James Corden's 'horrifically bad' portrayal of a gay man in new Netflix movie blasted by viewers

James Corden is being slammed for his portrayal of gay Broadway star Barry Glickman in Netflix's new musical comedy The Prom.

According to IMDb's synopsis, the new movie sees "a troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom."

Check out the trailer for Netflix's new movie starring James Corden below and take a peek of his "horrifically bad" performance:

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Corden, who is believed to be straight, is facing backlash from Netflix viewers and critics alike. Some have even gone as far as to brand his performance as "horrifically bad", "grossly inappropriate" and one that perpetuates "bad gay stereotypes".

While Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch thought the movie was for the most part "gorgeous and vibrant", he didn't have many positive things to say about the British comedian and actor.

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He took to Twitter to write: "The main, and huge, drawback is James Corden. His performance is gross and offensive, the worst gayface in a long, long time. It's horrifically bad."

IndieWire's Zack Sharf had a similar opinion, writing on his Twitter: "The Prom shouts about tolerance but has James Corden leaning into effeminate gay stereotypes every chance he gets. Someone make it make sense?"

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And Corden's performance certainly wasn't just panned by film critics, with a regular viewer taking to Twitter to write: "I’m only 3 minutes into The Prom movie and this James Corden performance is already giving bad gay stereotypes."

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Another said: "First thoughts on 'The Prom' Why on earth would they hire James Corden... a British, straight, TV show host that cant sing... to play a gay American Broadway actor... next to the amazing Andrew Rannells, who fits the role perfectly??"

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A third wrote: "The Prom is another example of Ryan Murphy choosing to go for gasps instead of focusing on a strong subject matter.

"James Corden’s performance is grossly inappropriate. It’s not brave playing a gay man, in fact you stole the role from a member of the LGBTQ community."

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You can watch The Prom on Netflix now.