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‘The Electric State’ is a total fail — and proof that Netflix has a blockbuster movie problem

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Sci-fi action flick “The Electric State” landed on Netflix last week, and within less than 24 hours, had already claimed the No. 1 spot in the streaming service’s top 10 list.

As one of the platform’s flagship original movies of 2025, such a high level of interest would seemingly confirm this Russo brothers’ effort as a streaming success story.

Yet, I cannot shake the feeling that with a colossal reported budget of $320 million, and a critical reception that is, to be blunt, shockingly bad (pun intended), “The Electric State” is a failure.

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It might have brought blockbuster spectacle into the home of Netflix viewers but it’s also doing at least some degree of reputational damage for the world’s biggest streaming service. Not to mention, “The Electric” already appears to be dropping off with interest on a rapid decline as

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