Alec Baldwinis best known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama, in both film and television. He’s received a whopping 20 Emmy nominations for his work on the sitcomsWill & Grace, winning three for playing network executiveJack Donaghy on30 Rock, and Donald Trump on the sketch comedy series,Saturday Night Live. Baldwin also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for playing a casino manager in the 2003 film,The Cooler.
Baldwin’s film careerbegan in 1988 with a series of roles inBeetlejuice,Working Girl, andMarried to the Mobbefore playing Jack Ryan inThe Hunt for Red October(1990). Baldwin has made brief, but memorable appearances in movies likeGlengarry Glen Ross(1992),The Royal Tenenbaums(2001),Along Came Polly(2004),The Aviator(2004),The Departed(2006),Blue Jasmine(2013), and theMission: ImpossiblemoviesRogue Nation(2015) andFallout(2018). Now,Baldwin’s controversial Western movie has finally been released.
Rust Debuts With Middling Rotten Tomatoes Score
It’s Now Playing In Theaters
Rusthas debuted with a middling Rotten Tomatoes score.The movie is best known for the tragedy that occurred on set in 2021when aprop gun handled by Alec Baldwinaccidentally fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, which sparked an extensive investigation and multiple legal battles. Written and directed by Joel Souza, the Western stars Baldwin as an aging outlaw who comes out of retirement to rescue his grandson (Patrick Scott McDermott), who has been sentenced to hanging for an accidental killing, and the pair are pursued by a relentless bounty hunter (Travis Fimmel).
Now, on the day that it releases in theaters,Rusthas debuted with a middling 50% scoreonRotten Tomatoes. The movie has 20 reviews at the time of writing, so the score could fluctuate as more are published. It doesn’t have any user ratings yet to qualify for an audience score, though it should soon, with it now showing in theaters.
What Rust’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For The Movie
What Are The Reviews Saying?
Rust’s Rotten Tomatoes scores mean thatreviews are mixed, with many critics praising its visual beauty and craftsmanship, courtesy of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while criticizing its clichéd storytelling, slow pacing, and lack of emotional impact. Some appreciate its reverence forthe Western genre, but, as expected, others feel it is overshadowed by the tragic incident that occurred during production. As Baldwin’s long and varied career intersects with a film forever marked by loss,Ruststands as a haunting reminder that some stories leave their deepest impression off-screen.
