Mel Gibson's new directorial action thriller Flight Risk, has debuted with a Rotten Tomatoes rating lower than his previous effort Hacksaw Ridge.

Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson have teamed up for an action movie, but critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes are extremely divided about its quality.

Alissa Wilkinson of The New York Times agrees, noting “Where “Flight Risk” fails as a film is not really Gibson’s fault. He knows how to shoot action sequences. The screenplay is instead all over the place, in a way that feels tired and halfhearted.”

Director Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is new in theaters. Does the airplane thriller have a smooth or bumpy landing with critics?

The Mel Gibson-directed film, which arrived in cinemas today, has earned mostly negative reviews on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, where it currently sits at a score of just 24% from 33 reviews at the time of writing. Here's what some of the critics have been saying so far:

Currently, it’s at 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave the film 64% — also not too much. On Cinema Score, the film has a grade of C, on Metacritic — 38 points. “Director Mel Gibson tries to reinterpret the action movies of the ’90s.

Flight Risk,” an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a balding, unhinged pilot, landed in first place with $12 million from 3,161 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Holdover hits continue to dominate as Mel Gibson's Flight Risk and Steven Soderbergh's Presence fail to make an impression in their box office debut.

NEW YORK — Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Gladiator 2 recently premiered on Paramount+ and has taken the streamer's top spot, dethroning the original Gladiator and sentencing it to #2.

Mel Gibson's Flight Risk debuts at number one at the box office, despite a lower haul overall, while Steven Soderbergh's Presence underwhelms.