Ever since its release,In the Lost Landshas been getting bashed by critics, continuing a shocking Rotten Tomatoes streak for director Paul W.S. Anderson. While Anderson tends to direct movies based on video games, forIn the Lost Lands, he instead adapted a short story by acclaimed author George R.R. Martin. The story ofIn the Lost Landsfollows a witch named Gray Alys, who hires a guide to Boyce to travel with her into the Lost Lands to retrieve a power.
In the Lost Landshas an intriguing premise and blends several different genres, but it has impressed practically nobody.Reviews forIn the Lost Landshave been terrible, with Screen Rant’s own Alexander Harrison giving the film a disastrous score of 2 out of 10.In the Lost Land’snegative reviewshave cemented it as one of the worst moviesdirected by Paul W.S. Anderson. However, the filmmaker is used to his films receiving negative reviews. In fact,every movie Anderson has ever made has a “Rotten” score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In The Lost Lands' Director Paul W.S. Anderson Has Only Made “Rotten” Movies Over The Last 30 Years
All 15 Of Anderson’s Movies Are Rotten
To achieve the unwanted Rotten status on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, a movie needs to have an overall score of less than 60%.Anderson’s 30-plus year streak means that he has never made a movie that has received mostly positive ratings, which is shocking. Other than directing the recently releasedIn the Lost Lands, Anderson is best known for helming 1995’sMortal Kombat, severalResident Evilmovies, and 2020’sMonster Hunter.
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Alien vs. Predator (2004)
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In the Lost Lands (2025)
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Since he has directed 15 movies over the course of his career, it is hard to believe that none of his films have been viewed in a positive light. Even though he has only made Rotten movies,Anderson has still found success in Hollywood and garnered a fan base. In fact, several of his movies have cult followings. However, his unique directing style has clearly never impressed critics.
Paul W.S. Anderson’s Career Is Still Successful Beyond Rotten Tomatoes
A Lot Of Anderson’s Movies Have Been Box Office Successes
Even though critics have never been fans of his work,Anderson has continued to work in Hollywood and doesn’t seem to be slowing down at all. While his films may not have positive Rotten Tomatoes scores, they typically don’t require huge budgets and tend to do well at the box office. For example, all theResident Evilmoviesthat Anderson directed had budgets from $35-65 million, but all made well over $100 million at the box office (viaThe Numbers). His final movie in the franchise,Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, actually made an impressive $314,101,190.
Milla Jovovich’s New Fantasy Movie Isn’t Her $1.2 Billion Franchise Replacement After All, Poor Rotten Tomatoes Score Confirms
In the Lost Lands has just been released, but its reviews indicate that it may not be the return to form for Milla Jovovich that was expected.
Therefore, even though his films have not performed well critically,most of Anderson’s movies have had commercial appeal. Since his movies have tended to be profitable, it is understandable why he still manages to get projects greenlit. Overall, even though some of his movies, such asIn the Lost Lands, receive horrible reviews, Anderson has successfully sustained a directing career for over three decades.
