Why didn’t people like it?: Fans roast Hurry Up Tomorrow as The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan’s film flops with 17% on Rotten Tomatoes

Hurry Up Tomorrow, which features The Weeknd, fares badly as the film flops with 17% on Rotten Tomatoes

The new mystery-thriller film Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan, has been described as a Cinematic Apology for a Flubbed Concert Performance that Should Issue Its Own (Variety.com), as the film only received 17% on Rotten Tomatoes. This review would definitely come as a hard blow, especially since in the same week, films like Final Destination: Bloodlines received 92% while Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning fared with an 81%. This also comes as a surprise as the film starred well-sought-after actors like Ortega and Keoghan.

Released on May 16, 2025, the film's plot is described as a musician who is suffering from insomnia, starts unravelling through a nightmare-like journey. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the film acts as a promotion for Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd's, new album of the same name, with the singer playing a fictional version of himself. The film seemed redundant and slow, while the Cry for Me singer showcased yet another piece with his bland and expressionless screen presence. Due to this, the flop may not be much of a surprise as his debut piece, 2023’s HBO The Idol, created by the artist himself along with Sam Levinson, was also a failed project, since it ended earlier than intended with a rushed ending.

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While Todd Gilchrist from Variety said, "the film has little new to say about either idea is not in itself a problem, but Tesfaye’s determination to play “himself” in a story about a well-documented incident makes it feel like an overcompensating explanation — almost a justification — for something the world has accepted and moved on from."

Detroit News Film Critic Adam Graham reviewed, "it is dragged down by a lack of emotional connection and the high-wire act of bridging reality and fiction in a way that feels truthful, as if the filmmakers' best intentions were blinded by the lights."

Fans react to Hurry Up Tomorrow

Most fans are on agreement, when they say that though The Weeknd is a talented singer and songwriter who deserves more kudos for his music, acting is definitely not his forte.

One user commented, "Whoever told that n*gga he can act failed him"

Another reasoned, "I can tell by the first pic that the scene was horrible and Tessies acting sucks"

"The idol debuted with 20% and he managed to do worse this time," a user claimed.

While another came to Jenna's defence, "How do you even get a 0% with Jenna Ortega in it? Is that not atleast 10%?"

According to speculation, the film is supposed to be a sort of apology for his cancelled concert, while at this point, people are encouraging The Weeknd not to apologise like this ever again.

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