Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm has stumbled out of the gate with a dismal 23% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 47 early critic reviews following the late-April embargo lift. Traders are pricing in sustained negativity as reviewers decry the film's kid-friendly overhaul—complete with fart jokes, a softened tone, and deviations from the novel's brutal satire on totalitarianism—rendering it tonally misguided and unfaithful to the source. Despite star voices like Seth Rogen and Glenn Close, consensus calls it an "inept endurance test" unfit for adults or insightful youth discussions. With wide theatrical release on May 1, expect more reviews this weekend that could nudge the score, though historical patterns for controversial adaptations suggest limited rebound potential.