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12 Painfully Mediocre Movies That Don’t Live Up To Their Hype

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12 Painfully Mediocre Movies That Don’t Live Up To Their Hype

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The best thing about knowing a movie is poorly rated is that you enter with minimal expectations. Someone who’s seen quite a bit of Steven Seagal and Ulli Lommel thought their lousy movie level was misrepresented. They found more pleasure in watching films that people considered terrible than well-made films.

It piqued their curiosity about movies that other community members felt were soul suckers that completely bored them. Here are a few.

1. Accident

Crash Matt Dillon
Image credit: Lions Gate Films.

Many moviegoers agree that Crash (2004) serves shot after shot. Amazingly, it won Best Picture, and fans need to carefully differentiate it from Cronenberg’s. They wondered how many people get the two mixed up and end up awkwardly confused.

2. Keanu

Keanu Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key
Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

The sketch duo had a few successful projects, but Keanu (2016) does not make the list. A movie buff says he only laughed once watching it. They think it’s uninteresting, boring and as unfunny as a movie can get.

3. Draft day

Draft Day Kevin Costner
Image credit: Lionsgate.

Someone declares that after watching Draft Day (2014), their reaction was, “Oh yeah, that was a movie.” They only remember it because it aired the day they were working in the theater.

4. The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie
Image Credit: Sony Pictures Release.

I’m not the biggest fan of subtle advertising in movies. If you’re trying to sell me something, be honest, don’t try to play mind games. A critic summarizes The Emoji Movie (2017) like a 90 minute advertisement for apps. It’s a ploy to trick kids into downloading more apps.

5. Skyscrapers

Skyscraper Dwayne Johnson
Image credit: Universal Pictures.

Have you ever watched a movie and didn’t write anything about the house, but it’s not terrible either? An analyst notes that Skyscraper (2018) has a lot of mediocre action, just enough to draw you in but not enough to keep you busy.

6. Amsterdam

Amsterdam Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Margot Robbie
Image Credit: 20th Century Studios.

Am I the only one who stays away from movies full of big stars? This connoisseur of cinema was hooked by the big names and the intriguing mystery of Amsterdam (2022) but later regretted it. They found it painfully uninteresting, and none of the jokes landed. The stars did their best to save the film, but the material ruined everything.

7. Spirited Away

The journey of Chihiro Daveigh Chase
Image credit: Toho and Studio Ghibli.

We’ve all watched these movies it left us wondering what was going on. A cinephile indicates that Spirited Away (2001) is one of them. The plot was everywhere, and they didn’t understand what they were looking at half the time.

8. Unlimited

Bradley Cooper Unlimited
Image credit: Lionsgate and Relativity Media.

Although the movie gets a decent amount of praise, it’s not impressive. A movie buff responds that it’s all chaos after Bradley Cooper drank another guy’s blood to gain his knowledge. They point out that people take Unlimited (2011) too seriously for such an absurd concept.

9. Money Monster

Money Monster Julia Roberts
Image Credit: Sony Pictures Release.

It’s a great option if you’re looking for a bearable movie. A movie fanatic expresses that it could have been better, but it was just there. Not bad, not good either.

10. Premonition

Premonition Sandra Bullock
Image Credit: Sony Pictures Release.

A sci-fi lover claims that the weather is changing in Premonition (2007) were somewhat confusing. In the movie, everyone is sad and it’s weird enough to keep you glued, but overall it’s bland and forgettable. They must have struggled to remember the name.

11. Aquaman

Aquaman Amber Heard
Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Do you separate the art from the artist or do you believe that they are inseparable entities? Despite the fairly generic script, one movie buff admits Aber Heard was gorgeous in Aquaman (2018).

12. Person

Person Megan Best
Image credit: Universal Pictures.

Finally, a reviewer remarks that there is nothing of interest in Nobody (2021). The first fifteen minutes may make you think there’s suspense, but that’s all there is. It’s a generic action movie who gives everything in the first scenes.

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