said.
“And they hate it. they hate it They call it hagiography. It’s a movie about a saint. It ended happily. We won the Cold War We don’t have a nuclear war,” he said. “A lot of the critics in the very low Rotten Tomatoes reviews, they seem incredulous at the idea of there being a time like this in America.”
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Lambert contributed to this report.
