Summary
Rotten Tomatoes gives a score to Emma Roberts’ new Prime Video movieSpace Cadet, and it continues a bleak trend for the actor. Released on July 4,Madame Webstar Roberts’ latest film concerns a Florida party girl with bigger aspirations, who scams her way into astronaut training school, with comedic results. As directed by Liz W. Garcia, theSpace Cadetcastalso includes Tom Hopper, Gabrielle Union, Poppy Liu and Dave Foley.
Even with Roberts in the lead role, and a solid supporting cast behind her, critics are not over the moon aboutSpace Cadet, as reflected in its just-revealed 24% fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes. With just 21 reviews compiled, the film still has a chance to improve its score. The movie’s audience rating is a bit better at 43%, with fewer than 50 reviews counted at the time of this publishing.
How Space Cadet’s RT Score Compares To Roberts’ Other Recent Movies
Space Cadet’s less-than-fresh Rotten Tomatoes score is the third straight low rating for Roberts, coming on the heels ofMadame Web’s notably atrocious11% fresh rating, on which he only worked a week and recently defended against toxic internet culture, andMaybe I Do’s 32%. Roberts’ last fresh movie,About Fate, came back in 2022, but grossed just $500,000 in limited release before hitting digital platforms. Check out Roberts' past ten movies' Rotten Tomatoes scores below:
24%
43%
11%
57%
32%
61%
63%
67%
16%
17%
45%
54%
66%
68%
30%
7%
33%
Roberts is indeed well-removed from her last Rotten Tomatoes win streak, which came in the years 2015-2017, when she starred in the acclaimed moviesI Am Michael,The Blackcoat’s Daughter,NerveandWho We Are Now. The last of those films stands to this day as Roberts’ highest-rated effort, according to RT, holding a 96% fresh rating.
Roberts’Space Cadetcharacter Rex Simpson has been compared to Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods.
Space Cadetcould still find its audience on Prime Video, of course, and may still experience a Rotten Tomatoes uptick as more critics submit their reviews. This seems even more possible given Roberts' small-screen has seen nothing but acclaim for the past decade, especially her work in theAmerican Horror Storyfranchise. For now though,Space Cadetlooks like a flop for Roberts, whose streak of appearing in poorly-regarded films appears to remain intact after her latest comedy.
Space Cadet
Cast
A young woman with no formal training unexpectedly finds herself in a space program after a series of fortunate events. As she navigates rigorous training and high-stakes challenges, she must prove her capabilities to skeptical teammates and instructors.
