Holmes & Watson reportedly tested so poorly, not even Netflix wanted it
Although it continues to shore up its critical reputation with the occasional high-profile prestige picture like Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, Netflix’s voracious hunger for new content means it inevitably serves up a lot of bombs when it comes to its “original” films. That’s not helped by the streaming service’s willingness to help bigger studios unload movies they’re unsure will get a warm welcome in theaters, picking up projects like Paramount’s The Cloverfield Paradox and the international release of Alex Garland’s Annihilation on the cheap.