Summary
A 4-year-oldJake Gyllenhaalremake has an underwhelming Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 50%, but his new show finally redeems it. Although Jake Gyllenhaal has dabbled with myriad genres and diverse roles throughout his action career, he has been appearing in a lot of remakes lately. Only a few years ago, he was seen in Netflix’sThe Guilty, which is a remake of a highly acclaimed Danish film. Recently, he also starred in Amazon’sRoad House, which is a remake of the 1989 movie of the same name.
While Gyllenhaal consistently gives top-notch performances in everything he appears in, not all his films are critical and commercial hits. For instance, even thoughRoad Househas been commercially successfulenough on Amazon to get greenlit for a sequel, it has not exactly landed in critics' good books. Similarly, a 4-year-old remake did not garner positive reviews from audiences when it first premiered, but a new show the actor stars in finally makes up for the film’s failure.
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Unlike Netflix’s The Guilty, Jake Gyllenhaal’s Presumed Innocent Is Impressing Both Viewers & Critics
The Show Has A Well-Rounded Rotten Tomatoes Score
WhenThe Guiltypremiered on Netflix, both viewers and critics could not help but appreciate Jake Gyllenhaal for delivering a compelling portrayal of the film’s morally ambiguous protagonist. Since most critics were satisfied with the film’s narrative and impressed by Gyllenhaal’s performance as the main character, they gave it favorable reviews. Owing to this,The Guiltyhas a decent Rotten Tomatoes critics' score of 74%. However, when it comes to its audience score,it only stands at 50%,with many viewers calling it subpar compared to the original Danish film.
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SinceRoad Houseis another remake, it could have redeemedThe Guilty’s low audience score. Unfortunately, it continued the trend by getting a Tomatometer score of 60% but an audience score of only 53%. Jake Gyllenhaal’s new Apple TV+ series,Presumed Innocent, also serves as a remake of a 1990 film that stars Harrison Ford. However, instead of continuing the disappointing audience score streak set by the actor’s previous remakes,Presumed Innocentfinally spells redemption by landing an 86% Rotten Tomatoes audience score, which is 11% higher than its critics' score of 75%.
Why Presumed Innocent’s Audience Score Is Better Than Its Critics' On Rotten Tomatoes
Audiences Are Less Bothered By The Familiar Elements In The Show’s Narrative
What’s interesting is that even though the originalPresumed Innocentmovie was a hit among critics and still boasts a “Certified Fresh” Tomatometer score of 86%, its audience score is only 67%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience scores for the show and movie suggest that the show has been received far better by audiences than the movie was when it was first released. As reviews suggest, one of the biggest reasonsPresumed Innocent’s audience score is better than its critics' on Rotten Tomatoes is thatviewers appreciate its slow-burn approach toward the overarching murder mystery.
Many critics also have an issue with the fact that the show is only repeating what has already been done in the crime thriller genre before.
Meanwhile, critics cannot help but wonder why the show has to stretch the original narrative into its eight-episode runtime when the 1990 movie already presented it well in its two-hour runtime. Many critics also have an issue with the show only repeating what has already been done in the crime thriller genre. Audiences, in contrast, are seemingly more fixated on the show’s brilliant performances and curious to know how its central mystery will play out. However, since theJake Gyllenhaalremake show’s audience and Tomatometer numbers are not significantly different, it would be fair to say that both viewers and critics are content with it.
New Presumed Innocent episodes are released on Apple TV+ every Wednesday.
Presumed Innocent
An eight-episode limited series based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Starring Gyllenhaal in the lead role of chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich, the series takes viewers on a gripping journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
