Summary
Trigger Warningisn’t enough to save Jessica Alba from an increasingly damning Rotten Tomatoes streak. The latest Netflix thriller stars Alba as a Special Forces operator struggling against brutal gang warfare after taking over her late father’s bar. Released on June 21,Trigger Warning’s extensive castis filled with respectable actors, including Alba, Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, and Jake Weary. Unfortunately, it does not appear to have thrilled critics.
While Alba undoubtedly hoped for positive results, her latest movie is another critical disaster.It is Alba’s eighth movie in a row that failed to earn a positive Tomatometer scoreonRotten Tomatoes. With a 25% Tomatometer score and a 20% audience score, it has earned a definitive Rotten designation and is unlikely to recover. It also fails to break Alba’s decade-long Rotten streak, as she has not had a positive rating since 2014’sStretch.
Jessica Alba’s Rotten Tomatoes Streak Is Horrible
Critics And Audiences Agree About Alba’s Recent Movies Failing To Satisfy
Jessica Alba’s Rotten Tomatoes streakis a rare negative mark that critics and audiences can agree on. While many streaks often feature occasional positive audience scores and dismal Tomatometer scores, Jessica Alba’s career trajectory is generally frowned upon. She has not had a score above 45% in either category since 2014’sStretch. Her lowest scores both came in 2019, withKillers Anonymous' 0% Tomatometer score and 16% audience score, whereas the highest during that streak wasEl Camino Christmas' 40% Tomatometer score andDear Eleanor’s 44% audience score. Check out her past decade of RT scores below:
25%
19%
0%
16%
40%
31%
44%
23%
26%
38%
6%
30%
88%
63%
Alba’s streak does not tell the entire story, however.Jessica Alba spoke aboutTrigger Warning’s revolutionary narrative, but it failed to recontextualize her work. WhileStretchprovided a rare bright spot in a poor period of Alba’s career, there was another negative streak thatStretchsnapped. Since 2005’sSin City, Alba has had only two movies with a positive Tomatometer or audience score. 2010’sMachetehad a 70% score among critics and 63% among audiences.Machetesnapped an 11-movie negative streak, beforeStretchhad to break a seven-movie streak.
Trigger Warning Review: I Wanted More From Netflix’s Weak Jessica Alba Actioner Beyond Stereotypes
Stretch,Sin City, andMacheteremain Alba’s only positively-reviewed moviesamong critics. Audiences generally liked a few more, asHoney,Never Been Kissed, andThe Sleeping Dictionaryeach have above 65% scores. Alba has appeared in 35 movies, however, making even those six positive ratings a rare occurrence in an increasingly negative filmography. While Alba earned renown for her role inFantastic Four, her lack of involvement intheFantastic Fourrebootmay be a positive note for the Marvel franchise, given that unfortunate streak.Trigger Warningjust couldn’t stop Jessica Alba’s ongoing decline.
Trigger Warning
Cast
Trigger Warning (2024) is an action-thriller directed by Mouly Surya, featuring Jessica Alba in a lead role as Parker, a Special Forces commando dealing with PTSD. After her father’s sudden death, Parker returns to her small hometown to take over his bar, only to uncover that his death was no accident. She finds herself entangled in a deadly conspiracy involving a powerful and violent gang that has taken control of the town. As Parker delves deeper into the mystery, she is forced to confront her traumatic past while battling dangerous adversaries.
