‘I Swear’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tourette’s Activist’s Biopic Resonates With Critics

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘I Swear’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tourette’s Activist’s Biopic Resonates With CriticsByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorApr 24, 2026, 01:58pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Robert Aramayo in "I Swear."Sony Pictures ClassicsI Swear, a biopic about Tourette’s syndrome activist John Davidson starring Robert Aramayo, is new in theaters this weekend and is earning rave reviews from Rotten Tomatoes critics.Davidson was embroiled in controversy earlier this year when he shouted obscenities — known as involuntary verbal tics — during the 2026 BAFTA Awards. Among them was the N-word when Sinners’ stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on-stage during the ceremony, which the BBC did not edit out of the live broadcast.Forbes‘Michael’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Splatter Michael Jackson BiopicBy Tim LammersDavidson apologized amid the backlash, saying in a statement (via Variety), "I am, and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning.”After a release in the U.K. in October 2025, I Swear opens in domestic release on Friday. Aramayo (Rings of Power) stars as Davidson, a Scottish man who, in his youth, developed Tourette’s syndrome, which complicated his life and everyone’s life surrounding him. With the help of his friend’s mother, Dottie Achenbach (Maxine Peak), John begins to find acceptance and understanding of his condition, which empowers him to help others living with Tourette’s syndrome.Written and directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine), I Swear also stars Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan and Scott Ellis Watson.ForbesBob Odenkirk Explains Why His ‘Normal’ Character Is Part Saul GoodmanBy Tim LammersMORE FOR YOUAs of Friday, I Swear has earned a 9...