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Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Guy Ritchie's latest film now streaming called ‘one of the worst of 2025'
The long-awaited adventure film, which stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman as siblings on the hunt for the Fountain of Youth, has finally arrived on Apple TV+ Guy Ritchie's recent foray into streaming has landed with a thud on Apple TV+ as of today, Friday, May 23, leaving critics unimpressed. Despite boasting stars such as John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, and a beguiling plot, the film hasn't managed to shake off early criticisms calling it hackneyed and lacklustre. With a dismal initial Rotten Tomatoes rating of 33 percent, the film's true test will come this weekend as viewers settle in to form their own opinions. Krasinski and Portman embody the roles of Luke and Charlotte Purdue, sibling adventurers brought back together by an affluent but dying tycoon to locate the mythical Fountain of Youth. Their mission to uncover ancient secrets propels them around the globe and plunges them into peril while they search for one of the most sought-after relics, reports the Mirror US. Though the premise might echo the iconic escapades of Indiana Jones, consensus amongst reviewers is that the result is a forgettable mashup, slating it as one of 2025's bottom rungs in cinema. Filmhounds' Awais lamented on X (formerly known as Twitter): "fountain of youth is one of the worst films of the year! "A film that should be a lot better than it is. it certainly looks the part - lavish, expensive, big. but it's a soulless, vapid, and overwrought mess." And Next Big Picture wasn't any kinder, remarking: "Worse than not being great, it never sinks to enough depths to become a terrible trainwreck, either. "The average set pieces, mildly effective humor, and decent chemistry between the actors just make the experience all the more laborious to endure." Chiming in with a less than flattering take, The Hollywood Reporter stated: "It's all as predictable as you'd expect, with the screenplay by James Vanderbilt failing to provide the wit necessary to make the film stand out in any way." Entertainment Weekly also weighed in on the disappointment, noting: "The characterizations are flat, the would-be quippy dialogue rarely elicits laughs, and the action sequences seldom rise above the level of satisfactory." Yet not all hope is lost as some reviewers see the glass half full; Collider offered a lukewarm defence, rating it a 6/10 and commenting: "The thing is, Fountain of Youth could have easily been just another bad movie made for streaming, and the fact that it isn't is an accomplishment in of itself. "It's a perfectly watchable movie designed to keep you entertained for two hours on a rainy Sunday afternoon." So, will you dive into the quest for eternal youth this weekend? Fountain of Youth is available to stream on Apple TV+.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Moove Over, Snow White-French Blockbuster Holy Cow arrives UK and Irish Cinemas This Friday
The multi-award-winning French blockbuster Holy Cow is set to charm audiences in the UK and Ireland as it hits cinemas this Friday, 11 April 2025. LONDON, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The debut feature by director Louise Courvoisier, Holy Cow first captivated audiences at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it impressed the Un Certain Regard jury so much that they awarded it a Special Youth Jury Prize. Since then, the film has become a major success in France, grossing over $6.5 million (£5 million) at the box office—outperforming OscarⓇ-winning films Anora, The Substance, and The Brutalist. It has also received widespread critical acclaim, winning both a Lumière Award for Best First Film and a César Award in the same category for Courvoisier. The film's lead actors have also been recognised, with Clément Faveau winning the Lumière Award for Most Promising Actor and Maïwène Barthèlemy taking home the César Award for Female Revelation. Set against the bucolic backdrop of France's Jura region—where Courvoisier hails from—Holy Cow follows Totone (Clément Faveau), a young man who, after the passing of his father, enters an elite Comté cheese-making competition in the hope of winning the prize and providing for his seven-year-old sister. With the help of his two best friends, he embarks on a heartwarming and hilarious journey of cheese-making, self-discovery, and romance, wooing a capable and no-nonsense farmer's daughter (Maïwène Barthèlemy) along the way. Featuring a cast of mostly non-professional actors recruited from the Jura region, Courvoisier also made it a family affair, enlisting various relatives to contribute to everything from set design to the light and summery soundtrack. The film delivers an authentic slice of rural France, proving that, much like cheese, life only gets better with age. Hailed by Time Out as "a moving and humorous coming-of-age story told with brio, avoiding the usual divots of social realism misery," and "delicious on crackers," while Next Big Picture describes Courvoisier as "a passionate new voice in French cinema"—testaments to the film's authenticity and Couvoisier's talent. Catch it in UK and Irish cinemas from 11 April! Images and press assets: For more information on the release and sites Official Trailer For more information please contact:Yung Kha / +44 7788 546 706 Photo - View original content to download multimedia:
