LogFAQs > #909845160

I enjoyed the movie and even recognizing that some people legitimately thought it was awful (and even though I liked it I acknowledge the movie had some problems, particularly with dialogue and character use) I can certainly believe the article in question. For those calling this damage control, keep in mind that if you remove half of the negative reviews the score on RT would be somewhere around 65-75%; it doesn't instantly turn it into a blockbuster.

Based on nothing but my gut instinct, I figure that's about where the movie probably really does sit. It certainly isn't going to be many people's favourite movie, but most would view it as a reasonably enjoyable popcorn-muncher (and for whatever its missteps, it certainly does not plumb the depths that the prequels reached at their lowest points).

The other thing that certainly pops out to me is that the RT score is 91% for critics and 45% for audience. Yes, critics and the general public don't always line up, but a gap that big is at least somewhat suspicious. I mean, compare that with Ghostbusters' numbers. Ghostbusters was probably the most divisive film in recent memory, and even the skew there isn't nearly as wide (75% for critics and 51% for audience, for a difference of 24% - TLJ is almost double at a 46% gap).
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