Roman Polanski's latest film The Palace scores shocking 0% on Rotten Tomatoes

Critics have been absolutely scathing in their assessment of Roman Polanski's latest film.

The Palace is a black comedy set in 1999 at Switzerland's luxury hotel called the Gstaad Palace.

Featuring the likes of John Cleese and Mickey Rourke, the film takes an unexpected turn as the hotel throws a huge party to celebrate New Year's Eve.

It is set for release later this month and had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.

Some of the people who watched the movie haven't held back in their reviews.

Kevin Maher from The Times said: "An eye-scorching atrocity that is instantly one of the most egregious film-making failures of the year, possibly even the decade."

TheWrap's Ben Croll added: "The director’s changing circumstance feels directly relevant to the cast he could assemble for this humorless black comedy, and to the build of unyielding grotesquery that makes the film feel like a giant middle finger to the world."

Owen Gleiberman from Variety wrote: "I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard a giant theater this deadly silent for a movie that’s working this strenuously to amuse you."

While Fionnuala Halligan from Film International said: "The problem with The Palace... is that it is not important and it isn’t art: it’s a Carry On codicil to the career of one of cinema’s great auteurs. If anything, it’s a little sad."

But that's not the worst part.

At the moment it's currently rated 0 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes after 10 reviews.

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The Palace has been in the works since 2021 and Polanski co-wrote the screenplay with fellow Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski.

Polanski is a divisive figure in the film industry.

Despite winning numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Director in 2002 for The Pianist, he pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 after being arrested for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Just before he was due to be sentenced, he fled to Europe to continue his career.

The Palace will be released in Italy on September 28, however it hasn't been able to find any distribution channels in the US, UK or France to screen his new film.