Tyrese Gibson’s new crime thriller,1992, has managed to give the actor something his long-timeFast & Furiouscareer couldn’t: critical acclaim. The action movie franchise, starting in 2001, has been Gibson’s most recognized project for quite some time, with the quick-witted character that he plays, Roman Pearce, becoming a defining element of Gibson’s career and action-hero typecast. Yet, despite theFast & Furiousmovies’expansive runtime and commercial success,Gibson rarely had a chance to receive critical praise for his acting, as the ensemble cast, expensive cars, and explosive action often took center stage.
It’s no secret that Gibson is incredibly talented, holding many Grammy nominations alongside his career in film. However, Gibson’s acting career has been largely defined byFast &Furious' blockbuster action, with his box office success coming at the cost of being pigeonholed into the role of thefunny, quotableFast & Furioussidekick.1992, his new thriller that merges crime conflict with familial,gives Gibson the serious story that he needs to showcase his full acting range, as he portrays his character, Mercer, with spectacular emotional depth. This performance has earned Gibson a career-first, marking a turning point for Gibson’s future projects and getting him out of the box of merely beingFast & Furious' comic relief.
2024 Is The First Time Tyrese Gibson Has Two Movies With Fresh Rotten Tomatoes Scores
1992 & Bosco Are Looking Good
For the first time ever, two of Tyrese Gibson’s movies,1992(the last project of the late Ray Liotta)andBosco, have earned fresh scores on Rotten Tomatoes,with1992receiving 61% on Rotten Tomato’s Tomatometer, andBosco, 71%.In1992andBosco, Gibson expertly masters roles that demand a high level of emotional weight, finally managing to distance himself from the blockbuster action-centered persona he’s gained during his career. This shift in his roles is certainly paying off, as this overlap of critical acclaim marks the first time Gibson has had two movies get positive reviews in the same year.
Gibson is no stranger to mixed film reviews, receiving many throughout the duration of his acting career, even despite the commercially successfulFast & Furious. While theFast & Furiousfranchise made Gibson a household name,it never gave the actor space to perform with his full range,especially the level of range required to achieve critical acclaim, which differs from his 2024 films. These reviews stand as a landmark in Gibson’s career, emphasizing the power he holds as an actor when placed into roles that allow him to portray emotional depth.
Tyrese Gibson’s 2024 Movies Snap A 7-Year Rotten Tomatoes Streak During Fast & Furious Struggles
Even His Fast & Furious Movies Have Failed To Impress
After years of consistent Rotten Tomatoes scores under 60%,Gibson’s 2024 movies,1992andBosco, mark his first theatrical releases to receive a fresh score on theTomatometerin seven years.F9: The Fast SagaandFast Xwere both great successes at the box office but failed to impress critics. The last time Gibson achieved critical success with a theatrical release was in 2017 withThe Fate of the Furious, and it marks a break in his four-year spell with streaming success, asBoscoovertook his 2020 Netflix original,The Christmas Chronicles 2,with a fresh score of 64%.
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The critical success of1992andBoscostand as structures for a promising future in Gibson’s career. His decision to break away from commercially successful films in favor of roles requiring complex performances has given the actor grounds to show movie critics that his acting goes beyond that of blockbuster comedic relief. After a seven-year run of struggling to find projects that achieve success further than the box office after theFast & Furiousfranchise, Gibson has certainly proved that he has the talent needed to reach critical acclaim.These freshRotten Tomatoes scores signal a new era for Gibson,and it’s looking exciting.
In the wake of the 1992 Rodney King verdict, an LA shopkeeper must save his son from an angry mob.
Bosco
Bosco is a biographical crime-drama film by writer-director Nicholas Manuel Pino, based on Quawntay Adams’s memoir. After having been incarcerated for possession of marijuana and being sentenced to thirty-five years in prison, Quawntay engineers an astounding escape with the help of his significant other to be able to see the birth of his child.
