Tom Holland Still Promoting Poorly-Reviewed The Crowded Room Because He's "Very Resilient"

Tom Holland has stayed "very resilient" despite the "horrible" reviews for his new TV show.

The 27-year-old actor acknowledged his Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room hasn't fared well with critics, earning a score of just 31% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, but he still stands by the project.

Speaking on Unilad's Get a Job! series, Holland said: “It’s no secret that my show The Crowded Room has been horribly reviewed.

In the 10-part limited series, Holland plays an unstable young man who’s arrested for a shocking crime in 1979 New York City.

"But, I'm here today to promote the show and I'm still here. I'm very resilient. It’s a good quality in a new employee."

The Spider-Man: No Way Home star joked his "resilience" to criticism stems from being a fan of London soccer side Tottenham Hotspur because "they have never won anything".

He added: “Supporting them is incredibly difficult.”

Despite the show's poor reviews, Holland still hopes there's a positive message it can send to viewers by encouraging them to ask for help when it is needed and making them feel empowered in difficult situations.

He said: “The message of the show, which can speak to so many different issues, is that asking for help should be something that we as a society celebrate. It’s an act of bravery.

“Whether it is substance abuse, whether it is abuse at home, whether it is abuse at school standing up and asking for help is not something you should be ashamed of and I hope that this show can represent that in a truthful and authentic, and most importantly sensitive way.

"So, for me, if we can somehow make people feel empowered by saying, ‘I’m not feeling good, I really need some help,’ then we’ve done what we’ve set out to do.”

Holland previously told The Hollywood Reporter how he likened The Crowded Room's negative reviews to "a kick in the teeth." 

“Rolling over, looking up the reviews, and then all of a sudden I was like, ‘Wow. That’s a bad review.’ Sometimes there’s a redeeming quality in there," he said. "There was nothing.”

Watch Holland's Get a Job! interview here: 

The Crowded Room is now on Apple TV+. — BANG SHOWBIZ 

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