"We could have done better" : Chris Evans apologizes for this film atomized by critics

In an interview with the magazine GQ, Chris Evans returned without taboo to the failure of this spy comedy in which he starred opposite Ana de Armas. Launched last spring on Apple TV+, the feature film was not spared from criticism.

After At loggerheads And The Gray ManChris Evans reunited with Ana de Armas in the film Ghostedlaunched last spring on Apple TV+. In this feature film, mixing action, romance and espionage, we find the American actor in the shoes of Cole Turner, a market gardener in the Washington region. He meets Sadie, with whom he immediately falls madly in love. Except that after a first night of love, the young woman no longer gives any sign of life. While his family tells him to be patient, his sister tells him that he has been ghosted. While trying to find her, Cole ends up discovering that his beloved is actually a CIA agent and sees himself embarked with her on a dangerous mission. If Chris Evans and Ana de Armas have enjoyed success with their previous feature films, the same cannot be said of this spy comedy, which took up more or less the same codes of the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Chris Evans: “VS’is more the fault of the film than of the public’s appetite“

In an interview with the magazine GQChris Evans candidly returned to the dismal failure of the film Ghosted. Despite an excellent start on Apple TV+, the spy comedy did not convince criticswho gave a rating of 26% on the American site Rotten Tomatoes. “Ghosted felt like the movies I grew up with. Films that we see less and less today. And the question is whether viewers are tired of these kinds of films or not.“, he initially confided. And continued: “I don’t think the public got tired of it. Besides, technically, we did well in terms of audience. The critics didn’t like it, but that’s more the film’s fault than the audience’s appetite. I think the appetite is still there if the films are made correctly. We could have done better“.

Chris Evans will soon be back on Netflix

After this failure, Chris Evans will return in October on Netflix alongside Emily Blunt in the film Pain merchants. As revealed in the synopsis shared by the American platform, the feature film features Liza, a mother, who “gets hired by Pete at a struggling pharmaceutical start-up. While Liza’s charm, dynamism and guts allow her to quickly climb the ranks, the company finds itself at the heart of a criminal conspiracy with dire consequences.“.

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