Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan in 'Reagan'
On occasion, critics and general audiences don't see eye to eye when it comes to how a particular movie is received. While some titles sport a healthy difference of opinion that can be expected, others become polar opposites that have everyone wondering what critics saw that the audience didn't and vice versa. The latest title to join this slate is the 2024 biopic Reagan, which stars Dennis Quaid as the title character AKA the country's 40th President Ronald Reagan.
'Reagan' Has Been Called "Simplistic" And "Tedious" Critics, however, were not very pleased with the movie's lack of subtlety. Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper called the biopic "simplistic" and argued that the movie makes it seem that Reagan "single-handedly saved the Screen Actors Guild from being overrun by communists.
William Bibbiani from The Wrap was a lot less forgiving, though, stating that "there probably hasn't been a presidential biopic this tedious in 80 years." The critic also stressed that the movie has a sloppy approach to foreign policy and its complexities:
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