Editing The Gorge (section)

== Reception ==
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 64% of 121 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Mixing multiple genres, ''The Gorge'' makes for a surprisingly endearing romance until its action-thriller obligations steer proceedings back onto a more predictable path."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_gorge "''The Gorge''"]. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. [[Fandango Media]]. (February 22, 2025)</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-gorge "''The Gorge''"]. ''[[Metacritic]]''. [[Fandom (website)#Fandom%2C%20Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]] (February 20, 2025)</ref>

[[Glenn Kenny]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave ''The Gorge'' a positive review, saying, "'The Gorge' takes an already implausible premise and then catapults it out of the espionage genre and into science-fiction and horror ... this movie crackles most as a lively pas de deux between Taylor-Joy and Teller, who commendably take their material seriously no matter how seriously ridiculous it gets."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Glenn |last=Kenny |title='The Gorge' Review: How Deep Is Your Love? |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 13, 2025  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/movies/the-gorge-review.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213184859/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/movies/the-gorge-review.html |archive-date=2025-02-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Jack Coyle of the [[Associated Press]] gave the film one and a half stars out of four, calling it "preposterous", arguing that the tonal swings between action and romance were not of high quality, with the movie feeling like an "intriguing but empty genre mash-up and streaming-only exercise".<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last=Coyle |first=Jack |title=Movie Review: 'The Gorge' is ridiculous |work=[[Associated Press News]] |date=2025-02-13 |url=https://apnews.com/article/gorge-review-anya-taylorjoy-miles-teller-f3ad7e12f0b817fa6beca382a14e4d47 |access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref> Coyle also took issue with the basic structure of the plot, arguing that "If some version of hell was pried open, would we, perhaps, want more than two guards?"<ref name="AP" />