'How To Make a Killing' Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed

A24's How to Make a Killing opens Feb. 20, and early reviews have arrived: the film holds a 51% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews. Glen Powell stars as Becket Redfellow, a man disowned at birth who begins killing relatives to become the sole inheritor of the Redfellow fortune.

John Patton Ford directed and wrote the film. Critics are mixed, with many pointing to problems in the screenplay. Reviewers describe plot holes—some called "glaring"—that undercut the story's momentum. Not all reactions are negative. Several reviews praise the movie's dark comedy and satirical take on class and capitalism, a theme that has been prominent in recent releases and films like Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice.

The current score marks a departure from Ford's debut, Emily the Criminal, which carries a 93% rating. With more reviews still coming in, How to Make a Killing could become the first A24 release this year to receive a mixed Rotten Tomatoes score.

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