We’ve all been there before. The internet won’t shut up about a movie that has just come out, and you feel obligated to check it out yourself. Only when the credits roll, you sit and ask, “What the heck was that?”
Having to sit through an overhyped movie is the worst. You often feel ostracized for having the sheer audacity of sharing a different opinion. We’ve had enough; these are the films we think are bad despite all the hype they received.
Gravity
There’s no denying that Gravity is a cinematic and technical masterpiece. It’s also responsible for helping to establish Alfonso Cuarón as an accomplished filmmaker, even if he had plenty of hits prior to the release of Gravity.
Over time, however, the substance of Gravity has revealed itself to be too shallow and underwhelming. No matter how stylish the film looks, it pales in comparison to its peers.
Silver Linings Playbook
No one in this movie is likable. Absolutely nobody.
I get that it’s kind of the point of Silver Linings Playbook, but you don’t get to make everyone miserable and then try to give your characters a satisfying and happy ending.
American Hustle
From one David O. Russell film to another.
At least Silver Linings Playbook helped establish Jennifer Lawrence as a true Hollywood A-Lister with her Oscar-winning performance. The same can’t be said for American Hustle, which wastes its ensemble cast. I remember seeing it in theaters, thinking it was okay at best, watching it bomb during Awards season, and then completely left my subconscious.
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Crash
Oh, hey, it’s the movie that somehow won Best Picture in 2005 because it was Oscar-bait. It was even Roger Ebert’s top movie of the year!
I don’t get it. It’s an average movie at best, whose best qualities are knowing how to impress critics.
Longlegs
Part of what makes an overhyped movie is a movie that contains a strong performance, particularly one you’d least expect, from a popular actor.
Enter Longlegs, which features Nicolas Cage giving an incredible performance as a serial killer, helping to elevate what’s otherwise an average-at-best film.
Avatar
I fell asleep in the theater during Avatar because no matter how shiny the movie looks, there’s no mistaking that this is just a rip-off of Dances With Wolves or Pocahontas.
I know this is a minority opinion, given how much money this made, but I’m standing my ground: it was boring.
Bird Box
Picture this: it’s 2018 and the holiday season is in full swing. Instead of hearing about everyone’s plans for Christmas, people won’t shut up about Bird Box.
I’m not sure what all the hype was about. Yes, it’s a neat idea for a monster movie that can open itself up to deeper meanings, but once you look past that, you’re left with a disjointed mess of a film that fails to stick the landing.
The Irishman
Look, I love Martin Scorsese. His best films are so well edited and tightly paced that the runtime just flies by.
The Irishman is not that type of movie. Its 200+ minute runtime is an absolute slog, and no amount of hype or Scorsese nostalgia can save it.
Maestro
Does Bradley Cooper give a strong performance as Leonard Bernstein? Yes. Is there a reason why Maestro went 0/7 at the Academy Awards? Also yes.
It’s an okay movie, don’t get me wrong, but it had no business getting the amount of hype and buzz it received.
The King’s Speech
To this day, I have no idea how The King’s Speech beat out The Social Network for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars.
Maybe it was due to Colin Firth’s performance, which also saw him winning an Oscar for Best Actor. Maybe it was because the Academy fell into the trap of Oscar bait. Whatever the reason, one thing has become clear: so many other movies from 2010 have had a more lasting legacy on entertainment and pop culture.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Time hasn’t been kind to The Force Awakens. On release, I think we, myself included, were just happy to have a new Star Wars movie that wasn’t bad. Our favorite franchise was back!
Over time, though, something has become obviously apparent: The Force Awakens is just replaying the hits from A New Hope, only with a new cast of characters and the right amount of nostalgia bait to distract us.
Napoleon Dynamite
There’s nothing worse than a boring comedy, and that’s what Napoleon Dynamite is.
Admittedly, this is a film that knows it’s going after a niche audience rather than the mainstream, but all of my high school friends wouldn’t shut up about the movie, and, on paper, I was the target audience.
At least I thought, anyway; I couldn’t even finish this.
Love Actually
A holiday staple for many, Love Actually features a collection of love stories set during the Christmas season, starring an ensemble cast and culminating in one of the most iconic scenes in history.
I don’t care how charming it is to see Andrew Lincoln tell Keira Knightley he loves her with cue cards. This is one holiday movie that isn’t worth annual rewatches. Its collection of stories is trying way too hard.
American Sniper
Where do we begin with American Sniper? First, let’s talk about that fake baby: it’s comically bad.
Second, despite Clint Eastwood’s steady direction, everything just seems off during the film, as if the cast is trying to win awards rather than focusing on delivering a good performance.
Joker
Yes, the ending is shocking, and it serves well as a commentary on mental health, but I can’t help but feel that Joker misses the plot.
This is the character that’s supposed to influence, or possibly be, one of the most iconic villains in pop culture, and we’re supposed to feel bad for him? No thanks.
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