The best critic slams of 'Jem and the Holograms'

It's outrageous all right, but in all the wrong ways.

That's what critics are saying about Jem and the Holograms, the live-action adaptation of the beloved 1980s cartoon of the same name. The movie currently has a low 22% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We rounded up the best critic slams of the film.

Forbes:

"And most importantly, it takes a cartoon that was originally about a group of women who unquestionably held power and turns it into a tale of a meek and weak-willed young woman who is arbitrarily given fame and holds zero agency except for that which is granted to her by the men in her life."

The A.V. Club:

"Made on the cheap, the live-action adaptation of the popular ’80s cartoon Jem And The Holograms often resembles a mockbuster of itself, perhaps titled Jam And The Horoglams and distributed directly to gas stations."

Variety:

"The film seems inexplicably embarrassed by its roots, instead serving up half-baked and self-consciously contemporary drama that no one in the sure-to-be minimal theatrical audience will remember quite so fondly some 30 years on."

The Globe and Mail:

"There's hardly tension, barely any drama and the sugar high you might expect from an eighties redux is replaced by a dull aspartame buzz."

The Hollywood Reporter:

"Reduced to a teen girl empowerment vehicle that trots out every show business cliche about sacrificing your values for stardom, the film is a non-starter."

And finally, this particular gem (pun intended) from io9:

"You should drag your children to see this movie only if you wish them to come away understanding your contempt, not only for their intelligence, but for their very personhood."