Fans have criticised Conor McGregor's new film Road House after the UFC icon praised the production on social media.
McGregor was cast in the movie, which is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, and starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Daniela Melchior.
The film has been a huge success for Amazon Prime, with the title becoming the streaming service's 'most-watched produced film debut ever worldwide'.
McGregor reacted to the news by saying: Congrats to @amazonstudios and @mgmstudios on their @roadhousemovie becoming their most watched movie of all time!
Congrats to @amazonstudios and @mgmstudios on their @roadhousemovie becoming their most watched movie of all time! 50 million viewers over two weekends. That’s $750m at the box office. In 10 days! Insane! Congrats all the team, it was a pleasure ❤️ pic.twitter.com/i7CXygncgD
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 1, 2024
"50 million viewers over two weekends. That’s $750m at the box office.
"In 10 days! Insane! Congrats all the team, it was a pleasure."
However, fans have taken to the comments on X to criticise the film - as well as McGregor's acting.
"Have to admit it was a decent movie, but Conor really could've cooled down the overacting and walking like a gorilla through the whole movie," said one user.
"The movie was awful. How do they estimate how many people are watching each tv? Number seems way too high," said a second.
A third said: "You acted like an NPC throughout the whole movie, no joke!"
A fourth criticised the film by saying: "Must be an April fool's post."
A fifth said: "There was so much wrong with it I would need more characters."
A sixth weighed in by saying: "Connor forced a bit too much … overall looks like a decent film."
And a seventh said: "One of the worst films I've ever seen."
Others have, however, defended McGregor and praised the film.
"I saw your movie already 5 times, alone, with friend, with wife. I don't know why it is so addictive," said one user.
A second praised it by saying: "You pretty much made that movie. Great job!"
A third stated: "I watched it 3 times, Congrats top notch action movie. You were sir were awesome in it."
And a fourth said: "It's so well darn deserved! You guys really deserve all the amazing credits for this one! I enjoyed it a lot, so thank you!"
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Conor McGregor has been criticised despite Road House making Amazon Prime history
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In Road House, there's plenty of violence.
And Gyllenhaal, speaking to LadBible, recently revealed he had to remind McGregor to not actually hurt him while filming their scenes together.
"It was a bit scary at times," he said.
"I mean, that first time where we go face to face, I was definitely intimidated, but then I thought to myself, the game level that he works at, with the skill that he has, it’s really, ultimately, a mind game, right?
"And they’re all playing it with each other all the time, and what I had, though I didn’t have the skills, what I did have was the experience in my field, so when we met in that moment, I tried to bring my history and my experience from my different field to him in that moment - and I think that’s what you see in that first shot."
Conor McGregor stars alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Road House
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He added: "He was guiding me through the grappling and he was giving me instruction in how to choke him out and do all these things, but ultimately… and I had to say to him a couple of times, like, remind him, ‘Remember, we’re in a fake fight, don’t actually punch me’ and he was like, ‘Oh yeah, right, right, right’.
"And in those moments, where he’s, 'Right, right right’, you go, ‘Jesus, oh s**t’, but it was good fun."
