Sometimes microwave popcorn can be a little tricky because if you don't leave it in long enough you get a lot of unpopped corn, leave it in too long it gets scorched. I've discovered it does matter what brand of popcorn you use because some simply perform better than others.Act II is about average as a microwave popcorn. The key downfall of Act II is if you get it popped about right, the popcorn is kind of dry and not that fluffy. It also tends to leave more unpopped corn in my experience than other brands.For these reasons, I tend to prefer other brands of microwave popcorn.