The Republican party has decided on their next candidate for Vice President, but JD Vance may already be familiar to you – and it’s thanks to one of Netflix’s worst-ever rated movies.
Based on Vance’s upbringing, themoviefollows a young Yale Law student who reflects on his family’s history and his future after returning to his Appalachian hometown… and, according to fans, that’s all you need to know.
As expected, reviews weren’t exactly glowing. Charles Bramesco at Inside Hookwrote: “Why did Amy Adams and Glenn Close choose to do such a bad movie?
Witney Seibold of Critically Acclaimed Podcastagreed: “Boasting authenticity, but bleeding phoniness, Ron Howard’s latest is one of the clumsier attempts at Oscar bait in recent memory.”
“A truly awful movie actually makes choices. Sadly, Hillbilly Elegy should be a eulogy for Howard’s career,” Eric Marchen at Rogers TVwrote.
With JD Vance’s vice presidential nomination confirmed, the discourse around his film has resurfaced – and people aren’t ready to forgive him.
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Anothermused: “Hillbilly Elegy gonna be on that Netflix homepage this week. Don’t be fooled into watching.”
As of writing, Hillbilly Elegy hasn’t managed to re-enterNetflix‘s top 10 chart. But as one userpointed out, “Hillbilly Elegy is about to be the most watched thing on Netflix,” meaning this could easily change.
If you did fancy watching, Hillbilly Elegy is on Netflix now. For more, check outnew movies streaming,new TV shows, andnew true crime and documentariesto catch up with this month.
Jasmine Valentine is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s the go-to source for all things Young Sheldon and Virgin River. Jasmine has also written for the likes of Total Film, The Daily Beast, and Radio Times. You can contact her at jasmine.waters@dexerto.com
