Overview
- The film sits at No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 and is currently the platform’s most-watched English-language movie, according to Forbes and The Hollywood Reporter.
- Rotten Tomatoes shows a 95% audience score and an 85% critics score, with Forbes noting it as the highest audience mark of del Toro’s career.
- Jacob Elordi’s performance as the Creature is attracting significant best supporting actor buzz, bolstered by strong festival and streaming reception.
- Coverage highlights practical craftsmanship, including 40-plus prosthetic pieces and four to eleven hours of daily makeup work for Elordi.
- The Netflix release followed a Venice world premiere with a 15-minute ovation and a brief theatrical run, as cultural discussion intensifies over the Creature’s empathetic, conventionally attractive design.