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Jessica Albas New Movie Will Undoubtedly Redeem Her Last Action Film With 0% On Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

  • Jessica Alba’s new movie, Trigger Warning, is a chance for her to bounce back after the disaster that was Killers Anonymous.
  • Compared to Killers Anonymous, Trigger Warning has a more straightforward plot and better support from familiar faces in the cast.
  • Releasing on Netflix, Trigger Warning has a better chance of avoiding a disastrous Rotten Tomatoes score, potentially turning things around for Alba.



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In 2024, Netflix is releasing a new action movie called Trigger Warning, which stars Jessica Alba, an actress who seriously needs a win in the action genre after her last movie received an astonishing 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Five years ago, Jessica Alba, who is best known for movies and series such as Dark Angel, Honey, and Fantastic Four, appeared in a failed action movie called Killers Anonymous. The crime thriller follows a group called Killers Anonymous, which begins to unravel as members try to figure out who in the group carried out an assassination against a U.S. Senator.


First and foremost, it is important to discuss why Killers Anonymous did so poorly. At first glance, it seems fairly promising. The premise is somewhat interesting, and the cast is nothing to bat an eye at. Along with Jessica Alba, Killers Anonymous’ cast included Gary Oldman, Suki Waterhouse, and Tommy Flanagan. However, Killers Anonymous made $0 at the box office in the United States and Canada, earning only $100 million in other countries. And on top of that, critics were highly disappointed with the film, calling it a chore to sit through, and almost entirely nonsensical.

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Jessica Alba’s Trigger Warning Already Looks Better Than 2019’s Killers Anonymous

Trigger Warning has better support than Killers Anonymous


Notably, the bar is quite low for a movie to surpass Killers Anonymous, but luckily, Trigger Warning seems to be on the right path. The movie has a mix of recognizable faces and newer ones, with Trigger Warning’s cast including Anthony Michael Hall, Tone Bell, and Gabriel Basso. Furthermore, the movie has a fairly simple story that seems unlikely to become as convoluted as Killers Anonymous did.

Aside from what Trigger Warning is about, the movie has much more of a safety net than Killers Anonymous did. Because the 2024 movie is releasing on Netflix, it has no box office earnings to tear it down. In many ways, it will be more supported by appearing on Netflix, and by being available to so many people, it seems unlikely that it will get a Rotten Tomatoes score as bad as Killers Anonymous. Overall, Trigger Warning may not be amazing, but it has a chance of turning things around for Jessica Alba.


Trigger Warning Can Break Jessica Alba’s Poor Rotten Tomatoes Streak

Jessica Alba hasn’t had a strong movie in a decade

Jessica Alba

Trigger Warning is not only a chance for Jessica Alba to redeem herself after Killers Anonymous. In reality, the actress hasn’t had a very good movie in a long time. By looking at her Rotten Tomatoes, it is clear that she hasn’t had a movie that was well-received by critics since 2014. The last time one of her movies was considered Certified Fresh was even longer. In 2010, her film Machete earned a 70% critics’ score. In this way, Jessica Alba has a lot of making up to do, and hopefully, Trigger Warning can do it.

Jessica Alba’s last “good” movie was 2014’s
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Trigger Warning (2024)

Director
Mouly Surya

Writers
John Brancato , Josh Olson , Halley Wegryn Gross

Cast
Jessica Alba , Mark Webber , Anthony Michael Hall , Alejandro De Hoyos , Tone Bell , Jake Weary , Gabriel Basso , Kaiwi Lyman

Runtime
86 Minutes

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