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A struggling sci-fi film studio has somehow convinced critics and audiences alike that incompetence can be repackaged as retro charm, betting its survival on a movie so aggressively mediocre that it may inadvertently expose the hollowing out of Hollywood's quality control. "Mercy," which debuted to bewildered audiences last weekend, represents a turning point for independent film: not a creative breakthrough, but a cautionary tale about what happens when desperation meets delusion in the streaming age. The real story isn't whether the film deserves its brutal reviews—it does—but whether its commercial failure signals the end of an era when B-movies could find an audience willing to overlook glaring technical and narrative