New comedy Holmes & Watson is said to be so bad that it’s prompting walkouts from cinemagoers.
The Sony film – which unites Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C Reilly – was released on Christmas Day having not been screened to critics in advance.
Following its release, reviews began to surface online, the negativity of which leading to the film receiving zero per cent on Rotten Tomatoes after 24 hours. It now sits at four per cent.
It seems the public are agreeing with the critics. Numerous messages posted to Twitter reveal people have been forced to leave the cinema, with some even asking for their money back.
“Holmes and Watson was the worst f***ing movie of all time,” one user wrote, adding: “First movie I’ve ever walked out on.”
Another added: “Holmes and Watson possibly the worse film I’ve seen. Walked out the cinema.”
One Twitter user branded the Etan Cohen film “the worst piece of trash movie I have ever seen in my entire life” with another urging members of the public to “run” away from the film.
Holmes and Watson – an adult spoof of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories – co-stars Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Laurie, Pam Ferris and Ralph Fiennes, who plays Moriarty.
You can see a selection of these tweets below.