Hollywood Movie Review Series:

*Movies are in no particular order. Please use Crtl F on your keyboard to find a particular movie. Movies that got a wide release in the year after their first screening are listed in the next year. For example, 300 (2006) is listed in 2007 because it only got a wide release in 2007.

*Don't worry about spoilers. You can read the review of any movie without being afraid of spoilers and enjoy the movie if you watch it. I intentionally made sure not to ruin a movie by revealing a hidden plot or hidden climax scene. I simply pass or fail each scene and comment on them.

The Big Short, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Director: Adam McKay

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Investment bankers want to trade junk mortgage bonds.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Excellent acting by Ryan Gosling.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of flashback scene.

Fail of office scene. But probably because I hate heavy metal music.

Fail of group scene.

Fail of explanation style moments. Could have been done better.

Fail of narration scenes throughout.

Fail of Goldman Sachs scene.

Fail of music video scenes.

To be fair, no one could see it. One guy doesn’t count as hitting the panic button.

Fail of pitch scene.

Ah…the desire to make money at any/all costs. Gotta love the curse of capitalism.

The whores at the rating agency. Could have shown a clip of them.

Fail of all Steve Carell scenes throughout.

Fail of all Christian Bale scenes throughout.

Fail of Ryan Gosling scenes throughout.

Fail of phone conversation.

Fail of vacation scene.

Fail of all Brad Pitt scenes.

Fail of casino scenes.

Fail of all scenes. Fail of writing, acting, directing.

Decent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Decent ending.

The Gunman, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Don Macpherson, Pete Travis, Sean Penn

Director: Pierre Morel

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: African govt wants to cancel foreign mining contracts.

Story: Ethics, Relationships, Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Sean Penn’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of op scene.

Fail of attack scene.

Good plane scene.

Fail of talk scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of hospital scene.

Fail of conference scene.

Fail of restaurant scene.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Idris Elba. Oh dear.

Fail of torture scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Jim and Annie character needs to be redone. Even though almost everything here failed, I still feel this movie can be redone very well with a better writer.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Black Mass, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jez Butterworth, Mark Mallouk

Director: Scott Cooper

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A gangster wants to control organized crime.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Fail of all characters.

Fail of FBI agent Connelly character.

Acting: Fail

Fail of all acting.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Good door fight scene.

The freaky albino psycho look doesn't work.

Fail of car scene.

Fail of all senator talk scenes.

Fail of house scenes throughout.

Fail of dock scene.

Characters don't work. Fail of writing.

Fail of cop scene.

Fail of diner scenes throughout.

Nice music content and tone of movie, but characters don't work.

Fail of killing scenes throughout.

Fail of all FBI scenes throughout.

Good hospital scene.

Fail of street parade talk scene.

Killing a woman painfully. That's not cool.

Fail of dinner scene talk.

Excellent bedroom door scene with Johnny Depp and Julianne Nicholson. Best scene of the movie.

Black Mass 2015 Whitey and Marianne scene

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

Good real life ending text.

The Walk, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of performance scenes throughout.

Fail of dentist scene.

Fail of flashback scenes throughout.

Fail of narration throughout.

Running for his life and then juggling. Oh dear.

Fail of girl scenes throughout.

A beam and her on top. Wow.

Walk over a swamp. Jokes.

Boring scenes throughout. Fail of writing.

Fail of spy scenes throughout. Fail of foot scene.

Panic on step stool. Oh dear.

Fail of angry scenes throughout. Ah…the life of egotistical artist. Just die already and be appreciated in death.

Fail of all roof scenes.

Other man on the roof was the only good scene of the movie.

Fail of climax scene.

How did this movie get a wide release? Should have been direct to video/streaming.

How did this movie make $13 million in China?

Fail of ending.

Steve Jobs, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Director: Danny Boyle

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A man wants to change the world with computers.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Epic fail of Michael Fassbender’s acting. Oh dear god.

Fail of Seth Rogen’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of auditorium scene.

Fail of backroom talk scenes.

Rejected instead of being selected. Both are true, that’s the problem. With proper context both make sense. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the person will be happy.

Fail of music content.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Complete fail of Jobs/Scully argument scene.

Again, fall of all scenes. Fail of writing, acting, directing.

Fail of quorum scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over than $30 million proves that God does NOT exist.

The Hateful Eight, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Quentin Tarantino

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue. Just terrible.

Plot: A bounty hunter wants to deliver bodies for a reward.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Kurt Russell’s acting.

Fail of Michael Madsen acting.

Good acting by Tim Roth.

Fail of Walter Googins’ acting.

Excellent acting by Samuel L. Jackson as usual.

Comments:

Fail of scenery and music intro.

Fail of carriage scene.

Beating the sh*t out of a woman. Well done liberal Hollywood.

Fail of all log house scenes.

Decent stew eating scene.

Letter to disarm White people. Jokes.

"N*gger head hunting." Yup, sounds about right. Just a different method of destroying the Black community.

Fail of flashback scenes.

Fail of all writing.

Fail of narration in middle.

Fail of first battle scene.

Fail of outdoor carriage scene.

Good cinematography throughout.

Fail of all log house scenes again.

Killing women for no good reason? Sadly, that's an accurate reflection of humanity’s patriarchal past and present.

Fail of climax scene with garbage music.

Tarantino, for the love of god, stop making movies. Move into TV and then we'll talk.

Good ending.

The Martian, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Drew Goddard

Director: Ridley Scott

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: An astronaut wants to return to Earth.

Story: Survival

Characters: Fail

Fail of Teddy Sanders character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of problem. Too unbelievable relative to technology.

Would be nice to see a visible minority as the astronaut. Gone so quick. The plot was strong enough to use a Black astronaut...god forbid. At least the genius is Black. That counts for something.

Survival scenes too unbelievable. Boring scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of NASA issue scenes throughout. Too unbelievable.

Fail of realization scene.

Good pathfinder camera scene.

Fail of crew realization scene.

All boring scenes throughout.

The teddy sanders NASA administrator could have been done from a more human point of view, Apollo 13 style.

Still boring scenes throughout.

So, the most brilliant people can’t figure it out? Oh dear.

Space pirate. Just die already.

That’s a lot of background extras. They probably cheat it.

Fail climax scene. Too stupid.

Decent ending.

Trainwreck, 2015: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Amy Schumer

Director: Judd Apatow

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A woman wants a better life.

Story: Relationships, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Imagine a Black woman having casual sex. Smiling when nervous. Jokes. Well done.

Cumming scenes could have been better.

Good dating scenes throughout.

Good boss work scenes throughout.

Excellent movie scene.

Good family drama scenes throughout.

Good climax scene.

Decent ending.

Solid comedy and relationship movie. Good writing, better acting throughout.

Victor Frankenstein, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Max Landis

Director: Paul McGuigan

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A circus wants to lock up a person.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by James McAvoy as usual.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good anatomy scenes throughout.

Good circus scene.

Treating him like dirt. Well done.

Good slow motion escape, with good music. Well done.

Quick and dirty treatment. I like it.

Good Igor scenes.

Fail of police scene.

Good eye scene.

Decent restaurant scene.

Decent night scene.

Decent presentation scene.

Fail of offer scene.

Fail of dream scene.

Fail of police scenes throughout. His character doesn’t work. Too expected. And…Andrew Scott scares me. And not in a good way.

Decent father scene, but…all the elements are being put together very clumsily.

Fail of house/police scene.

Fail of new plot.

Fail of precinct scene. Doesn’t make sense.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of pre-climax scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

I wanted to pass this movie, but the terrible writing wouldn’t let me. This movie should be redone.

The Man from U.N.CL.E., 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram

Director: Guy Ritchie

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue. Oh dear. Some of the worst I’ve ever heard.

Plot: Someone wants to build a nuclear bomb.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Henry Cavill’s acting. Just terrible.

Fail of Alicia Vikander’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

A square jawed CIA White man to save the day. What more could Hollywood ask for?

Armie Hammer. Best of luck to you sir.

The Fall of Armie Hammer: A Family Saga of Sex, Money, Drugs, and Betrayal

Fail of explanation scene.

Fail of chase scene.

Fail of tone to movie.

Fail of dialogue. Just terrible.

Fail of hotel scene.

While the James Bond-like movies are understandable, this is just terrible.

Fail of handler scene.

Fail of bathroom scene. Wasted comedy potential.

Decent coffee anger scene.

Fail of shop scene.

Fail of robbery scene.

Fail of hotel scenes.

Complete fail of writing, acting, directing, music.

Fail of outdoor gala scenes.

Hugh Grant. Wow. A lot of star power in this movie. Shame it’s garbage.

Fail of every single scene. Wow. This movie is complete garbage. Except the slap scene. That was good.

Fail of safe scene.

Fail of escape scene.

Fail of outdoor talk scene.

Fail of torture scene. Nice past images, but too easy. Then later, wasted comedy potential.

I wonder how much all the permits cost for this movie.

Decent pre-climax scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $100 million proves that God does NOT exist.

Joy, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: David O. Russell

Director: David O. Russell

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A woman wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

It's a decent rags to riches story.

Fail of family scenes.

Weak characters.

Good work scenes throughout.

Scenes are moving too fast, but then again, they have to.

Good solution scene, but the characters don't work.

Scummy manufacturing. Wait for mass 3d printing and you can do it yourself and just worry about China copying your patents.

Fail of office meeting scene.

Fail of most scenes. Maybe because everything is too dated. We don't really shop that way, aside from a few people.

Excellent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Good ending.

Bridge of Spies, 2015: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Director: Steven Spielberg

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: The Soviets wants to spy on Americans.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Excellent James Donovan character.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Mark Rylance.

Excellent acting by Tom Hanks as usual.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good regular life scenes.

Excellent spy techniques.

Good capture scene.

They let him clean his paint brushes. Really?

Good night bar talk scene.

Ah…the lawyers and justice system. A f*cked up mess, but an intentional one. Real justice vs. the perception of justice depending on one’s social class.

Using a man of integrity for the dirty work. Lovely.

Good dinner table scene.

Good interview scenes throughout.

Good contrasting plot. Well done.

Fail of motel scene.

Good judge scene.

Ah…corrupt judges for sale. I'm so use to it by now that it doesn't shock me.

Ontario government lawyers being terrorized by 'bully' bosses, secret report reveals

Stanford sex attack: Judge Aaron Persky removed from office

Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench

Former Mingo Judge Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison

Corrupt justice: what happens when judges' bias taints a case?

Good investigative scenes throughout.

Good bar night talk scene.

Wow, those are giant cameras.

Excellent court scenes throughout.

Good subway scene.

Good house attack scene.

Fail of Supreme Court scene. Way too bright. Looks like a dream.

Good plane attack scene.

Good CIA talk scene.

Excellent East Berlin scenes throughout.

Excellent backchannel scenes throughout.

Excellent climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Passed with 3 writers. Well done.

War Room, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Director: Alex Kendrick

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A couple wants a better life.

Story: Family, Relationships, Character, Ethics, Purpose

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of narration throughout.

Fail of home and work scenes.

Sloppy hair. Jokes.

Fail of house scene.

"It's hard to submit to a man like that". What? Oh wait, Christian women are supposed to be subordinate to their husbands. There we go.

Fail God-fearing Black woman throughout. "Don’t have to do the heavy lifting." So…no justice system then? Liberals or crazy religion people. And people wonder why I have little faith in humanity. It would be so much easier if I joined one camp vs. the other. But…that’s the way the rational mind works. It doesn’t like irrational things (either liberal or conservative).

Eating chips in closet. Wasted comedy potential.

"Rob you of a blessing by paying." Oh dear. I wonder how much money Christians give to the Church and count it as a blessing. Obviously, it’s a blessing for their eternal life. But if they’re going to get eternal life because they accepted Jesus as their lord and savior, why do they need more blessings? Just sayin.

Complete fail of all scenes. Garbage movie. Fail of writing, acting.

Fail of dream scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending, but a good rallying call for Christians.

A Christian movie with Black actors/actresses that got a wide release. Clearly, God works in mysterious ways.

I’ve noticed the good diversity in Christian movies. Kudos to that. Maybe Hollywood and the Christian churches are trying to make up for supporting slavery for so long.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $60 million proves that God does NOT exist. Gotta love the irony.

$3 million production budget? Holy f*ck. Which means that the actors were getting paid next to nothing. Maybe "God called them to fulfill his word."

The Intern, 2015: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Nancy Meyers

Director: Nancy Meyers

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: An old man wants a better life.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

A revolving tie rack. Wow. I hope I never need one of those.

Fail of interview scene.

Good shop scenes throughout.

Good De Niro/Hathaway scenes throughout.

She chooses a man who looks like a p*ssy. Yup, sounds about right.

It's a good movie, but I don't know a single person alive like the Ben character.

Sad that the lack of social skills in young men is true.

Decent family scenes throughout.

Excellent De Niro/Russo scenes throughout.

Excellent secretary scenes throughout.

Good break-in house scene.

Good bar scene.

Good plane scene.

Good hotel scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Tomorrowland, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird

Director: Brad Bird

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A boy wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of initial other world scenes.

Weak teenage girl scenes. I hope this is going somewhere.

Yes, another dimension. Lovely. Get on with it.

Fail of shop scene. Wasted comedy potential.

Smartest people in the world saving it? Yah, that's been tried. It failed. Why? Because of their egos and arrogance. Another illuminati science fiction movie. Lovely.

Fail of car scenes throughout.

Fail of cop scene.

Decent initial house scene.

Only the bat scene was good.

Fail of truck scene.

An hour into it and still waiting for the plot with a lot of wasted comedy potential.

Fail of France scenes.

Fail of other world scenes.

Interesting real plot. Shame the writer couldn’t pull it off.

Good memory scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

By the end of the movie, the audience will secretly believe that they’re Neo from The Matrix, and that they’re the one to save humanity. A belief that can be easily exploited by numerous beings/factions. Some conspiracy theorists would like this movie, especially with the analogy of the Black Mirror.

True Story, 2015: PASS

Unknown budget (most likely Commercial Failure)

Writer: David Kajganich, Rupert Goold

Director: Rupert Goold

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A newspaper wants to fire a journalist.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Fail of Jonah Hill’s acting.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good African interview scene.

Print journalism. Just die already. Let investigative reporting rule the online world.

Decent card scene.

Good board meeting scene.

Fail of narration throughout.

Ah…the desperation of journalists. To be fair, their industry is under pressure, along with their evaporating pensions. Hence the begging for liberal billionaires to buy them and use the company as a tax loss and launder their image. It’s actually a good deal for all parties.

James Franco, always the artist. Yes you can act, everyone knows that.

Good interview scenes throughout.

Good courts scenes throughout.

Good home scenes throughout.

Excellent woman interrogation scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Woman in Gold, 2015: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Alexi Kaye Campbell

Director: Simon Curtis

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue throughout.

Plot: Nazis want to steal paintings from an Jewish-Austrian family.

Story: Family, Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting all around.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good office boss scene.

Good non-linear plot.

Good diner scene.

Good Maria almond scenes throughout.

Good past scenes throughout.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Good investigative scenes throughout.

Good speech scene.

Good solution scene.

Good parking garage scene.

Good court scenes throughout.

Good lunch talk scene.

Good negotiation scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Good movie considering it's based on a true story.

Trumbo, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: John McNamara

Director: Jay Roach

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: US govt wants to crack down on Hollywood communists.

Story: Ethics, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Fail

Fail of Bryan Cranston’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro. At least the text intro gave a decent context. Hollywood was stupid not to support the Soviets during WWII and stupid for staying with them during the Cold War. F*cked either way.

Fail of set scenes.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of cinema scene.

Could you imagine demonizing Jews in Hollywood today? The ADL and Media Matters would destroy you before you woke up the next day.

It’s a shame that this movie is biographical.

"Fight with the purity of Jesus." Oh dear.

Boring scenes throughout.

Trying to strong arm Hollywood Jews. Yah…that won’t work today. But Hollywood Jews in the past were wrong to turn their back on their fellow communist staff. Shameful.

Fail of strong-arm office scene.

Decent prison threat scene.

Boring prison scenes throughout.

Yes, Hollywood treats writers like crap. Get over it.

Fail of restaurant scene.

Boring writing scenes throughout.

Fail of family scenes throughout.

Fail of friend talk scenes throughout.

Ah…the bad father. Well done.

Decent Goodman anger scene. "…in this for the money and the p*ssy and they’re both fallin’ off the trees." That sir, is the reason why most heterosexual men are in Hollywood. Money, sex and the control of both.

I make garbage! John Goodman in Trumbo 2015

Fail of non-climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Unfinished Business, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Steven Conrad

Director: Ken Scott

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A boss wants to cut back on employee salaries.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Good resignation scene.

Good solution idea.

Good family scenes throughout.

Pretending the screen is frozen. Too sad.

Fail of first presentation scene.

Good wrong turn scene.

Good sauna scene.

Good crash scene.

Fail of open hotel room scene. Too stupid.

Good party scenes.

Good bubble slap scene.

European girls are that easy. I would go to Europe but I’m not vaccinated. No travel for me again. Whatever.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Barely $15 million at the box office. Holy f*ck. The audience was too cruel. But it’s a solid comedy movie.

In the Heart of the Sea, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Charles Leavitt

Director: Ron Howard

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to prove himself.

Story: Ambition, Survival, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

A lot of star power for a period piece. Sadly enough, it’s necessary.

That’s one way to sell.

Deferred promise. Oh dear.

He didn’t take it in writing the first time? Oh dear.

Gone 3 years. Wow.

Fail of wife argument scene.

Whale oil to keep the streets safe. Oh dear.

Whale pins. Oh dear.

Fail of first issue scene. The music doesn’t help.

Fail of dinner scene.

Hey, a Black guy. That’s worth something. Oh, there’s more. I just didn’t see most in the frame.

Good speech scene.

I thought that was Spiderman (Tom Holland). Nice to see you again.

Fail of storm scene.

Fail of argument scene.

Fail of whale hunting scenes. But I’m biased since I have a conscience.

Fail of island scenes.

And the plot thickens. Not really.

Fail of family talk scene.

They found the whales. Now just die already and let nature take you back into her loving bosom.

Ah…the limits of wooden ships.

Fail of storytelling method.

Decent survival scenes throughout, but not enough to pass.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Period pieces are tough sells. Yes dear, let's go watch a movie about killing helpless whales. Yah…no.

$100 million production budget. Warner Bros. Pictures has money to burn.

Paper Towns, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber

Director: Jake Schreier

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of dialogue.

Plot: A guy wants to be with a girl.

Story: Relationships, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of her life montage scenes.

Fail of Santa thing.

Another cut and paste cliché teen romance movie. Christ.

Fail of naked guy scene.

Fail of night out scenes throughout.

Fail of school scene.

Boring scenes throughout. Fail of writing, acting.

Circling two answers. Jokes.

Fail of party scenes.

Fail of search scenes throughout.

Fail of night scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Vacation, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley

Director: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of dialogue.

Plot: A family wants a better life.

Story: Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Ed helms’ acting.

Comments:

Good picture intro.

Good plane scene. Unbelievable but still funny.

Hey the guy from MadTV (Keegan-Michael Key). I hope your character is better than in Why Him (2016).

People who want you to like everything on Facebook. Yes, these are very annoying people.

Decent to good home scenes throughout.

Younger brother bullying. Jokes.

Fail of car scene. Wow, that's an ugly car.

Decent to good car scenes throughout.

A mother who needs to relive her youth. Yawn.

Fail of university scene.

Fail of motel scene.

Who stays in a sh*tty motel? People on a budget.

Fail of car forest bathing scene.

Fail of rich relative house scenes.

Fail of night nude party scene.

Fail of cop standoff scene. Too stupid.

Fail of canoe scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of grandpa scene. Chevy, why has your face gotten so fat? John Goodman slimmed down and you chubbed up. I didn't think that was possible for either of you. A far cry from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989).

Excellent slow motion end fight scene, but not enough to pass.

90 Minutes in Heaven 2015 90 Minutes in Heaven, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Michael Polish

Director: Michael Polish

Dialogue: Fail

Stale dialogue.

Plot: A preacher wants a better life.

Story: Purpose, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Hayden Christensen’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Hayden Christensen from Star Wars. Wow.

Fail of preach scene.

Fail of bridge scenes. Oh dear god. Forgive the pun.

Decent hospital scenes.

Lacked in bedside manners. Jokes.

Ah yes, the miracle of prayer. I’m sure that went a long way with the genocide and/or slavery of the Jews, Native Americans and Blacks.

Sadly, most Christian movies (like this one) have stale dialogue. Even though it doesn't have to be this way.

Maybe if the movie was more than just him in a hospital, it could have worked…with better acting of course.

Fail of house scenes.

Fail of toilet scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Not as bad as most Christian movies, but still not enough to pass.

Seventh Son, 2014 Seventh Son, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Charles Leavitt, Steven Knight

Director: Sergei Bodrov

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A demon queen wants to rule the world.

Story: Ambition, Ethics, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Complete fail of all acting.

Fail of Jeff Bridges’ acting.

Fail of Julianne Moore’s acting.

Fail of Alicia Vikander’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Hey, Kit Harington from Game of Thrones. Nice to see you in the beginning.

Fail of bar fight scene.

Only Catholic knights can vanquish evil? But they are evil. The Vatican/Catholic Church is the personification of evil.

Fail of church fight scene.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of house women scene.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of all Jeff Bridges’ scene, which is pretty much the entire movie.

Decent armor fight scene. Best scene of the movie.

Fail of other demon guy scene. At least he’s Black. That counts for something.

Fail of night meeting scene.

Fail of bear fight scene.

Hey, the girl from Battlestar Galactica (Kandyse McClure).

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of fight giant scene.

Decent town attack scenes.

Good witch death scene.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of dream scene.

Decent pre-climax battle scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

I already knew that it would be a failure after the first minute.

Complete fail of all writing, dialogue, directing, cinematography, acting.

How did this garbage movie get a wide release? Star power.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $100 million proves that God does NOT exist.

85% of box office revenue was made overseas with China and Russia generating the most revenue. While most North American audiences won't lower their standards, it's a different story for people in Russia and China.

$95 million production budget. Holy f*ck. Universal Pictures has money to burn.

Our Brand Is Crisis, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Peter Straughan

Director: David Gordon Green

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A strategist wants to get their candidate elected.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Billy Bob Thornton’s acting.

Fail of Sandra Bullocks’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of car ride talk scene.

Fail of log cabin talk scene.

Solution unbelievable.

Fail of intro scene.

Fail of commercial scene.

Fail of competitor guy scene.

Fail of slow motion scene.

Forced comedy scenes. Weak writing. Fail of strategy scenes throughout.

New motive for Jane doesn't work.

Fail of Billy Bob Thornton scenes throughout.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of bus scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Always nice to see dirty tactic in campaigns. The hallmark of a false democracy. See Philosophy of Governance & Economics in Philosophy Reborn Part I: Purpose.

Philosophy Reborn Part I: Purpose

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Secret in their Eyes, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Billy Ray

Director: Billy Ray

Dialogue: Fail

A lot of wasted dialogue.

Plot: A murderer wants to kill an FBI agent's daughter.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Julia Roberts’ acting.

Fail of Nicole Kidman’s acting.

Comments:

Good intro.

A man torturing and killing a helpless White girl? Yes, that’s what the audience needs to see. Well done Hollywood.

Fail of office scenes throughout.

Fail of investigative scenes throughout.

Desperate investigators...try working outside.

Fail of stadium scene.

Fail of elevator scene.

Sometimes past/present scenes work in films. And sometimes they don't. This is the latter.

Excellent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Good ending.

Rock the Kasbah, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Mitch Glazer

Director: Barry Levinson

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A Hollywood agent wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good office scene.

Fail of party scene.

Good family window scene.

Good plane scene.

Touring Afghanistan. Jokes.

Decent military entourage scene.

Yes, Afghanistan was exploited by the US for decades. And their lives are worth nothing to the US govt.

No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides

Good real life afghan scenes throughout.

"F*ck you like a mousketeer on crack." Okay, I wasn't expecting that line.

Bruce Willis. Wow.

Good Bruce Willis scenes throughout.

Good desert scenes.

Excellent offer scene.

Shame and eternal death. Jokes.

Good cab scene.

Weak singer scenes throughout, but I'll let it go.

Decent studio scene.

Good father scenes throughout.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

An interesting and quirky movie. Well done. Wouldn't have gotten made without star power.

Carol, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Phyllis Nagy

Director: Todd Haynes

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Two women want a better life.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Boring store scenes throughout.

Fail of restaurant talk scene.

Barely know what to order for lunch relative to what you want in life? Oh dear.

Fail of argument scene.

Flat and boring scenes throughout.

No real character development. Just boring regular life.

Good sex scene.

Maybe the writer wanted the audience to feel for main character but it didn't work for me.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Period pieces are a tough sell. But the audience liked it.

Irrational Man, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen

Dialogue: Fail

"Much of philosophy is verbal masturbation." Weak line and delivery.

Plot: A philosopher wants a better life.

Story: Purpose, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro. No one gossips that much about an academic philosopher. I have a BA in philosophy.

Fail of quick succession of scenes.

A girl falls for a philosopher. Yah…no.

Boring scenes throughout. Fail of writing.

So self destructive and brilliant. Yah yah.

Fail of diner scene.

Fail of narration throughout.

Fail of all scenes. complete garbage.

Women attracted to broken men. Yup, sounds about right.

Fail of solution. At least he took action.

Fail of jealousy scenes.

Fail of fair scene.

Paper on Kant. Oh dear.

It would have been a better scene if she said, "it’s my birthday. F*ck me."

I don’t think that the MeToo movement would approve of this movie.

Fail of all scenes.

Fail of dinner scene.

Fail of connecting scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Garbage philosophy movie. But it's Woody Allen, what do you expect? At least he had the decency not to be in the movie as the girl's father.

I even watched the movie twice just to make sure.

But kudos to Allen for trying to make a movie about an academic philosopher interesting. It didn’t succeed, but at least someone tried.

Almost as if the movie was made just so male celebrities could get laid. Sometimes, pretend sex on-camera turns into real sex off-camera. Either before or after shooting.

Danny Collins, 2014 Danny Collins, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Dan Fogelman

Director: Dan Fogelman

Dialogue: Pass

"I'm way too old to be putting this shit up my nose." "Yes you are." Decent line, good delivery.

"My balls are in her purse. In case you want to meet them later." Good line and delivery.

Plot: A young wife wants to cheat on her older husband.

Story: Purpose, Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent child acting by Giselle Eisenberg. She'll go far.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of performance scene.

Fail of backstage scene.

Fail of home scenes throughout.

Ah…the problems of rich White privileged music stars. Brings a tear to my eye.

A young woman cheating on her older husband. The dangers of robbing from the cradle.

Fail of all hotel scenes throughout.

Decent to good family scenes throughout.

Good outdoor house talk scene.

Good school scene.

Good father son-in-law bus talking scene.

Good backyard scene.

Decent climax scene.

Excellent ending.

First half was complete garbage, the second half worked well.

Passed with music content and directing.

Paddington, 2014 Paddington, 2015: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Paul King

Director: Paul King

Dialogue: Pass

"Could you step back there's a baby coming through. Can you keep those flowers away please. She's too young for pollen." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A bear wants a better life.

Story: Family, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Nicole Kidman.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good bear scenes throughout.

Good transport scenes.

Good bird scene.

Good train scene. Good look from dad.

Good dining scene.

Excellent orphanage scene.

Home insurance policy. That actually makes sense.

Good bathroom scene.

Good Nicole Kidman scenes throughout.

Good escalator scene.

Good robbery scene.

Looking away face. Jokes.

Good phone/musical scene.

Fail of archive scene.

Pneumonic tubes. A different era.

Good home scenes throughout.

Good pre-climax search scenes.

Excellent climax scene.

Excellent ending.

I initially thought that this movie would be a failure. But the comedy and human characters are solid. Excellent writing by Paul King. He injected as much comedy into every scene as possible. Well done.

One of the best movies of all time.

The Night Before, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jonathan Levine, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Evan Goldberg

Director: Jonathan Levine

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Various men want a better life.

Story: Family, Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters overall.

Fail of drug dealer character.

Fail of girl thief.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of everything. Oh dear god.

Can Hollywood stop making stupid comedy movies? F*ck sakes.

People wanting to be associated with celebrities. Understandable, but still, another low point for humanity.

Fail of bathroom flipping out scene.

Fail of drug strip bar visualization scene.

Fail of all Tracy Morgan scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

4 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Truth, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: James Vanderbilt

Director: James Vanderbilt

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A reporter wants to investigate a politician.

Story: Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Cate Blanchett.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Most scenes way too dramatic. An attempt to liven up a boring story.

Ah…the gallant liberal media saving the day. Just die already.

Scary music as conservatives blog about her. Get the f*ck outta here.

Giving notes in the middle of a taped interview. Is that how it really works? Oh dear god.

Corporate media executives vs. employees. Yah yah, get on with it. Without the big money, none of the investigations would happen. Or if they did, it would all be through FOIA requests.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Love & Mercy, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Michael Alan Lerner, Oren Moverman

Director: Bill Pohlad

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A musician wants a better life.

Story: Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of car shop scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of recording scenes throughout.

Fail of restaurant scene.

Fail of everything. Too boring and dry. but it's based on a true story so...

Fail of recording anger scene.

Always nice to see a music prodigy at work.

The past plot works. The future one doesn't. Not in sync.

Fail of lunch scene.

Fail of pool scene.

Fail of car shop scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

The music industry is a harsh one. It doesn’t tolerate sensitive people.

Entourage, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Doug Ellin

Director: Doug Ellin

Dialogue: Fail

"We're not together because you f*cked my stepmother. Don't ever forget that." Good line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A studio doesn’t want to give a director more money.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Jeremy Piven.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Is this is supposed to be a comedy?

Directors who want to make a perfect movie. Sigh.

Nice scenes of the luxury Hollywood life but not necessary.

A movie about Hollywood with Hollywood stars. sigh. Is Hollywood even trying anymore?

And just so you’re aware, Kevin Connolly looks like a psychopath serial killer in this movie.

Always nice to see the view of Hollywood with only White actors/actresses. But then again, that's a true reflection of the power in Hollywood. At least they were kind enough to throw in a Black assistant. That counts for something.

What was the music clearance bill for this movie?

Good climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Decent ending.

Almost as if the movie was made just so male celebrities could get laid. Sometimes, pretend sex on-camera turns into real sex off-camera. Either before or after shooting.

The 33, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, Michael Thomas

Director: Patricia Riggen

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: People want to survive a mountain collapse.

Story: Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Antonio Banderas as usual.

Good acting by Rodrigo Santoro.

Comments:

Decent intro.

The edgy music sounds like it's from the Harrison Ford Jack Ryan movies. A bit overdramatic.

The fact that humans haven't been able to create robotic system to mine resources or build homes in the 21st century is ridiculous. But so is a justice system that believes in settling issues of wrongdoing without admitting to wrongdoing.

"Make sure no one lives." What? Oh yah, it's South America. My bad.

Good office scene.

Good mine scenes throughout.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of hallucination scene. Doesn't work.

Fail of epiphany scene.

Odd that they can't mount an adequate rescue quick enough with international support. What about the drilling guys from Armageddon?

Odd that it takes over 2 months with international support. But it's based on a true story so...

Social order in the mountain breaks down after everyone in the world knows about them. What?

Fail of realization scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The miners were never compensated? The company was found not guilty. Really? That's very sad. If this happened in the US, money would be flying at the workers and mid to hefty fines for the company. All without admitting to actual wrongdoing of course.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Marielle Heller

Director: Marielle Heller

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A girl wants a better life.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Kristen Wiig.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Interesting use of animation in stills.

Fail of visualization scenes throughout.

Good bar scene.

Decent sex scene.

Decent school scenes throughout.

Fail of animation in diner scene.

Good fat letter scene.

Good sex scene.

Good boat scene.

Good friend scenes throughout.

Animation scenes not needed at all.

Good climax scene.

Decent ending.

Weird movie but passable. Could have been better with different music content.

Almost as if the movie was made just so male celebrities could get laid. Sometimes, pretend sex on-camera turns into real sex off-camera. Either before or after shooting.

Creed, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington

Director: Ryan Coogler

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A boxer wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Phylicia Rashad from The Cosby Show. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Nice boxing scenes throughout but not enough for a movie.

Fail of boxing training match.

Fail of restaurant talk scene.

Fail of boxing pre-show clip scenes.

Boring scenes throughout.

Boring date scene.

Fail of training scenes throughout.

Good old school training scenes throughout.

Fail of real fight scene.

Fail of other boxer guy and manager scene.

Could have done the creed father thing very differently. Fail of writing.

Fail of hospital/health scenes throughout.

Good club argument scene.

Fail of fight conference scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Doesn't come close to the old Rocky movies.

Max, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Sheldon Lettich, Boaz Yakin

Director: Boaz Yakin

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A family wants to deal with their trauma.

Story: Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all military scenes throughout.

Fail of funeral scene. Yes, dogs love their masters.

Fail of kids scenes throughout.

Fail of cinematography.

"Traitor to your race." Oh dear.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing and directing.

Fail of backyard gun scene.

Fail of talk scene.

Fail of new plot scene.

Fail of father scenes throughout.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made over $40 million proves that God does NOT exist.

Captive, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Brian Bird, Reinhard Denke

Director: Jerry Jameson

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to escape from prison.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Hey, the girl from House of Cards (Kate Mara).

Fail of jail scene.

Fail of court scene.

Fail of investigative scenes throughout.

Fail of apartment scene.

Fail of cinematography throughout.

Fail of solution scenes throughout. Too unbelievable.

Fail of all scenes. Complete fail of writing and directing.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

$2 million production budget. It shows.

A Walk in the Woods, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Rick Kerb, Bill Holderman

Director: Ken Kwapis

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Boring solution scenes throughout.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Yes, hiding from the crazy woman. Yah yah.

Holding on the man's hand. Jokes.

Boring motel room scenes throughout.

Good Laundromat scene.

Fail of bear scene.

How did this movie get a wide release? Star power.

Fail of car rental scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Concussion, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Peter Landesman

Director: Peter Landesman

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: The NFL wants to ignore head trauma injury.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Alec Baldwin as usual.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of court scenes throughout.

Black-American actor playing an African with an accent instead of someone from Africa. Oh dear.

Fail of forensic scenes throughout.

Fail of truck scene.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of plot. The plot is common sense.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

The red head woodpecker. Oh dear. That's one way of putting an analogy.

Fail of explanation scene.

Football, hockey, boxing…all contact sports involve head trauma. People make their own choices as an adult to participate. End of story.

Fail of club scene.

Fail of wife plot. But it's based on a true story so...

Fail of rain talk scene.

Ah…sports. The multibillion dollar rotting of society. Lovely. The day that sports dies is that day that some viewers go on Big Pharma drugs. Others will commit suicide. Others will withdraw from society. But only a few will use the absence to wake up to the reality of what’s happening in the world.

Sorry, but the brain doesn't have intentionality to tell the person what to do. See Philosophy of Mind in Philosophy Reborn Part I: Purpose.

Philosophy Reborn Part I: Purpose

Fail of street scene.

Fail of restaurant talk scene.

Fail of FBI scenes. Too unbelievable.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing. Good directing though.

Southpaw, 2015: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Kurt Sutter

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A younger boxer wants to fight an older boxer.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Jake Gyllenhaal as usual.

Fail of 50 Cent's acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good boxing scenes throughout.

Fail of initial home scene.

Fail of speech scene.

Fail of gala fight scene. Too unbelievable. Like actors, you're just a commodity. Of course you're being f*cked over.

Good car scene.

Good court scene.

Decent spiral down scenes. I would have liked a bit more lower to rock bottom, but...

Good training scenes.

Good father/child scenes throughout.

Good bar scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Good writing, directing, and acting.

Grandma, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Paul Weitz

Director: Paul Weitz

Dialogue: Pass

Good dialogue throughout.

Plot: A woman wants to break up with her partner.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Lily Tomlin. Very well done.

Comments:

Good intro, but only because of Lily Tomlin's acting.

Stroke then strangling than stroke again. Jokes.

Good porch scene.

Good coffee scene.

Face looks like an armpit. Jokes.

This movie only works because of Lily Tomlin's acting.

Decent tattoo scene.

Silver back male gorilla. Jokes.

Decent ex-husband scene.

Decent mother scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Good writing, directing and acting.

Less than $600K production budget. Kudos. A labor of love then since no one’s getting paid.

Krampus, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields

Director: Michael Dougherty

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A family wants to celebrate Christmas.

Story: Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Boring family scenes throughout.

Fail of family dinner scene.

Fancy food clogs the pipes. Jokes.

What kind of parents allow a kid to walk over in a blizzard? Liberal parents.

Fail of street scene.

Fail of house scenes throughout.

Fail of story scene.

That's a freaky snowmen.

Fail of most scenes. Complete fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

99 Homes, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi

Director: Ramin Bahrani

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Banks wants to evict families from their home.

Story: Family, Ethics, Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Andrew Garfield's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of family scenes throughout.

Fail of bank enforcer guy scene throughout. That's the problem when you evict people who have nothing to lose. Never take on people who have nothing to lose. Millionaires and billionaires are quite scared of homeless people.

Boring scenes throughout.

Fail of writing.

Fail of new enforcer guy scenes throughout.

I get what the writer wanted to do, but it doesn't work.

What did he think would happen?

Ah…the corrupt bankers. Yah yah. They have no power without the enforcers (police and legal system).

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing, directing and acting.

McFarland USA, 2015: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilos, Grant Thompson

Director: Niki Caro

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A school wants to fire a coach.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of diner scene.

Decent school scenes throughout.

Boring scenes throughout.

Good second principal scene.

Mexicans with White girls. Jokes.

"This requires a shut door." Jokes.

Good training scenes throughout.

Good running scenes throughout.

Good night coach talk scene.

Good coach parent scene.

Good farm scene.

Good outdoor party scene.

Good gala scene.

Decent police scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Passed with 3 writers. Kudos.

Still Alice, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A woman wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Julianne Moore. She was the correct actress for this movie.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Decent lecture scene.

Yah, that is the reality of theatre.

Decent doctor therapy scenes throughout.

Good house scenes throughout.

Genetic Alzheimer’s. Okay there.

Good family talk scene.

Good lecture scene.

Good video scene.

Excellent tone to movie.

Good husband wife scenes throughout.

Good mother/daughter scenes throughout.

Good speech scene.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Powerful movie. Almost brought me to tears.

Good writing and directing, Excellent acting all around.

$4 million production budget. Kudos.

One of the best movies of all time.

The Boy Next Door, 2015: PASS

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Barbara Curry

Director: Rob Cohen

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A husband wants to cheat on his wife.

Story: Relationships, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Decent family scene.

Good hardware store scene.

Decent kitchen scene.

Decent restaurant scene.

She says no but her body says yes. I don't think the MeToo movement would approve.

Good sex scene.

Good day after scene.

Confusing the boy. Well done.

Decent tone to movie.

Good student vice principal scene.

Good dance scene.

Good sex scene.

Good class scene.

Decent car scene.

Good kitchen scene.

Trying to reason with a sociopath. You should of realized he was a sociopath.

Good house scene.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Good writing, directing and acting.

$4 million production budget. Really? Kudos.

The Perfect Guy, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Tyger Williams

Director: David M. Rosenthal

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man doesn't want to settle down.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Michael Ealy's acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of talk scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of club scene.

Boring scenes throughout.

Fail of dating scenes throughout.

Fail of gas station scene.

That's the type of man you want. Nice to parents, good in the sack, and man enough to protect you when needed. Couldn't ask for more. The stalking is a bit much, but you can work on that.

Everything seems too forced.

Fail of serving scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of police scenes throughout.

Fail of sleep scene.

Fail of board scene.

In a digital age, you're f*cked when you're partner is tech savvy.

Fail of crash scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing and acting.

The Gift, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Joel Edgerton

Director: Joel Edgerton

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A couple wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Boring house scenes throughout.

Fail of gala scene.

Fail of realization scene.

Excellent dog look scene. Well done.

A few good scenes with horror sound effects.

And the plot thickens.

Fail of confrontation scene.

Fail of driveway scene.

Fail of realization scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

This movie should be redone with a writer with a different vision.

Fail of writing.

Love the Coopers, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Steven Rogers

Director: Jessie Nelson

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A family wants to celebrate Christmas.

Story: Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of narration throughout.

Fail of intro of each character scene.

Fail of most scenes. Complete fail of writing.

45 minutes in and I'm waiting for a good scene to comment on.

Fail of writing and directing.

Fail of dinner scene.

Fail of mother/daughter talk scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

We Are Your Friends, 2015: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer

Director: Max Joseph

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A guy wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of diner scene.

Boring prep scenes.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of art party scene.

Ah…the sad life of beautiful rich White people.

Fail of music content. I feel it's covering up for garbage writing.

Ah…the sushi in the valley. Shall we change our status like in A Knight's Tale (2001).

At least the dance extras got paid well.

Good dance animation multiple clips scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of strip club scene.

What was the music clearance bill for this movie?

"Having fun and banging women." Oh dear.

Fail of death scene.

Good old fair trade organic coffee.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

$2 million production budget. Kudos. Which means that the actors were getting paid next to nothing.

The Longest Ride, 2015: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Craig Bolotin

Director: George Tillman Jr.

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A guy and girl want a better life.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Women who get all hot and bothered over cowboys. Oh dear.

Good bull ride scenes throughout.

Good rodeo cinematography throughout.

Good past love story scenes.

Two love stories and good directing. It works.

Good dating scenes throughout.

Squiggly lines on white canvas. That's what I'm talking about.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Weak dialogue throughout, but solid characters.

Decent writing and good directing.

The D Train, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel

Director: Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants a better life.

Story: Ambition, Relationships, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Good acting by James Marsden.

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of phone scene.

Fail of dinner scene.

Fail of TV scene.

Fail of solution.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of breakfast scene.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of sex scene.

Fail of car scene.

Is this supposed to be a comedy?

Fail of house scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Released in over 1000 theaters and made less than $1 million. Ouch.

The Green Inferno, 2015: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo

Director: Eli Roth

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A corporation wants to destroy a forest.

Story: Ambition, Ethics, Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Captain Planet to the rescue.

Fail of dorm scene.

Jewish guilt. Jokes.

Fail of cinematography throughout.

Fail of lecture scenes.

Fail of restaurant scene.

Fail of solution.

Fail of all scenes.

Fail of initial gun scene. Powerfully stupid.

Plane crash. What?

Fail of plane crash scene.

How did this movie get a wide release?

Were the studio executives, producers and writer on crack cocaine when making this movie? Because it would explain a lot.

Fail of native scenes throughout.

Ah yes…the sacrifice. Aztec style. That's what I'm talking about.

Jerking off. I'll be honest…I didn't expect that.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Decent attempt at twist in the end but it didn't work.

Complete fail of writing, directing, acting.

***Do not watch this movie. Should only be watched as a reference in how NOT to make a movie.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made less than $15 million proves that God does NOT exist.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, 2015: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki, Christopher B. Landon

Director: Christopher B. Landon

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Zombies want to eat/kill people.

Story: Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Fail of lab scene.

Fail of scout car scene.

Hey, is that the guy from Home Improvement (Jonathan Taylor Thomas)? Nope. My bad, that's Tye Sheridan. Must be the Illuminati genetic cloning program.

Fail of road scene.

Fail of convenience store scene.

Fail of forest scenes throughout.

Fail of strip club scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of music content.

Fail of jail scene.

Fail of military scenes throughout.

I'm almost surprised she didn't give him a blow job in the room.

Fail of slow motion cock scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

I didn't see him ask for consent. I don't think the MeToo movement would approve.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.