Charlie Hunnam Green Street Hooligans Review Decision: Why He Hasn't Read Critics for 21 Years

Critics panned it, but the audience built a cult following. Charlie Hunnam, with a career spanning over 27 years, recently revealed why he's completely disconnected from reviews and public opinion about his work.

The Green Street Hooligans Turning Point

The catalyst for this media blackout was his 2005 crime drama Green Street Hooligans. While the film explored the underground world of British football hooliganism and earned a massive cult status, critics were far from kind. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 45% freshness rating from critics, starkly contrasted by an 87% audience score from over 100,000 users.

"The critics were not particularly kind to me when that film came out," Hunnam recalled at the Critics Choice Awards. One critic even labeled his performance as "utterly dreadful." Following that experience, he decided he didn't need to go through that emotional wringer again, opting to ignore both supporters and detractors alike.

Disconnecting at the Ranch

This commitment to privacy meant Hunnam didn't even know he had been nominated for his role as serial killer Ed Gein in the series Monster. While staying at his ranch north of Santa Barbara, he had put his phone away, missing the initial buzz of the awards season announcements.

When he finally checked his device, he found over 40 missed calls and messages. "I thought, 'Oh no, something horrible has happened.' Turns out something wonderful had happened," he said. Hunnam is now eyeing another potential victory at the upcoming Golden Globes.