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The Mosquito Bowl Opens to Weak Reviews, With a 33% Critics Score
The Mosquito Bowl, a World War II thriller directed by Peter Berg, opened in theaters on October 30.
It is set in the 1940s and follows four college football stars who join the Marines after Pearl Harbor.
The film contrasts a football game with the realities of war and is among Netflix’s movies receiving a limited theatrical release before streaming.
As reviews arrived, its Rotten Tomatoes critics score fell from 42% to 33%.
Critics cited familiar storytelling, excessive violence and a lack of humanity, while one review praised Nicholas Galitzine’s performance.
The film’s weak reception may complicate its prospects for awards, but no later release or awards outcome is stated.
Netflix’s The Mosquito Bowl opened to a 33% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes as more reviews came in.
The World War II thriller is directed by Peter Berg and made its theatrical debut on October 30.
It follows four college football stars who join the Marines after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Early reviews criticized the film as formulaic and said it lacked humanity.
- Who
- The Mosquito Bowl, a Netflix film directed by Peter Berg, follows four college football stars who enlist in the Marines.
- What
- The film opened to a 33% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- When
- It made its theatrical debut on Friday, October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Mosquito Bowl made its theatrical debut.
The film’s critics score was reported at 42%, then fell to 33% as more critics weighed in.
- Critics score
- 33%
- Director
- Peter Berg
- Theatrical debut
- October 30, 2026
- Story setting
- The 1940s
- Main characters
- Four college football stars who enlist in the Marines after Pearl Harbor
What people are saying
exceedingly by-the-books film that adds very little new to the canon of war epics
misses the mark
lacking in humanity