Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp starred together in and released their HBO Max show The Idol for critics’ reviews. The show marks the acting debut of The Weeknd and fans were quite excited and anticipating the arrival of a great series…before the reviews.
As per the iconic website known for the unique takes of the critics, The Idol debuted with a record low of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. This was directly contradictory to what happened at the Cannes Film Festival where the duo of The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp received a five-minute standing ovation for The Idol.
Lily-Rose Depp And The Weeknd’s The Idol Was Slaughtered
Getting involved in a complicated relationship with a self-help guru is always a bad idea. The idea gets even more maddening when the guru is none other than The Weeknd. As an aspiring pop star on the verge of a breakdown, Lily-Rose Depp’s character of Jocelyn seeks the help of Abel Tesfaye’s character Tedros. With hidden intentions and unsafe motivations, people were quite ecstatic to watch the HBO Max series.
When the news was announced, people waited eagerly to watch the show. The Idol was even featured at the Cannes Film Festival for which it received a five-minute standing ovation. With the release date nearing, the series was sent to critics for early reviews. Well, the critics’ reviews are here and they do not look promising at all.
According to a post on Twitter, The Idol debuted with a record low of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. The reply section was filled with fans defending the series and attacking the critics as Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd stared in awe at their magnum opus.
‘THE IDOL’ debuts with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 20%. pic.twitter.com/0WgZVagtqj
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 23, 2023
In reply to this tweet, here’s what fans of the pop culture stars had to say about The Idol.
‘THE IDOL’ debuts with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 20%. pic.twitter.com/0WgZVagtqj
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 23, 2023
what was that 5 minute standing ovation for
— mia goths gf (@meatcutes) May 23, 2023
not defending this show but, you know you should just wait a couple of more minutes before tweeting about 5 reviews
— emilio (@FriendlyTampon) May 23, 2023
From 5 reviews lmfao, we really reporting on this? 💀
— 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹🩸 (@DaredevilMMA) May 23, 2023
I hope this is very wrong cause I’m looking forward to this
— James (@JamesMSellers) May 23, 2023
The social media platform became a bloodbath for the people since The Weeknd is a pretty big name in the music industry. The Idol had been reviewed as one of the most sexually explicit series to exist ever and the early reviews indeed attest to the fact.
Lily-Rose Depp Has To Go All Out For The Idol
In the reviews, it has always been mentioned that The Weeknd did not have to do too much to get into the character. Having starred in hundreds of his own music videos, Abel Tesfaye was essentially playing his alter ego The Weeknd in The Idol.
On the other hand, Lily-Rose Depp had to go all out to portray the character of Jocelyn. A pop star on the verge of ending her career, Jocelyn ends up in a world fuelled by drugs, s*x, and media imagery and The Weeknd’s Tedros is the one pulling the string. The Idol, starring Abel Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp will premiere on HBO Max on 4th June 2023 in the U.S.
Source: Twitter
