The audience graded it well above the critics
CinemaScore polls opening-night audiences and produces a grade that frequently diverges from aggregate critical scores. Here it did.
Section 04
The critics and the audience disagreed, measurably
CinemaScore against the aggregate score.
Three pieces
In this section
A nomination is a marketing category too
The Golden Raspberry nomination is part of the film's public record and says more about the genre's standing than the film.
A marketing category that decided the reviews
The 'chick flick' label set expectations before release and shaped how the film was written about.
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