YouTube posts Ice Cream Man review

A YouTube reviewer posted a public video titled “Ice Cream Man (2026) - Movie Review” within the past 48 hours, adding to the first wave of online reaction before the film’s U.S. release on August 7. The video, available at YouTube ID aNsF9YcQluU, was crawled by search results on August 6 and appears open for public viewing. Its description says the reviewer was “hopeful and curious” but called the movie “one of the worst movies of the year.” ### Which review video is in question? The YouTube listing for aNsF9YcQluU identifies the upload as “Ice Cream Man (2026) - Movie Review.” Search metadata shows the page was crawled yesterday, which supports the card’s timeframe that the review surfaced within the last 48 hours. The page excerpt also shows the video is live rather than removed or restricted. The review is one of several YouTube reactions now appearing around the film. (youtube.com) Search results also surfaced other recent videos, including “ICE CREAM MAN (2026) MOVIE REVIEW | ELI ROTH” and another “Ice Cream Man (2026) Movie Review,” both crawled in the last two days. ### What does the reviewer say about the movie? The description attached to the aNsF9YcQluU video gives the clearest available line from the upload. (youtube.com) It says, “I was hopeful and curious about this one but this is EASILY one of the worst movies of the year,” according to the YouTube search snippet. That language places the review among the early negative reactions now visible online. (youtube.com) IGN’s review, published two days ago, also gave the film a negative assessment ahead of release. Flickering Myth and HorrorNews.net each published reviews in the same period, showing that critical coverage was already building before the film reached theaters. ### What is “Ice Cream Man” and who made it? IMDb identifies “Ice Cream Man” as a 2026 film directed by Eli Roth and starring Ari Millen, Charlie Zeltzer, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Sarah Abbott and Benjamin Byron Davis. (youtube.com) The synopsis says an idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves children treats with horrifying results. Moviefone and Rotten Tomatoes list the same title as an active 2026 release, while Deep Focus Review noted this version is not a remake of the 1995 direct-to-video film of the same name. (ign.com) Those listings place the movie squarely in the horror marketplace now drawing early reviewer attention on YouTube and in trade-style review outlets. ### When does the movie open, and where does this review fit? (imdb.com) IGN reported that “Ice Cream Man” will be released in theaters on August 7. IMDb and Wikipedia listings also show an August 7, 2026 U.S. release date, with Wikipedia naming Iconic Events Releasing as distributor. That makes the YouTube upload part of the immediate pre-release review cycle rather than a post-opening reaction. (moviefone.com) August 7 is the next concrete milestone for the film and for any follow-on reaction. The aNsF9YcQluU review remains publicly viewable on YouTube, while additional critic and audience responses are likely to accumulate once theatrical screenings begin. (youtube.com) (ign.com)