Jenna Ortega Hits A Career Low With Hurry Up Tomorrow — Critics Slam, But Fans Defend

Jenna Ortega walks into 2025 with more audience love than critical acclaim. Her latest film, Hurry Up Tomorrow, continues a trend that’s become familiar, where critics aren’t buying in, but viewers are showing up anyway. The psychological thriller, directed and edited by Trey Edward Shults, pairs Ortega with Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, and Barry Keoghan. It’s also a visual companion to The Weeknd’s sixth studio album, and his first major leap into feature filmmaking.

The movie didn’t exactly open strong. At first, the critic score hovered at rock bottom, hitting a flat zero before crawling up to a still-bleak 13% (per Rotten Tomatoes). Meanwhile, the audience proved far more forgiving, handing it a 70%, which shows a sizable gap in the disconnect between general viewers and film reviewers.