The newNetflixthriller starring Taron Egerton has been praised by critics. Egerton first rose to fame as the star of the 2014 spy movieKingsman: The Secret Service, a graphic novel adaptation that launched its own big-screen franchise. While Egerton reprised his role as Eggsy in the 2017 sequelKingsman: The Golden Circle, he did not appear in the 2021 follow-upThe King’s Man, which was a prequel set during World War I.
There have been several other notableTaron Egerton moviessince 2014, including the animatedSingfranchise, in which he voices the anthropomorphic gorilla Johnny. However, the most prominent title is likely the Oscar-winning 2019 Elton John biopicRocketman. While Egerton did not earn an Academy Award nomination for his role as the iconic singer,he won a Golden Globe for the performancealong with being nominated for a BAFTA.
Carry-On Continues A Five-Year Rotten Tomatoes Streak
Taron Egerton Has Won Over Critics Time And Again
The Taron Egerton thrillerCarry-Onhas become a success on Rotten Tomatoes. The new movie, whichfollows a TSA agent who is threatened via an earpiece by a mysterious terrorist(Jason Bateman) who wants him to let a dangerous package through security, was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who helmed the Liam Neeson action-thrillersUnknown,Non-Stop,Run All Night, andThe Commuter. TheCarry-Oncastalso includes Logan Marshall-Green, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Dean Norris, and Sinqua Walls.
Rotten Tomatoeshas now calculated an official score forCarry-On. While the score could fluctuate as more reviews are added, now that 22 different critics have weighed in, the movie hasdebuted on the review aggregator platform with a solidly Fresh score of 86%. This continues a positive five-year streak for the star, who has not had a Rotten score on the platform since 2018’sRobin Hood, which was one of just three Rotten scores he has ever earned over the course of his career.
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While this score means that the overwhelming majority of critics gave positive reviews to the movie,its average rating was a slightly more muted 6.8 out of 10. For instance, inScreenRant’sCarry-Onreview, Alex Harrison gave the movie 5 out of 10 stars, saying that it improved as it went along, but “I often noticed my thoughts wandering away from the action onscreen” during the first half.
What This Means For Taron Egerton
Similar Thrillers Could Be In His Future
If the critical success ofCarry-Ontranslates to solid viewership numbers, theNetflixmovie could be the beginning of a fruitful partnership.Collet-Serra has a habit of working with the same stars multiple times, as in addition to his many collaborations with Neeson, the filmmaker has also directed Dwayne Johnson in bothJungle CruiseandBlack Adam. Egerton could very well become his newest muse, with the duo bringing a streak of solid high-concept thrillers to the streamer for years to come.
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Carry On is a film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, focusing on a young TSA agent who is coerced by a mysterious traveler into allowing a dangerous package onto a Christmas Eve flight. As events unfold, he must use his wits to resolve the perilous situation.
