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Two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender has reached a fresh acting career benchmark. With a surprisingly high Rotten Tomatoes score—the greatest rating for any movie starring the actor—his most recent effort, the comedy "Kneecap," has
Published in August 2024, the film is a singular fusion of documentary and fantasy. It chronicles the journey of the Irish hip-hop band "Kneecap" into popularity in the Gaeltacht Quarter of West Belfast. Surrounded by a group of actors including Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Adam Best, Jessica Reynolds, and Josie Walker, the band members depict themselves in the movie. Although the movie had first good reviews after its Sundance Film Festival debut in January, most critics expressed their perspectives more in line with the official release of the movie.
Based on reviews from fifty critics, Rotten Tomatoes has now generated an official score for "Kneecap." With an amazing 96% Tomatometer rating, the movie indicates quite favorable reviews. Although the score changes depending on further reviews, right now it exceeds the rating of any other movie starring Michael Fass Bender. With an Oscar nomination, the highly regarded movie "12 Years a Slave" boasts the previous highest score of 95%.
Given Michael Fassbender's past critical reaction, this Rotten Tomatoes score for "Kneecap" is quite remarkable. Only 11 of the 33 films featuring Fassbender with official ratings on the platform have been labeled "Rotten." Moreover, sixteen of the twenty-two "Fresh" ratings are "Certified Fresh," meaning consistently great comments from critics. "Kneecap" could become a member of this special club, therefore confirming its critical excellence.
Michael Fass Bender's career has been distinguished by his openness to investigate several genres and work with different directors. From blockbusters to arthouse dramas and independent comedy, he has regularly drawn praise from critics. Among respected directors he has collaborated with are Taika Waititi, Matthew Vaughn, David Fincher, Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, Steve McQueen, and Danny Boyle. Though he has starred in some less popular films like "The Snowman" and "Assassin's Creed," this varied cooperation has surely helped him to keep his profession fresh and fascinating.
The fact that "Kneecap" has exceeded all of Fassbender's past Movies in Rotten Tomatoes score is evidence of its extraordinary quality. Though "Kneecap" still maintains the record, future movies including Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag" could challenge its standing. Fassbender is involved in both. Nevertheless, this outstanding achievement has already raised the prominence of the movie and drawn more interest from viewers and critics both. "Kneecap" might keep getting more favorable reviews and maybe even surpasses its present score.
Originally written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, "Kneecap" debuted at Sundance Film Festival 2024. The movie presents a semi-fictional narrative of the founding and ascent to popularity of the title rap group in Belfast. "Kneecap" looks at how the group helps young people of modern-day Ireland to raise their voice.