Jason Statham's Worst-Rated Rotten Tomatoes Movie Is Part Of A Shocking 18-Year Director Streak - Screen Rant
Summary
- In the Name of the King is Jason Statham's lowest-rated movie, with a paltry 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Despite its abundance of errors, the film still inspired a sequel and established a modest legacy.
- Uwe Boll's streak of critical failures lasted 18 years, with In the Name of the King just a small part.
Jason Statham's lowest-rated Rotten Tomatoes movie is a badge of dishonor for the action superstar, but the film is just a small part of a much longer streak. A veteran of high-profile projects like Fast and Furious, The Expendables, and The Transporter series, Statham is widely recognized as one of the most popular genre stars working today. Despite this record of success, however, Statham has not been immune from failure. In fact, as his lowest-rated movie proves, he has previously proved more than capable of choosing some seriously questionable projects.
Although he has shown more consistency in recent years, Statham's early career is pockmarked by misfires. Alongside early independent hits like Snatch, for example, Statham also starred in critical and commercial failures like the Ja Rule vehicle Turn It Up (10% on Rotten Tomatoes). Even when his action career began in earnest with 2002's The Transporter, he was still following up hits with bombs such as Statham's Guy Ritchie collaboration Revolver (15% on Rotten Tomatoes). However, while these films and others like them remain low points in Statham's now-established career, one film ranks lower than any other.
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In The Name Of The King Is Jason Statham's Lowest-Rated Movie On Rotten Tomatoes
It Holds A Critics Score Of 4%
With a critical score of just 4% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Jason Statham's action fantasy flick In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale is the actor's lowest-rated movie of all time. Although it's comparatively close to second place on the ignominious list (2010's 13 – sitting at 7% on Rotten Tomatoes), the 2007 movie stands out for its comparatively large budget (estimated at $60 million), stacked cast (including the likes of Ron Perlman, John Rhys-Davies, and Ray Liotta), and popular video game source material. While these factors could have come together to create something magical, In the Name of the King was a disaster.
| Jason Statham's Lowest-Rated Movies | |
|---|---|
| Movie | Rotten Tomatoes Score |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | 4% |
| 13 | 7% |
| Turn It Up | 10% |
| War | 13% |
| The One | 13% |
The movie sees Jason Statham take on the role of the mysterious Farmer, a peasant who discovers that he is the long-lost son of the king. This thrusts him into a desperate struggle for the throne, where he is forced to reckon with his true destiny whilst trying to save his kidnapped family. It's a story redolent of many of the most popular epic fantasy adventures. Unfortunately, in this instance, the film falls completely flat.
As the Rotten Tomatoes consensus explains, In the Name of the King suffered from "mostly wooden performances, laughable dialogue, and shoddy production values." Unsurprisingly, this assessment did not endear the film to audiences. In the Name of the King made just $13.1 million at the global box office, while its audience score on Rotten Tomatoes sits at a disappointing 22%. All this unquestionably marks the movie out as the nadir of Statham's impressive film career. And yet, for all the effect it had on Statham In the Name of the King was just part of another, much more alarming streak for the film's director.
