A group of friends and I used to get together to watch the worst movies we could find and try to find something to enjoy. It wasn’t mean-spirited, but instead a way for us to blow off some steam and make each other laugh. I thought about those guys when I saw Mercy shortly before it premiered on the 2026 movie schedule, because our little movie crew would have gone bonkers for this new Chris Pratt movie.
While Mercy, which follows Pratt’s character as he attempts to prove to an AI-operated court that he didn’t murder his wife, is an objectively bad movie (we gave it a 1.5/5 review), there is one way I think you can enjoy it. It’s going to require a group of friends, a movie theater, an open mind, and the ability to laugh at absurd moments and tropes, so hear me out!
