As we enter the final stages of 2023, feeling all festive, Netflix has a new no.1 movie that's a clear contender for being the streaming service's high-flying winner over the holiday season. Except, after chalking up a decent initial Rotten Tomatoes rating, this sequel has dropped to 79% at the time of writing – and could continue to tank, despite racking up the most views.
That's because Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget – which arrives 23 years after the 2000 original, so we've been waiting decades for it – is a sequel that's truly divided fans. Why? The reasons are myriad, but a big part of some people's distaste over the second movie is that the main characters have been recast (Rocky is now played by Zachary Levi, not Mel Gibson; Ginger is now played by Thandiwe Newton, not Julia Sawalha).
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