The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow Film Receives Overwhelmingly Negative Critic Reviews

The Weeknd's film Hurry Up Tomorrow, a companion piece to his album of the same name, has been met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, holding a low 16-17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have described the film as a self-indulgent and emotionally thin vanity project, with a confusing and meandering narrative that fails to effectively explore its themes, despite some praise for its music and moments of visual clarity. The performances from The Weeknd and co-stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan have been criticized, with Ortega's recent choice of projects also coming under scrutiny. Social media users have harshly condemned the film, calling it one of the worst movies of the decade and a soulless commercial for The Weeknd's music. Commercially, the film is projected to have a lackluster opening weekend, with an expected gross under $10 million, raising doubts about its financial success given its $15 million production budget. This marks another disappointment for The Weeknd's ventures outside music, following the poor reception of his HBO series The Idol.