Like a champagne bottle shaken for months and then popped to reveal flat soda, Hurry Up Tomorrow
crash-landed with spectacular disappointment. The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega’s star-studded collab whipped social media into a frothy meringue of anticipation, with fans practically tattooing release dates on their foreheads. Everyone strapped in for an emotional rollercoaster packed with mystery and bold storytelling. Alas, this rocket ship of hype came equipped with paper wings.
Hollywood’s hottest partnership just received the cinematic equivalent of an ice bucket challenge! Hurry Up Tomorrow
, Trey Edward Shults’ surrealist dreamscape featuring Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye and Wednesday’s
darling Jenna Ortega, has faceplanted with a cringe-inducing
17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Critics worldwide collectively spat out their popcorn watching this ambitious tale of a pop star’s psychological meltdown. Even with big stars, this film felt as cold and disappointing as a winter swim.
‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ starring The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan debuts with a score of 17% on Rotten Tomatoes. pic.twitter.com/3JVFIUyZc1
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 15, 2025
The sleep-deprived musician meets a mysterious admirer plotline unfolds with all the coherence of a blender-shredded screenplay. Character development appears to have called in sick during production
, while the protagonist’s mental spiral resembles a drunk GPS recalculating endlessly. Even Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan’s performances, normally reliable as sunrise, disappear under an avalanche of directorial confusion and script anemia
. This psychological thriller apparently forgot the logical component entirely.
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While Hurry Up Tomorrow
dances with dreamy ambition and mystery, it trips over its own complexity, reminding fans that not every dazzling spotlight leads to a standing ovation.
Fans left unsatisfied by Hurry Up Tomorrow’s unclear story and weak impact
Not all hope has vanished into the cinematic abyss. The San Francisco Chronicle boldly declared this misunderstood masterpiece “Purple Rain for the Euphoria generation
,” throwing a life preserver of praise into critical waters. Certain viewers discovered glimmers of artistic brilliance hidden like Easter eggs among the narrative rubble. Yet these positive voices remain as rare as flip phones at a tech convention, whispers against a hurricane of disappointment.
his acting is so bad selena has completion
— fae parody (@demismonarchy) May 15, 2025
The idol debuted with 20% and he managed to do worse this time 😭😭
— eri˚❀*·ꕤ. (@eternalcumslimz) May 15, 2025
who told the weeknd he could act??
— alex ☆ (@swftalex) May 15, 2025
While audiences frowned at The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow
debut
, a few brave souls stepped in, urging viewers to hold their judgment and give the film a fair shot.
I trust audience score over critic score 🤷♀️
— Rae (@RealRaegus) May 15, 2025
This is a weird gap and disconnect cause what do you mean there’s a critic score at 17% but an audience score is 77%… and yes I don’t think on the weekend should act but I don’t think he should totally give up on television and I want to get her eater. He has really good ideas.…
— Nevada (@thecheeries) May 16, 2025
The Weeknd may dominate Billboard charts with ease, but his silver screen conquest has stumbled, and not just a little. Hurry Up Tomorrow
set out to be an artistic revolution, but it landed somewhere between an ambitious misfire and a spectacular miscalculation. Despite boasting star power strong enough to light up Times Square during a blackout, the film resonates with audiences about as well as a text message sent from airplane mode: ambitious but completely out of range.
What are your thoughts on Hurry Up Tomorrow
? Do you think The Weeknd still has a shot at turning things around on the big screen? Share your take in the comments below.