Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth Is One of Streaming's Biggest Hits

Guy Ritchie traded his gangster capers for an old-school action-adventure with Fountain of Youth, which skipped a theatrical release and debuted on Apple TV in May last year. The film stars John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson and Stanley Tucci in a globe-trotting heist about a disgraced archaeologist who assembles a team, including his estranged sister, to outwit rivals in search of a mythical prize.

Despite a reported $180 million budget and a familiar, crowd-pleasing formula, the movie was savaged by critics and audiences alike, holding a 35% critics score and 38% audience score on the Popcornmeter. Many reviewers called it an Indiana Jones "wannabe," and MovieWeb's Mark Keizer described the result as what might occur "should A.I.

become sentient." Negative reviews have not dented its streaming appeal.

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