<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">IMDb changed the way it reports </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">audience scores</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the new live-action version of </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disney’s</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “The Little Mermaid,” according to its website. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">film</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> currently has a </span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5971474/ratings/?ref_=tt_ov_rt" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">7.0/10 rating</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> out of 43,000 votes on the popular movie database. This rating comes with a small disclaimer that says, “Our rating mechanism has detected unusual voting activity on this title. To preserve the reliability of our rating system, an alternate weighting calculation has been applied.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The note appeared on the US, Canadian, U.K., Brazilian, and Mexican “Little Mermaid” pages.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Although we accept and consider all votes received by users, not all votes have the same impact (or ‘weight’) on the final rating,” it says on the IMDb </span><a href="https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/track-movies-tv/weighted-average-ratings/GWT2DSBYVT2F25SK?ref_=ttrt_wtavg#" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FAQ page</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “When unusual voting activity is detected, an alternate weighting calculation may be applied in order to preserve the reliability of our system. To ensure that our rating mechanism remains effective, we do not disclose the exact method used to generate the rating.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite mixed reviews from critics, some industry insiders believe “The Little Mermaid” is being “review bombed,” which happens when a large number of people or a few people with multiple accounts post negative user reviews online even if they haven’t seen the work in question.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even with negative reviews, “The Little Mermaid” cleared more than $117 million at the box office over Memorial Day weekend. Viewers praised lead actress Halle Bailey’s performance but said several parts of the film felt unnecessary, especially the unsettling live-action versions of Ariel’s sidekicks Scuttle, Sebastian, and Flounder.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The film has a 68% critic score and a 95% audience score on </span><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_little_mermaid_2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rotten Tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy save an otherwise BLAND Disney retread,” one reviewer wrote.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Meh. I was SO looking forward to this and while it brought moments of laughter and joy, it fell a little flat. Loved Ursula though, thought she was awesome!” another person wrote. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Overall it didn&#8217;t stray from the original story line, but there were moments I would&#8217;ve savored more and others that felt too slow for what was going on. I&#8217;m glad I saw it, but won&#8217;t care to own it or probably ever watch it again.”</span></p>
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