The Toxic Avenger Reviews Lead to Unsurprising Rotten Tomatoes Score

The Toxic Avengers is receiving praise from critics in its early reviews, leading to a positive Rotten Tomatoes score. Directed by Macon Blair, the movie is a reboot of the classic 1980s movie of the same name. Featuring Peter Dinklage in the titular role along with Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, and more, the movie will arrive in theaters on August 29, 2025.

Critics love The Toxic Avenger in their reviews

Peter Dinklage’s The Toxic Avenger has garnered praise from critics in its early reviews. The 2023 movie, which failed to find a distributor for two years, is getting a delayed release in theaters on Friday.

According to the movie’s website, the story focuses on a janitor named Winston Gooze. Gooze, after getting “exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident,” becomes “a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger.”

Furthermore, Dinklage’s character Toxie now works on becoming a savior from an outcast. He also fights “ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.”

Ben Robins of HeyUGuys wrote that The Toxic Avenger is “a lovingly crafted, extremely niche, surprisingly expensive-looking cult comedy with a totally killer gag-rate — the best possible new big screen outing for one of the weirdest and most nonsensical characters around.”

Josh Wilding of ComicBookMovie.com stated that the movie “delivers a gloriously demented new take on Toxie and proves to be a delightfully unhinged experience full of violence, hilarious, weird jokes, and even a little bit of heart thrown in for good measure.”

Becca Johnson of Film Focus Online asserted that the movie has “excellent performances and a punk-rock attitude.” She added, “The Toxic Avenger puts wild action and gore at the forefront to create a b—— crazy viewing experience.”

Vickey Lawrence of Starburst lauded the movie for staying “true to the Troma-tastic chaos, gore and campiness from the original, while bringing us a new and improved look that gives it a sleek finish in a weird sludge-soaked way.”

The Toxic Avenger starts with a high Rotten Tomatoes score

Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger has received a high score on Rotten Tomatoes based on its critic reviews. Initially, the movie clocked a 90 percent score on the Tomatometer with 30 critic reviews. At the time of writing, it has an 88 percent score on the Tomatometer based on 34 critic reviews.

The Toxic Avenger has surpassed the 1980s classic, which scored 70 percent on the Tomatometer and 64 percent on the Popcornmeter, on Rotten Tomatoes.

Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype.