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Alan Ritchson’s Playdate Is No. 1 on Prime Video Despite Poor Reviews

FlixPatrol ranks the action comedy No. 1 on Prime Video despite a Rotten Tomatoes critics score in the teens.

Overview

  • Playdate rose to the top of Prime Video’s global rankings and held the No. 1 spot through the weekend, according to FlixPatrol.
  • Rotten Tomatoes shows a critics score in the teens, contrasted with an audience score reported around 59%.
  • Multiple reviews panned the movie as clichéd or obnoxious, yet Alan Ritchson’s performance drew consistent praise.
  • The film pairs Kevin James with Ritchson as two fathers whose casual meetup turns perilous, and it is directed by Luke Greenfield.
  • Despite competition from Red One, Play Dirty, the Culpables trilogy, and Eden, Playdate continues to lead Prime Video’s charts.