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Controversial Netflix film about Trump's VP soars despite 25% RT score

Its sudden relevance is startling.

JD Vance, the Republican VP nominee, penned a memoir that was turned into a Netflix film before he became a senator (Picture: AP Photo/Jeff Dean)But Hillbilly Elegy was slated as one of the worst movies of 2020, and sits on a miserable 25% Rotten Tomatoes score. However, despite the promise of the material, cast and creatives, Hillbilly Elegy was poorly received with Inside Hook asking bluntly in its review: ‘Why did Amy Adams and Glenn Close choose to do such a bad movie?’ Vance rose from poverty to potentially assume a position adjacent to immense power (Picture: Getty)He had initially been a vocal critic of Trump – dubbing him ‘America’s Hitler’ – before later changing his tune and receiving the former president’s official endorsement when he ran for senate.

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