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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
I was under the impression that the critics give a thumbs up or a thumbs down and that is the average that is presented.
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Yeah, that's a bit of the gripe: Rottentomatoes takes the critic's score and decides whether it's a thumbs up or down based on their take on what the critic uses (thumbs up/down, five stars, 4 stars, etc), and only if it seems vague or close will they ask the critic. The issue seems to be that if a lot of critics are conflicted on a film and score towards the middle, it can get a "rotten" score even though the average is the same as something else rated "fresh."