Jenna Ortega's 2025 film Death of a Unicorn is underrated despite mixed reviews

Movieweb says Jenna Ortega's 2025 horror film Death of a Unicorn is more underrated than its 52% Rotten Tomatoes score indicates.

The A24 feature, released March 28, 2025, runs 107 minutes and is written and directed by Alex Scharfman. The piece describes the film as a lore-heavy, joyously violent blend of fantasy, horror and comedy that stars Ortega alongside Paul Rudd and Richard E. Grant. While critics gave it a mixed reception, the article notes a 76% score from fans and says the movie failed on commercial and critical fronts.

The article praises the film's balance of drama and comedy and its fractured father–daughter arc, but criticises the ending as undermining earlier strengths, saying a shorter final section would have helped. It also points out the film's release less than a week before A Minecraft Movie and the high profile of Wednesday Season 2 as factors that limited its impact.

The piece argues the movie merits a second chance almost a year after its 2025 premiere; beyond that suggestion, no further developments are reported.

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Culture, Jenna Ortega, Alex Scharfman, Paul Rudd, Richard E. Grant