The movie hurt its ratings during post release ratings surge period... pic.twitter.com/EL07pyEWFP — Shannon Lambert (@ShannonLAvin) February 28, 2017

Such drama wouldn't matter much if films weren't critically acclaimed and embraced by audiences for longer periods of time. Yet reviews continue to plummet while audiences tend to overlook films when deciding whether or not to recommend them to friends or relatives. While critics score films highly when evaluated within their genre (usually comedies), critics increasingly evaluate