One of the Most Influential Horror Films of the New Millennium Isn’t Even Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes

Surprisingly, Wan’s initial blockbuster has a mediocre Rotten Tomatoes rating of 50%. However, this low score doesn’t necessarily reflect the film’s quality or longevity – it’s much more than that. You see, when this movie was released in 2004, the Internet wasn’t as developed as it is today, and film criticism was less widespread with fewer voices contributing to the discussion. At that time, many critics seemed to have a bias against horror movies, almost seeming to search for flaws in genre films.








