Hollywood Movie Review Series:

2016 Movies

Part 1

Introduction

Best Movies From 1999 - 2018

Worst Movies From 1999 - 2018

Super Elite Worst Movies From 1999 - 2018

1999 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2000 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2001 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2002 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2003 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2004 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2005 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2006 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2007 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2008 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2009 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2010 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2011 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2012 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2013 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2014 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2015 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2016 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

2017 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3

2018 Movies – Part 1 and Part 2

 

By: Shawn Alli
Posted: December 30, 2021
Updated: July 1, 2022

Move Review Series by: Shawn Alli

Copyright Pixabay

 

PASSED: 38 Movies

FAILED: 90 Movies

 

*This article was updated in July 2022 because the original web pages were too large to be indexed by Google.

 

*I do NOT own the copyright for any movie posters.


*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 Revenant 2016 The Revenant, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Inarritu

Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A group of people want to survive.

Story: Survival, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

People killing people in the mud and dirty. Not appealing but it is reality.

Kills a bear. Really?

DiCaprio vs. nature. Of course DiCaprio wins.

Good flashback scenes throughout.

Decent use of visual images vs. dialogue for most scenes.

Weak music content throughout.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.

Barely passable.


Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Linda Woolverton

Director: James Bobin

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: A company doesn’t want a woman to be a captain.

Story: Family, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Weak characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Mia Wasikowska’s acting.

Fail of Anne Hathaway’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

It looked like a failure after the first minutes of intro action.

Fail of mother/daughter talk scene.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of initial wonderland scenes.

Fail of wonderland plot.

Fail of hatter scenes throughout.

Fail of solution scene.

Fail of clock scenes.

Fail of red queen scene.

Fail of royal palace scene.

Weak scenes throughout. A lot of wasted comedy potential.

Fail of almost all scenes, nice special effects though.

Always nice to see that all the characters are White. Hollywood at its best.

Rips off her nose. Wasted comedy potential.

Complete fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing, acting, directing.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made almost $300 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice (Extended), 2016 Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice (Extended), 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer

Director:  Zack Snyder

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Plot: Humans want to get rid of an alien vigilante.

Story: Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Ben Affleck’s acting. Not the right actor to play Batman.

Fail of Jesse Eisenberg’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Fail of Jeremy Irons’ acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of music content.

Fail of building destruction scenes.

Fail of Middle East scenes.

Using 35mm film in 2016. Oh dear. But I was born in 1982 so I can understand.

Fail of initial batman scene.

Fail of all batman investigation scenes.

Fail of all Lex Luther scenes. Oh dear god.

Fail of Wayne/Kent initial meeting scene.

Good news multiple clips scene.

Fail of bathroom scene.

Fail of ballroom scene.

Fail of dream scene. Powerfully stupid.

Fail of practically every scene. Complete fail of writing.

Fail of car chase scene.

Good bench meeting scene.

Must it be a black woman pushed?

Good explosion scene.

Fail of wonder woman theme song.

Fail of Kryptonian ship/tech thing.

Fail of batman suit.

Fail Lex and Lois scene.

Fail of Wonder Woman computer scene.

Decent Batman/Superman fight scenes.

Fail batman fight scenes.

The captor keeps her alive before the hero gets there. Clearly, that makes sense. Christ.

Good climax battle scene, but not enough to pass.

Decent ending.

Fail of jail scene ending.

Nice to see that all the DC superheroes are White. Well done Hollywood. God forbid visible minority superheroes. Cyborg and Aquaman aren’t part of the main superhero lineup.

I wonder how Cyclops would compare to Superman's X-ray blast?

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made almost $900 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Captain America: Civil War, 2016 Captain America: Civil War, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: The UN wants to register mutants as govt employees.

Story: Ethics, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Fail of Black Panther character.

Fail of Spiderman character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Excellent intro.

Good initial battle scene.

Good conference scene.

Fail of elevator scene.

Doesn't compare to the comic book civil war.

One life vs. humanity. Sorry lady, but it doesn't compare.

Good govt official scene.

Good torture scene.

Good group talk scene.

Excellent UN scenes.

Excellent apartment scene.

Fail of Black Panther character. Claws and martial art skills for the Black superhero. Yup, sounds about right.

Decent holding facility scene.

Excellent lunch room fight scenes.

Excellent past scenes.

Good Spiderman scenes.

Decent house vision scene.

Fail of airstrip fight. Christ. Abandoned? Well, that cuts down on the cost for background extras.

As if superhero's don't die. Sigh.

Good jail scene.

Good realization scene.

Good climax fight scene.

Decent ending.

Decent post-credit scene.


Deadpool, 2016 Deadpool, 2016: PASS

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

Director: Tim Miller

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Warlords want weapons.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Ryan Reynolds as usual.

Comments:

Fail of cab and airfield intro.

Excellent highway scenes. Excellent slow motion shots. Very impressive.

Good apartment scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Plot for wife and him could have been done better.

Excellent colossus highway scene.

Fail of surgery scene.

Fail of facility fight scene.

Plot in general was garbage.

Fail of blind woman scene.

Excellent special effects.

Fail of music content throughout.

Fail of prep scenes.

Fail of cab talk scene.

Decent pre-climax fight scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

This movie only passed on the strength of Ryan Reynolds’ comedy acting.


Ghostbusters, 2016 Ghostbusters, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig

Director: Paul Feig

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue from villain.

Plot: Ghosts want to haunt places.

Story: Character, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Garbage villain character

Acting: Pass

Fail of Chris Hemsworth’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all ghost scenes.

Fail of interaction between friends. Weak comedy scenes.

Fail of interview process scenes.

Fail of almost all scenes. Fail of writing.

Why is an A-list actor like Chris Hemsworth in this movie when he's a minor character? Was he supposed to bring in ticket sales from the male or female audience?

Excellent forced body movements scene. Could have been done into a workout.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Just so we’re clear, the movie didn't fail because they're women. It failed because the plot and characters are garbage and lacking in comedy.


Now You See Me 2, 2016 Now You See Me 2, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Ed Solomon

Director: Jon M. Chu

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A guy wants to be part of the inner circle of a magical order.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Woody Harrelson as usual.

Fail of Daniel Radcliffe’s acting. Wrong actor for the role.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good narration.

Good creepy underground scene.

Decent FBI scenes throughout.

Good tying up scene.

Tray into a briefcase. Very well done.

Excellent prep scenes before mission.

Excellent stage scene.

Excellent prison scene.

Decent flashback scene.

Fail of bad guy initial scene.

Fail of all Radcliffe scenes throughout. Fail of acting.

Good store shop scene.

Decent plane scene.

Excellent facility scenes throughout.

Fail of street scene.

Fail of ship scene.

Good pre-climax scenes.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.


Gods of Egypt, 2016 Gods of Egypt, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless

Director: Alex Proyas

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A god wants to rule the world.

Story: Ambition, Relationships, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s acting.

Fail of Gerard Butler’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of street scene.

Fail of bath scene.

Fail of god talk scene.

Fail of ceremony scene. Terrible acting and dialogue.

Fail of fight scene.

Fail of all royal scenes throughout.

Fail of infiltration of gods place scene.

Fail of escape scene.

Fail of every scene of the movie.

Fail of god deal scene.

Fail of Anubis scene.

Fail of all Ra scenes throughout. Oh dear god it’s terrible.

Fail of invasion scene.

Fail of journey scenes throughout.

Fail of CGI characters.

Miss the darkness. Yah yah.

Fail of all Gerard Butler scenes throughout.

Fail of temple fight scene.

Always nice to see that Egyptian gods are all White. But Hollywood threw in the token Black magician and a Black woman fighter. That was nice of them.

Fail of magician scene.

Fail of desert scene.

Fail of underworld scene.

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

Fail of Ra fight scene.

Fail of pre-climax fight scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Complete fail of writing, directing, acting.

$140 million production budget. Lionsgate has money to burn.

***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 $150 million proves that God does NOT exist, which is ironic given the content of the movie.


Allegiant, 2016 Allegiant, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, Noah Oppenheim

Director: Robert Schwentke

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Different factions want to control the govt

Story: Relationships, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Shailene Woodley’s acting.

Fail of Jeff Daniels’ acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

You don't know how to repel. Get the f*ck outta here.

Yes, when a new govt takes power, judgment of the old one commences, and it's usually not pretty.

Fail of escape scene.

And the plot thickens.

Fail of every scene after they get beyond the wall.

Fail of explanation scene.

Everyone watched? Every moment? What is this, The Hunger Games? Which is really an imitation of the Japanese book/movie Battle Royale.

Christ, I just can't believe how bad the writing is.

Fail of plots within plots.

Genetic purity…same old Illuminati sh*t.

Fail of all talks with council guy/divergent girl scenes throughout.

Rebels hunting rebels. Of course.

Fail of memory plot.

Good airplane escape scene. At least that's something.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Terrible writing and acting.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn't have made $1.00. The fact that it made almost $300 million proves that God does NOT exist.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


Snowden, 2016 Snowden, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Kieran Fitzgerald, Oliver Stone

Director: Oliver Stone

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: US govt wants to surveil the world.

Story: Character, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Zachary Quinto’s acting.

Fail of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of interview scene.

Fail of office scene.

Fail of training scenes.

Fail of girl scenes throughout.

Fail of boss scenes throughout.

Fail of hotel scenes throughout.

Fail of intel scenes throughout.

Why does Laura Poitras’ character look like an evil witch?

Fail of music content throughout.

Good girl fight scene.

Fail of facility scenes.

Fail of work scenes throughout.

Fail of non-climax scenes.

Good real life ending.

Not one of the worst movies, but pretty close.

First, I'm a big Snowden fan. I even wrote a book about whistleblowers.

Whistleblowers: True Patriots of Humanity

But I understand why this movie failed. And no, it didn't fail because no one knows Snowden. It failed because it's a garbage movie.


Jason Bourne, 2016 Jason Bourne, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse

Director: Paul Greengrass

Dialogue: Fail

Garbage dialogue throughout.

Plot: US govt wants to surveil the world.

Story: Character, Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Tommy Lee Jones.

Fail of Riz Ahmed’s acting.

Decent acting by Vincent Cassel. I feel that the character is limiting his great acting abilities.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Flashbacks worked, but garbage music and stupid street fighting. I almost expected to see Jean Claude Van Damme pop out. If you don't know who that is, that's because we're not the same generation and there is no reason for us to meet. I have little faith in future generations. That is until my future 6 kids comes into the world.

Excellent office operations scenes.

Fail of riot scene.

Honestly, the Bourne series should have ended with the 2007 one. Listen to  George (Jason Alexander) from Seinfeld. End on the high and bow out. Stop milking the cow when there's no milk left. Sadly, Disney has an unlimited demand for milk.

Fail of plot. It's already happening and dumb liberals don't give a f*ck.

Fail of bar scene.

The plot to get Bourne is too stupid.

Fail of Bourne apartment scene.

Fail of Silicon Valley scene.

A different man who has another piece of the puzzle. Sigh.

Fail of outdoor building scene.

Good secret past plot. Could have been played out with a better writer.

Fail of Silicon Valley scenes.

Decent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Decent ending, but not enough to pass garbage characters and garbage dialogue.


Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, James Vanderbilt

Director: Roland Emmerich

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Plot: Extraterrestrials want to destroy the Earth.

Story: Ethics, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters, just terrible.

Acting: Fail

Fail of bill Pullman’s acting.

Fail of William Fichtner’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Nice future city.

Bored towing stuff on the moon? Just die already.

In reality, extraterrestrials most likely inhabit the moon and won't let humans colonize it.

Fusion drive? Well, it's nice to pretend we have nuclear fusion drives in the future since scientists have been promising it for over 50 years with no results.

Fail of moon accident scene.

Humans holding aliens? Didn't the alien reptilian Annunaki species create humans in the first place? Sorry, that's just a conspiracy theory. My bad.

Tom Delonge's To the Stars Academy UFO Disinformation

Fail of alien scene.

Fail of Africa scene. Looks terrible.

Fail of African scenes. Too unbelievable.

Fail of moon office scene.

Angelababy (Chinese fighter pilot) is super beautiful. Difficult to focus on the garbage movie.

Fail of mess hall scene.

Fail of hospital scene.

Fail of Africa scene.

Excellent moon special effects.

Excellent special effects throughout.

Shoot it down because it hasn't attacked yet. Well done.

Humanity in space. I feel sorry for all the other alien species that have to deal with our bullsh*t and fear based conditioning programs.

Good shuttle scene.

Fail of old folks home scene.

Decent speech parade scene.

Decent ship arrival scene.

Nice destruction scene.

Fail of shuttle scenes.

Good city destruction special effects.

And the treasure hunter ship. Really?

Fail of alien cell scene.

Fail of alien fight scenes. Too unbelievable.

Fail of old man car scene. Too unbelievable.

Decent military strategy scene.

Fail of fighter pilot scene.

And now we have garbage fighter pilots shooting and dying. Yawn.

Good special effects though.

Fail of all inside queen mother ship scenes.

Excellent base attack scene.

Fail of bill Pullman speech scene.

Good giant white ball scenes.

Shed biological to virtual? Silicon Valley is salivating.

Fail of all treasure hunter ship scenes. Lazy writing.

Decent climax scene. Interesting, but not enough to pass garbage writing.

Good ending.

5 writers. Way too many cooks in the kitchen.


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec

Director: Dave Green

Dialogue: Fail

No words can express how bad the dialogue is. Oh dear god.

Plot: A warlord and an alien wants to rule the Earth.

Story: Character, Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Krang was the worst character.

Acting: Fail

Fail of all ninja turtle actors.

Fail of Fred Armisen’s voice acting.

Fail of Brian Tee’s acting.

Fail of Stephen Amell’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of street jumping intro.

Fail of NBA scene.

Fail of dinner scene.

A mad Black scientist. Well done. Aside from Neil deGrasse Tyson, mainstream Black scientists are rare. Kudos.

Nice transformation from nerdy girl to super hot scene with music. Well done with the eye candy Hollywood.

Fail of transport scene.

Fail of all police scenes.

Fail of almost every scene. Oh dear god.

Even Meghan Fox’s star power couldn't save this movie.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of all shredder scenes.

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

Fail of mutant transformation scene.

Fail of all Casey Jones scenes.

The only comedy moment was Casey Jones vs. Splinter scene. Well done.

Fail of all battle scenes.

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

Good brother fight scene.

Good police infiltration scenes with music. I can't imagine how many takes it took to get it right.

Fail of interrogation scene.

What was the music clearance bill for this movie? Must have been pretty high.

Good plane scene.

Good brother anger scene.

Fail of pre-climax scene.

Fail of police/turtles scene.

Fail of climax battle scene.

Fail of 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 almost $250 million proves that God does NOT exist.


X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Simon Kinberg

Director: Bryan Singer

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: An ancient mutant wants to rule the world.

Story: Ambition, Ethics, Character

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of characters. Cheesy and unbelievable.

Fail of Psylocke character.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Oscar Isaac’s acting.

Excellent acting by James McAvoy as usual.

Fail of Olivia Munn’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Apocalypse looks like someone in a costume. Even though that's the case, it shouldn't look like that. Fail of art department, which is really a fail of directing.

Fail of all apocalypse scenes, which is pretty much the entire movie.

Magneto’s plot worked and the factory talk scene was the second best scene of the movie. But it’s not enough to pass the movie.

Splits the tree. Jokes. Well done, but only because of James McAvoy’s excellent acting.

The best moment was Quicksilver in the mansion slow motion scene.

Fail of Magneto’s costume. He looks like a walking robot with plastic on his head. Major fail of art department. But it’s really a fail of directing since the director okayed Apocalypse and Magneto’s terrible costumes.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

The worst X-Men movie so far, aside from The Wolverine (2013).

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.


Warcraft, 2016 Warcraft, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones

Director: Duncan Jones

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: An evil ruler wants to take over the Earth.

Story: Ambition, Character, Ethics, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters. Oh dear god it's horrible.

Fail of guardian character.

Fail of evil sorcerer character.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Ben Foster’s acting.

Fail of Paula Patton’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of quick battle intro.

I couldn't get past the CGI. Everything looks absolutely terrible.

Fail of evil sorcerer leader scenes throughout.

Dimension to human world. Could have worked with a better writer.

Fail of all elves scene.

Decent human scenes.

Decent library scenes.

Fail of all battle scenes throughout.

Fail of ork/woman prisoner scenes.

Ah…human/alien mixing. Lovely.

Fail of table king scene.

Good guardian/apprentice shed scene.

Fail of battle scene.

Fail of guardian scene.

Fail of guardian council/box scene.

Fail of almost every scene.

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

Alien baby on the Nile like Moses. Oh dear.

Fail of ork/chieftain challenge scene.

Fail of guardian battle scene.

Fail of climax battle scene.

Fail of ending.

Absolutely horrible writing.

***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 $400 million proves that God does NOT exist.

$220 million from Chinese box office. I’m not surprised. People in China need garbage fantasies to forget about their terrible lives, which could be squashed at any moment.


Suicide Squad (Extended), 2016 Suicide Squad (Extended), 2016: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: David Ayer

Director: David Ayer

Dialogue: Fail

Complete garbage dialogue.

Plot: US govt wants to use criminals to protect US.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Cara Delevingne’s acting.

Fail of Jared Leto’s acting.

Excellent acting by Margot Robbie.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Holy ghost. Oh dear.

Fail of restaurant talk scene.

Excellent intro for each person.

Fail of pentagon meeting scene.

Good Will Smith shooting scene.

"Grades slip…White people that thing." Jokes.

Fail of meat locker scene.

Fail of relationship plot.

Fail of real plot. Only existed because she put the members together. Lazy writing.

Fail of release scene.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of Japanese woman scenes throughout. Just terrible.

Fail of street scenes throughout. Just terrible acting and writing.

Filmed in Toronto. I thought those streets looked familiar.

Fail of all battle scenes. Just terrible.

Fail of building fight scene.

Excellent Joker/Harley flashback scenes throughout.

Shoots them. Gangster. Well said.

Fail of Waller plot.

Decent roof scene.

Fail of plot flashback scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Not one of the worst movies, but pretty close.

At least they kept Waller as a Black woman. That was nice of Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviewing Warcraft and Suicide Squad back to back is too cruel.


Mechanic: Resurrection, 2016 Mechanic: Resurrection, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Philip Shelby, Tony Mosher

Director: Dennis Gansel

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A woman wants to force a man to kill people.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Sam Hazeldine’s acting. Not the right actor for the role.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of rooftop scene. Scene looks green-screened. Fail of cinematography and directing.

Yes, the fight scene was good, which I expect all of them are. But it won’t be enough to pass the movie.

Fail of dock scene.

Fail of scene transitions. An odd thing to fail, but…

Jessica Alba. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Fail of beach scenes throughout.

Fail of all bad guy scenes. Just terrible.

Fail of prison scenes throughout.

Good building prep scenes, but not enough to pass.

Complete fail of writing.

Fail of all Tommy Lee Jones scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Should have been direct to video/streaming.


13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Chuck Hogan

Director: Michael Bay

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Terrorists want to kill American soldiers in Libya.

Story: Ethics, Survival

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters

Acting: Pass

Good acting all around.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of car entrance scene. Doesn't make sense.

Ah…Americans bringing peace, capitalism and democracy to the poor and savage Middle Eastern people in the name of invasions and occupying a country. And Americans wonder why so many people hate them and their country.

Fail of almost every scene.

Fabulous cinematography throughout.

Fail of all intel scenes.

White intel agents trying to be low key. Really?

Good mercenary scene.

Watching rabbits have sex on the internet. Disturbing, but…expected for American soldiers.

Fail of drive thru scene.

Fail of music content.

Fail of attack scene that takes up almost the entire movie.

Of course they're going to attack them. They're invaders. That's what you do to invaders.

Fail of climax battle scene.

Fail of ending.

I don't know what Michael Bay expected of this movie. Maybe he was expecting the American Sniper crowd. But most people today know that the invasion and the reasons are all bullsh*t. Just American hegemony being imposed on the world.


Doctor Strange, 2016 Doctor Strange, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Director: Scott Derrickson

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of Steven Strange dialogue.

Fail dialogue from Kaecilius.

Plot: An evil mystic wants to be immortal.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Benedict Cumberbatch acting.

Fail of Chiwetel Ejiofor’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all music content.

A White woman as a Celtic mystic. That's a bit different than a Tibetan mystic. Well done Hollywood. Always nice to appease the Chinese government masters.

Both the Ancient One and Dr. Strange are White saviors. Well done Hollywood. At least the 2nd in command is Black. That’s something.

Doesn't make sense that Strange fights alone.

Excellent special effects, but even Inception-like special effects can't save this movie.

Mystic incantation in a Catholic Church? How very expected. As a conspiracy theorist I believe that the Vatican is an evil occult institution. The opposite of what it claims to be, which is how the occult operates. Above and below.

Hence, the Vatican and Catholic Church and their billions of followers would be considered part of Satan’s army. Sorry not sorry for breaking the illusion for Catholics. You would think that the pedophilia for decades, probably centuries and millenniums would do it, but…

Fail of training scenes throughout.

Fight scenes are not enough to pass this movie.

Fail of realization scene.

Good hospital scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Over $100 million revenue in China. As expected.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


Masterminds, 2016 Masterminds, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Emily Spivey

Director: Jared Hess

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A security guard wants a better life.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Fail of FBI lead agent.

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Kate McKinnon.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of shooting scene.

Good weird picture scene.

Fail of kitchen scene.

Fail of diner scene.

Fail of most scenes.

Fail of solution scenes throughout.

Fail of facility scene.

Fail of hotel scene.

Fail of spending scene.

Fail of FBI interview scene.

Best scene was the misfire of the rifle.

Fail of Mexico scenes throughout.

Fail of all scenes. Fail of writing and acting.

Fail of bathtub realization scene.

Fail of all FBI scenes throughout.

Fail of store fight scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


War Dogs, 2016 War Dogs, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic

Director: Todd Phillips

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Young adults want a better life.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good narration truth scene. But it falls on deaf ears. Americans have to believe in the illusions of accidental wars, coincidences, or taking advantage of the situation so they can sleep at night and do their regular bullsh*t job in the day. The greatest conditioning is the conditioning you force on yourself.

Decent car scene.

Fail of weed scene.

Fail of bong scene.

Ah…the stupid women that believe their boyfriend's bullsh*t. Sad but true.

Fail of call scenes throughout.

Fail of club scene.

Fail of family dinner scene.

Fail of all military scenes.

Fail of Jordan transport scenes. Too stupid.

Ah…the life of super excess. Lovely.

Fail of party scenes.

Fail of vendor scene.

Good bar scene.

Good Russian scene.

Fail of meeting scene.

Fail of girlfriend freak-out scene.

Fail of pre-climax scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Not even Bradley Cooper's secondary role could pass this movie.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


Inferno 2016 Inferno, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: David Koepp

Director: Ron Howard

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of dialogue of everyone, except Harry Sims’ character.

Plot: Someone wants to kill a professor.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Complete fail of narrated intro.

Fail of hospital vision scenes.

Fail of hospital scenes.

Always the beautiful White woman at his side? Well done Hollywood. They understand the audience’s desire for eye candy with a real plot.

Ah yes…the climate doomsayers and wiping out humanity like a virus. Just die already. No one really cares in 2021, be it the people or global govts.

World leaders slammed for taking private planes to UN climate summit

 

Even as Biden Pushes Clean Energy, He Seeks More Oil Production

I didn't know that the WHO had that kind of military muscle. You learn something new every day.

Fail of all police scenes.

Fail of secret group scene. Could have done it much better.

Well done with surveillance drone scene.

Fail of museum scenes.

Fail of almost all scenes. These clues and adventures don't work for blockbuster movies.

Fail of train scenes.

Fail of station scenes.

One of the worst Tom Hanks movies.

Good twist.

Crazy liberal women. Yup, sounds about right.

Excellent ambush scene. Very well done.

Excellent past scenes. This was the highlight of the movie.

Everything else goes downhill for there.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Ben Hur, 2016 Ben Hur, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Keith Clarke, John Ridley

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Roman Empire wants to crack down on Jews.

Story: Character, Family, Relationships.

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of horse racing cinematography.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of party scene.

Killing vs. passive action. Well said.

Decent barn scene.

Fail of battle flashback scenes.

Decent talk scene.

The tale of Romans controlling Jews is the same as the US trying to control Vietnam, or the Soviets trying to control Afghanistan, or the US trying to control Iraq. Colonialism different forms.

Fail of attack scene.

Decent pressure of Roman soldier scene.

Fail of road water scene.

Decent slave ship scene.

Decent water scene.

Fail of island scenes throughout.

Fail of all Morgan Freeman scenes throughout.

Fail of meeting scene.

20-1 value between Romans and Jews. Yikes. But in the US Constitution it was 3/5.

We used to count black Americans as 3/5 of a person. For reparations, give them 5/3 of a vote.

Fail of offer scene.

Fail of family realization scene.

Fail of pre-climax racing scenes

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

$100 million production budget. Paramount Pictures and MGM have money to burn.


Hands of Stone, 2016 Hands of Stone, 2016: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Jonathan Jakubowicz

Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A boxer wants to be the best.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro. Didn't need to see Robert De Niro's eyes for the slow motion intro.

Decent locker talk scene.

Decent to good flashbacks scenes throughout.

Fail of Black and White scene.

Movie shouldn't have started from the viewpoint of coach. I'm guessing that Hollywood thought this was the best way to sell it. A lot of close ups on him weren’t necessary.

Uhh…is the girl even 18? If so, good sex scene. If not…someone should do something.

Decent briefing scene.

Good boxing scenes throughout. But not enough to pass.

Good family/relationship scenes.

Good provocation scene.

Fail of hospital scene. Daughter plot doesn’t work. But it’s based on a true story, so…

Fail of chase scene.

Fail of argument dinner scene.

Fail of pushing for fight scene. But it’s based on a true story, so…

Fail of argument restaurant scene.

Fail of briefing scene.

Good street training scenes.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Not the best boxing movie. Not the worst boxing movie.

Barely passable.


Barbershop: The Next Cut, 2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut, 2016: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Dialogue: Pass

Good real dialogue throughout.

Plot: City council wants to close down a popular street.

Story: Relationships, Character, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Hairdresser armchair philosophy. Sigh.

Good young Black conflict scene.

Good hair dresser scenes throughout.

Fail of business guy scene.

Good conflict scene.

Good genuine Black issues. Well done.

Good street conflict scene. Very true. If you do nothing your community is f*cked. You can’t rely on non-Black liberals to give a f*ck. Take your own sh*t into your hands and deal with it.

Decent solution.

Excellent home scenes throughout.

Excellent climax scene.

Excellent ending.


The Accountant, 2016 The Accountant, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Bill Dubuque

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: An accountant wants to launder money for various cartels.

Story: Ethics, Character, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Good acting by Ben Affleck.

Comments:

Fail of intro. A better writer would have done it properly.

Good living room parent talk scene.

Good accountant scene with old couple.

Fail of office boss scene. Too stupid. Weak writing.

A White boss blackmailing a visible minority employee. Unfortunately, that is the reality.

Fail of home scene.

Fail of all investigation scenes throughout.

Decent flashback scenes throughout.

Fail of jail scene.

Fail of office scene.

Fail of parking garage scene. Powerfully stupid.

Good accounting scenes throughout.

Fail of all treasury boss scenes throughout. Weak writing.

Interesting movie but going in too many directions.

Fail of all Brax scenes throughout. Just terrible.

Fail of house thugs scene.

Fail of apartment thug scene.

Fail of all fight/attack scenes throughout.

Fail of flashback alley fight scene. Too stupid.

Fail of climax fight scene.

Decent ending.

Everything comes together too messy.

Fail of writing.

This movie should be redone by a better writer and director.


Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children 2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Jane Goldman

Director: Tim Burton

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A creatures wants to kill an old man.

Story: Family, Ambition

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Eva Green as usual.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Good flashback scene.

Good psychology scenes.

Decent ship scene.

Good initial meeting scene.

Good pub scene.

Good Eva Green scenes throughout.

Fail of carrot scene.

Decent to good house scenes throughout.

Interesting reset but beyond suspension of disbelief. Would take an infinite amount of energy to that every day. But it’s a good illuminati movie.

Fail of father/son scenes throughout.

Boring regular scenes throughout.

Good swim scene.

Fail of real plot.

Fail of flashback scene.

Fail of cave scene.

Fail of hostage scene.

Fail of phone scene.

Decent escape scene.

Fail of talk scene.

Fail of pre-climax fight scenes. Terrible music as well.

Fail of climax scene.

Good ending.

I wanted to pass this movie. But the garbage writing and weak characters wouldn’t let me.


Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Richard Wenk, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz

Director: Edward Zwick

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all characters’ dialogue except Reacher.

Plot: US military wants to convict an officer.

Story: Ethics, Survival

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Aldis Hodge’s acting.

Comments:

Good intro.

Fail of phone scene.

Fail of office scene.

Fail of military talk scene.

Fail of SUV scene.

Decent girl talk scene.

Fail of military talk scene.

Fail of night office scene.

Recall pretense makes no sense.

Fail of escape scenes.

Fail of motel scene.

Fail of apartment scene.

Fail of girl scenes throughout.

Plot moving too slowly.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of hotel scene.

Fail of fight scene.

Fail of all Black guy scenes.

Christ, this movie is terrible.

Fail of writing. And I thought that the first Jack Reacher movie was bad. It's like they're making it up as they go for this one.

Fail of hotel scenes.

Fail of explanation scene.

Fail of shootout scene.

Good airfield scene.

Fail climax scene.

Fail of ending.

This could have been a good movie. It should be redone with a better writer.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


Boo! A Madea Halloween, 2016 Boo! A Madea Halloween, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Tyler Perry

Director: Tyler Perry

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A dad doesn’t want her daughter to party on Halloween.

Story: Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of all young actors.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of dad house scene.

What teenage daughter speaks to her Black father like that…without a beating. Liberal parenting.

Fail of Madea talk scene outside.

Fail of house scenes throughout. Just terrible. Is this supposed to be a comedy?

New Orleans voodoo. Jokes.

Black people afraid of the occult. Yup, sounds about right. But that’s probably more due to their toxic affiliation with Christianity then cultural.

Fail of breast feeling scene.

For the love of god Tyler Perry, please stop making these movies.

For the love of god, to everyone in the world, please stop watching these kinds of movies.

Fail of dance off scene.

Fail of all characters, just terrible.

Fail of police scene.

Fail of bathroom scene.

Fail of all house scenes.

Good old man/clown scene. Best scene of the movie.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Terrible movie. Fail of writing and acting.

One of the worst movies of all time. This movie shouldn’t have made $1.00. The fact that it made almost $75 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Star Trek Beyond, 2016 Star Trek Beyond, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Simon Pegg, Doug Jung

Director: Justin Lin

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A crew wants to be rescued in uncharted space.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of Jaylah character.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Good narration.

Smarter to scan things before uploading to the mainframe database.

Good doctor scene.

5 seconds of a gay scene. Really? I didn’t know that the Federation was homophobic…but I should have.

Fail of defense office scene.

Fail of ship battle scenes. Wasn’t set up well.

Fail of real plot.

Good Spock/doctor scenes throughout.

Fail of all Jaylah scenes throughout.

Fail of ship scenes throughout.

Fail of enemy scenes throughout.

Fail of capture scenes throughout.

Torture/death scene a bit too much.

Good ship startup scene.

Fail of pre-climax battle scenes.

Fail of enemy weapons scenes. Too unbelievable.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


The Huntsman: Winters War, 2016 The Huntsman: Winters War, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: An evil queen wants to dethrone kings.

Story: Relationships, Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of sister scenes throughout.

Fail of battle scenes.

Fail of queen and sister scenes throughout.

Fail of training scenes throughout.

Decent manipulation scene.

Fail of time moving forward scenes. Happening too fast.

Fail of journey scenes throughout.

Fail of all ice queen scenes throughout.

At least they had the token Black person. That counts for something.

Good outside bar fighting scene. A bit too dark. Can't appreciate crisp movements.

Fail of argument scene.

Weak scenes throughout. Weak writing, directing and acting.

"Stand there and look ugly and stupid." Jokes.

Fail of gold creature scenes.

Fail of ice queen forest talk scene.

Fail of mirror scene.

Fail of pre-climax battle scene.

Fail of climax fight scene.

Fail of ending.

She said no and then asked why he gave up so easily. I don’t think that would be acceptable to the MeToo movement that seeks to control the mind of women. Men controlling women. Women controlling women. It never ends.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.


The Nice Guys, 2016 The Nice Guys, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi

Director: Shane Black

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Someone wants to kill a porn star.

Story: Character, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Ryan Gosling’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of music content.

Good accidental cut/ambulance scene. Could have been better.

Protesting scene could have been done better.

Good elevator scene.

A talking bee. Oh dear.

Powerfully stupid movie. Plot is made up as it goes.

Fail of girl window scene.

Excellent fall off the roof scene. I've never seen it done like that.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

Not one of the worst movies of all time, but pretty close.

This movie only got a wide release because of the A-list actors.


London Has Fallen, 2016 London Has Fallen, 2016: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, Chad St. John

Director: Babak Najafi

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A terrorist want to kill people.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Excellent news intro.

Excellent wedding scene.

Kevlar mattress. Jokes.

Fail of boardroom intel scene.

Good white house scene.

New Scotland Yard. Sorry, but it's like the old one, turning a blind eye to pedophilia in royalty.

Father claims police covered up son’s murder by Westminster pedophile ring

 

Scotland Yard Investigated for 'Protecting Pedophiles'

 

Scotland Yard detective: I was told to ignore 'meat rack' VIPs during paedophile probe

 

Met ignored warning that VIP pedophile witness was lying, operation midland

From all the victims to you, go f*ck yourself and make sure to burn in hell.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Good arrival scenes.

The most protected event on the Earth. No such thing.

Good music content throughout.

Excellent attack scenes.

And I thought the UK had strong guns laws. Perhaps the criminals didn't care.

Excellent car chase scene.

Good situation room scenes throughout.

Good helicopter attack scenes.

Good alley scene.

Good train scene.

Decent operation scene.

Good safe house scenes throughout.

Good car night scene.

Fail of capture scene.

Good night attack scene.

I don't want to see Gerard Butler as an advocate for gun control.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.

It makes no difference how many Muslim terrorists you kill. It will forever continue.

Passed with 4 writers. Well done.


Central Intelligence, 2016 Central Intelligence, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Rawson Marshall Thurber

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: An agent wants to steal satellite codes.

Story: Character, Relationships, Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Pass

Weak characters.

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting all around.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good school scenes.

Decent talk scene.

Decent office scene.

Good bar scene.

Good school scene.

Good house scene.

Excellent office scene. Very well done.

The acting of Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson really passed this movie, as opposed to the writing.

Good warehouse scene.

Excellent marriage counselor scene.

Good office scene.

Good interrogation scene.

Excellent parking garage scene.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Passed with 3 writers. Well done.


Bad Moms, 2016 Bad Moms, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A mother wants a better life.

Story: Character, Family

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Peanut free peanut butter. Jokes.

Fail of work scene.

Fail of dinner scene. Weird.

Weird bedroom scene, but this is what liberal couples do.

Weird PTA mother characters.

Fail of dog scene.

Fail of everything going wrong scene.

Fail of PTA meeting talk scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of slow motion store scene.

Fail of kitchen scene.

Fail of phone scene.

Fail of PTA threat scene.

Fail of spa scene.

Fail of coach scene.

Terrible scenes throughout. Fail of writing.

Fail of bra scene.

Folding penis up. Oh dear. But wasted comedy potential.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of PTA lunch scene.

Fail of Martha Stewart scene.

Fail of presentation scene.

Good party scene. Best scene of the movie.

Decent sex scene.

Decent therapy scene. No blowjobs for over 5 years. Yah…that’s not okay.

Expected scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Excellent ending.

Decent real life ending.

I wanted to pass this movie but the writing was terrible.


Zoolander 2, 2016 Zoolander 2, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: John Hamburg, Ben Stiller,  Nicholas Stoller, Justin Theroux

Director: Ben Stiller

Dialogue: Fail

Dialogue from a Zoolander movie can never pass.

"There's a lot of starving children in Africa who would die to go to a thong shoot." "What?" Good line and delivery.

Plot: Someone wants to kill celebrities.

Story: Character, Family

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Fail of Ben Stiller’s acting.

Comments:

Decent intro Beiber scene. That’s a lot of bullets. But it goes downhill from there.

Fail of facility scene.

Fail of log cabin scene.

I hate these stupid funny movies.

Fail of desert scene.

Fail of initial meeting scene.

Fail of solution.

Fail of almost all scenes. Just terrible.

Fail of fashion scenes.

A lot of A-listers in a garbage movie.

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

Fail of school scene.

Fail of vision scene.

Fail of child scenes throughout.

Terrible Illuminati comedy movie. Fail of writing, directing, acting.

Decent orgy scene.

Fail of confession scene.

Fail of prison scenes.

Fail of kiss scene.

"Take me from behind." Jokes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of 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 $50 million proves that God does NOT exist.


Fifty Shades of Black, 2016 Fifty Shades of Black, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Success

Writer: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez

Director: Michael Tiddes

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to sexually dominate a woman.

Story: Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Is this movie supposed to be a comedy or drama?

Fail of interview scene.

Fail of almost every scene. Garbage copycat movie.

Fail of outside car scene.

Fail of morning after scene.

Fail of all sex scenes throughout.

Fail of elevator scene.

Fail of domination scenes.

Fail of past women scene.

Good Black woman scene. Find Jesus. Jokes.

Sorry, liberal women don't need to have daddy issues to be f*cked up. They're just f*cked up because of the liberal ideologies. To be fair, Jesus freak women are just as f*cked up.

Jane Seymour. Wow. I didn't see that coming.

Fail of flashback scenes.

Sorry, not almost every scene. Fail of "all" scenes.

Pretending to wear a condom. That's not cool and illegal.

Fail of sex contract scene.

Russell Peters. How? Why? You keep popping up in these small roles.

Fail of speech scene.

Fail of spanking scene.

Fail of domination scene.

Fail of lock key scene.

Fail of stripper scene.

Good house mother dinner 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 $20 million proves that God DOES exist.


Criminal, 2016 Criminal, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Douglas Cook, David Weisberg

Director: Ariel Vromen

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Anarchists want to destroy Western society.

Story: Ethics, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Fail of Kevin Costner’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of CIA chase scene.

Fail of torture scene.

Garbage solution.

Fail of plot.

Fail of hospital talk scene.

Fail of CIA operation scenes throughout.

Good car transport scene.

Fail of house scene.

Fail of coffee shop scene.

Fail of library scene.

Fail of pharmacy scene.

Fail of facility scene.

Fail of street shooting scene.

Fail of basement scene.

Fail of missile scene.

Fail of home scenes throughout.

Fail of pre-climax scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Could have worked with a better writer.


Dirty Grandpa, 2016 Dirty Grandpa, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: John M. Phillips

Director: Dan Mazer

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man wants to deal with the death of his wife.

Story: Character, Family, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of home scene.

Fail of crazy fiancé character. Too unbelievable.

Fail of dining scene.

Fail of parking lot scene.

Fail of golf scene.

Fail of store scene.

Fail of beach scene.

Everyone has herpes. Relax.

Decent night party scene.

Fail of prison scene.

Decent stage scene.

Good club scene.

Fail of parking lot fight scene.

Weak party scenes throughout.

Always nice to see old men f*cking female university students. I’m sure the MeToo movement is salivating in anger.

Good reception scene.

Decent climax scene, but not enough to pass.

Fail of 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.


Free State of Jones, 2016 Free State of Jones, 2016: PASS

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Gary Ross

Director: Gary Ross

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Confederates want people to fight in the war.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Matthew McConaughey as usual.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good tent scene.

Wrath of the lord. Oh dear.

Oddly enough, the US draft is still legal in 2021. When you register for a driver’s license, you're registering yourself for the draft. A slippery method. But expected for scummy govt/Deep State that believe that they own people and can use the to fight their bullsh*t wars.

Why Bringing Back the Draft Could Stop America's Forever Wars

Good battle scene.

Good funeral scene.

Excellent barn gun scene.

I don’t support animal violence. But sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Fail of court scenes throughout.

Decent swamp scenes throughout.

Good rebel scenes throughout. While the people are valuable, they’re nothing without the guns. Weapons equals power. Something that all military people know.

Good racial tension scenes throughout.

Good speech scene.

Good battle scene.

Good court scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.


Hail, Caesar! 2016 Hail, Caesar! 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible long-winded dialogue.

"If you understand economics you can actually write down what will happen in the future." Yah…no.

Plot: A production company wants to make a movie about Christ.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Josh Brolin again. Christ.

Fail of screening scene.

Fail of movie shooting scenes throughout.

Fail of religious meeting scene. Was this supposed to be comedic or dramatic?

Fail of studio scenes throughout.

Boring scenes throughout.

A lot of big stars in this movie.

Fail of writer meeting scenes. And that’s coming from a writer.

Good tap dancing scene.

Garbage movie.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Fail of writing and acting.

Not one of the worst movie of all time, but pretty close.


Keanu, 2016 Keanu, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens

Director: Peter Atencio

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of dialogue.

Plot: Drug dealers want to deal drugs.

Story: Character, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro and music. Powerfully stupid.

Fail of house cat scene.

Fail of car scene.

Fail of music content.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of impersonation scenes throughout.

Fail of mansion scene.

Fail of killing of two main people.

Fail of everything. Fail of writing.

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 $20 million proves that God DOES exist.


Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, 2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, 2016: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Andrew J. Cohen, Brendan O'Brien

Director: Jake Szymanski

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: Parents want their adult children to grow up.

Story: Relationships, Family, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of family talk scene.

Fail of cab scene.

Good messaging scene.

Good interview scenes.

Good moping girl scenes throughout.

Good cleaning up scenes.

Good bar scene.

Good meeting girl scene.

Nice to see the token Black guy.

Driving at a reasonable pace. Jokes.

Good outback scene.

Good freak-out scene.

Decent spa scene.

Fail of sauna scene.

Good truth scene.

Fail of sand scene.

Good mic scene.

Good horse naked scene.

Fail of night anger scene.

Fail of morning anger scene.

Decent climax scene.

Good ending.


My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Nia Vardalos

Director: Kirk Jones

Dialogue: Pass

Excellent dialogue throughout.

Plot: A mother wants a better life.

Story: Family, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters.

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Excellent voice over narration.

Good school scene.

Decent library scene.

Good gym scene.

Good restaurant scene.

John Stamos from Full House. Wow. What a blast from the past.

Decent kitchen scene.

Good aunt scene.

Good date scene.

Good old men scene.

Good tense restaurant scene.

Good bathtub scene.

The old woman is so cute and loving.

Decent house scene.

Fail of school scene.

Good prep scenes throughout.

Fail of brother scene.

Good cop car scene.

Good climax scene.

Excellent ending.


Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, 2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, 2016: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O'Brien, Nicholas Stoller, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: A couple wants to sell their house.

Story: Character, Ambition, Family

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Fail of Zac Efron’s acting.

Comments:

Good intro.

Good house visit scene.

Good work scenes throughout.

Fail of sorority scene.

Decent frat party.

Good rule scenes.

Kelsey Grammer. Wow. An honor to see you again.

Cheese is moldy. Jokes.

Good frat neighbor scenes throughout.

Throwing used tampons at the window. Too much, but very well done.

Good restaurant scene.

Excellent frat convention thing scene. Female empowerment at its best.

Good climax scene.

Good ending.

Passed with 5 writers. Very rare.


Nine Lives, 2016 Nine Lives, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Gwyn Lurie, Matt R. Allen, Caleb Wilson, Daniel Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A board of directors wants to take a company public.

Story: Ambition, Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Good intro.

Fail of board scenes throughout.

It's almost painful watching great actors do terrible movies.

All the different cats are so loving and cute.

Good store scene.

Fail of plot. Too stupid.

Cat whisperer. Jokes.

Cat scenes are cute, but not enough to pass.

All for the tallest skyscraper. Oh dear.

In the future, make sure your kids get some control of your company upon your death/in a coma. Problem solved.

Fail of climax scene.

Excellent ending.

5 writers. Way too many cooks in the kitchen.


Popstar: Never Stop, Never Stopping, 2016 Popstar: Never Stop, Never Stopping, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone

Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A pop star wants better record sales.

Story: Ambition, Purpose, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of all amateur video scenes throughout.

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

Fail documentary style movie.

Fail of dog/seal bite scene.

Good window penis scene. Best scenes of the movie.

No amount of A-listers can save this movie. Should have been direct to video/streaming.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


The Magnificent Seven, 2016 The Magnificent Seven, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Nic Pizzolatto, Richard Wenk

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Dialogue: Fail

"You sure you don’t want my gun?" Decent line, excellent delivery.

Plot: A businessman wants to run people out of town to build a mine.

Story: Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro. Good cinematography though.

See, it’s the people with the guns who have the power. Even the Christian god yields to capitalistic greed.

Shoots the hat. Jokes. But fail of bar scene.

At least Hollywood was kind enough to put a Black man as the lead in a western.

Fail of card trick scene.

Fail of horse scene.

Fail of house scene.

Decent initial Billy (Lee Byung-hun) scene.

Fail of creating army scenes throughout.

Fail of initial native scene.

Fail of tense standoff scene.

Terrible scenes throughout. Fail of writing.

Fail of speech scene.

A lot of A-listers for this movie. But it’s necessary for a western.

Fail of training scenes throughout.

Fail of prep scenes throughout.

Fail of pre-climax battle scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Burr Steers

Director: Burr Steers

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Zombies want to infect humans.

Story: Relationships, Character

Characters: Fail

Fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro. Fail of perspective scene in the end of intro. Just terrible.

Just from the intro I knew this would be a terrible movie.

Fail of narration. Too long.

Fail of house scene. Too unbelievable of warrior daughters.

Fail of party scene.

Fail of sparring scene.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of all Darcy scenes throughout, which is pretty much half the movie. Just terrible.

Always nice to see that everyone's White. Yes, it's a period piece, but they could have done an adopted Chinese daughter since the girls trained in China.

Though it's nice to see strong women (mentally and physically) it would have been smarter to go for horror, action or comedy. But not all three.

Fail of lunch scene.

Fail of forest scene.

Fail of fight scene.

Complete fail of tone. Fail of directing.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of throne talk scene.

Boring scenes throughout.

Fail of truth feeling scene. Doesn’t make sense. But good fight scene.

Fail of letter realization scene.

Fail of underground fight scene.

Complete fail of everything. Fail of writing.

Fail of jail scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

Terrible movie. But the acting was solid.


Ride Along 2, 2016 Ride Along 2, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Director: Tim Story

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A businessman wants to ship drugs and weapons into a city.

Story: Ambition

Characters: Fail

Weak characters.

Acting: Pass

Fail of Olivia Munn’s acting.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Decent kill scene.

While Kevin Hart is a good comedy actor and standup comedian, his acting is less than stellar in this role.

Fail of car entrance.

Fail of street deal gone wrong.

Excellent cinematography throughout.

Good initial precinct scene.

Video games. Oh dear.

Fail of house scenes throughout.

What was the cost of the music clearance bill? Must have been pretty high.

Fail of other cop precinct scenes throughout.

Fail of pressure point scene.

Fail of chase scene with cheesy music.

Decent car talk scenes.

Fail of club scene.

Fail of phone talk wedding scene.

Fail of bath suit store scene.

Fail of port scene.

Fail of beach scene.

Interesting video game scene.

Fail of chase scene.

Fail of cop talking scene. Too stupid.

No one should be this stupid, but apparently Kevin Hart's character is. Fail of writing.

Fail of party entrance scene.

Fail of dance scene.

Fail of living room talk scene.

Fail of stakeout scene.

Fail of truck pull over scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.


The 5th Wave, 2016 The 5th Wave, 2016: FAIL

Potential Profit

Writer: Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner

Director: J. Blakeson

Dialogue: Fail

Complete fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Aliens want to take over the Earth.

Story: Survival, Family, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Complete fail of everything.

Fail of plot. Too stupid.

US military experimentation on kids. As usual. Always nice to see brainwashing in every military movie.

Always nice to see that everyone is White. Well done Hollywood.

And a Nazi eagle symbol in a US military brainwashing camp. Lovely.

Kids shooting people. Yes, clearly that’s what America needs.

Sleeper agents. Oh dear.

Complete fail of writing and directing.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.

When you're near the end, you'll realize that this movie doesn’t make any sense.

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.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.


The Purge: Election Year, 2016 The Purge: Election Year, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Success

Writer: James DeMonaco

Director: James DeMonaco

Dialogue: Fail

Corny dialogue throughout.

"I’m just thinking about waffles and p*ssy." Good line, fail in delivery.

Plot: Govt wants to kill anti-purge rebels.

Story: Ethics, Survival

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of office talk scene.

Legalized murder is something that America in 2021 wants. They won’t admit it. But they all want it. You can tell from the vitriol in the media articles.

Fail of debate scene. Just terrible.

Decent shop scene.

Fail of cinematography throughout, which is really a fail of directing.

Murder tourism. Oh dear.

Fail of shop scene.

Only White people own the land and can get rich. You should know that by now.

Fail of driving death scene.

Fail of shop purge scenes.

Decent escape scene.

Good street attack scene.

Odd that they didn’t expect this, for both parties.

Fail of triage scenes throughout.

Yes, the gates of hell will open. It’s human sacrifice. It would be odd if it didn’t open.

Good plan, but too unbelievable.

Fail of realization scene.

Fail of church scene.

Fail of preaching scene.

Always nice to watch Illuminati movies. Sigh. "His light entered your heart." That’s code for soul harvesting. Not yet a mainstream conspiracy but it soon will be.

Decent pre-climax fighting scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.


The BFG, 2016 The BFG, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Melissa Mathison

Director: Steven Spielberg

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A giant wants a better life.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent child acting by Ruby Barnhill.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Bladdered. Interesting British term.

Wow, no one notices the giant. Oh dear.

Another Illuminati children’s movie. Lovely. The children are synonymous with human sacrifice and the alien so-called "gods" harvesting human life force energy/souls.

Fail of giant scenes throughout.

Fail of day giant scenes throughout.

He can’t do anything little girl because he doesn’t have power. Simple.

Can see their dreams. Yah, Illuminati abilities.

That’s one way to test your faith.

Fail of almost all scenes.

Would be nice if there was a real plot to this movie.

Meeting with royalty, which are nothing more than Illuminati representatives. Lovely.

Fail of all royal scenes.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.


The Boss, 2016 The Boss, 2016: PASS

Potential Profit

Writer: Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy, Steve Mallory

Director: Ben Falcone

Dialogue: Pass

"Pam is dead." "Pam was a whore. She f*cked her way through the whole IT department and Terry knows it." Good line, excellent delivery.

"If you don't get off my fucking back, I'm going to shove a box of chocolate clusters up that tight ass of yours.” Good line, excellent delivery.

Excellent dialogue from main midget guy character.

Plot: A businessman wants to take down a strong businesswoman.

Story: Character, Family, Relationships

Characters: Pass

Excellent characters

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Melissa McCarthy.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of stage scene.

Fail of office scene.

Excellent rooftop scene.

Excellent video talk show scene.

Excellent flashback sex scene.

Excellent tennis scene.

Good prison release scene.

Excellent new office scenes throughout.

Excellent apartment scenes throughout.

Good country club scene.

Excellent girl scout volunteer scenes throughout.

Excellent girl scout fight scene. One of the best scenes in any movie of all time.

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Excellent cinematography and directing for the fight scene. Very well done.

Good date scene.

Good former mentor scene.

Good restaurant scene.

Good  new venture scene.

Good office scene.

Good mentor scene.

Hire actors to play the family. Jokes.

Apartment scene could have been better.

Good pre-planning scenes.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

One of the best movies of all time.


The Choice, 2016The Choice, 2016: PASS

Commercial Failure

Writer: Bryan Sipe

Director: Ross Katz

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Two people want to be together.

Story: Relationships

Characters: Pass

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Decent intro.

Tom Welling from Smallville as a doctor. Wow. Nice to see you. I was wondering what happened to you.

Fail of boat scene.

Good party scene.

Fail of anger night scene.

Excellent veterinarian scene. Well done.

The dogs are so cute and loving.

Decent carnival scene.

Good pup scene.

Good veterinarian scenes throughout.

Good beach house scenes throughout.

Good church scene.

Good birthday scene.

Simple romantic couple movie.

Good realization scene.

Good hospital scene.

Good house scene.

Good family scenes.

Decent accident scene.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Sometimes the dialogue was terrible, but it’s passable.


The Brothers Grimsby, 2016 The Brothers Grimsby, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston

Director: Louis Leterrier

Dialogue: Fail

Fail of all dialogue.

Plot: Terrorists want to kill state officials.

Story: Family, Ambition

Characters: Fail

Complete fail of all characters.

Acting: Fail

Comments:

Decent intro.

Fail of house scene.

Interesting video game-like perspective. But I hate it.

I'm not a video game fan (aside from Mario Kart Double Dash for Gamecube). But I'm sure that they younger generation appreciated it.

Fail of operation scene.

Fail of bar scene.

Fail of all agent scenes throughout.

Fail of presentation scene.

Fail of family scenes throughout.

Throwing a dog. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see that coming.

Fail of weird sex thing.

Fail of all Sasha Boren scenes throughout.

Fail of all agent scenes throughout…again.

Fail of elephant sex scene.

Fail of bathtub scene.

World football. Just die already, even though you’re not a person.

Fail of torture scene.

Decent street fight scene.

Decent climax scene. Good Trump scene as well, but not enough to pass.

Fail of ending.

Shame to see Mark Strong in such a garbage movie.


The Jungle Book, 2016 The Jungle Book, 2016: PASS

Commercial Success

Writer: Justin Marks

Director: Jon Favreau 

Dialogue: Pass

Fail of Mowgli character dialogue.

Plot: A tiger wants to kill a boy and rule a jungle.

Story: Ambition, Family, Relationships, Character

Characters: Pass

Acting: Fail

Fail of child acting by Neel Sethi.

Comments:

Decent intro. Of course, in real life, he would have been killed and eaten. But this is a Disney movie, so…

Fail of all male wolf scenes throughout. Terrible voice acting.

Fail of tiger scenes throughout. Terrible voice acting.

Good female wolf scenes throughout.

Fail of elephant scene.

Buffalo scene too unbelievable.

Fail of tiger attack scene. Another Lion King. Lovely.

Is that Scarlett Johansson’s voice? Yes it is.

Fail of flashback scene.

Excellent bear voice acting (Bill Murray) scenes.

Decent elephant scene.

Decent rejection scene.

Fail of ape scenes.

Interesting solution.

Good pre-climax battle scenes.

Decent climax scene.

Decent ending.

Not the best movie, but good enough to pass.


The Legend of Tarzan, 2016 The Legend of Tarzan, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Adam Cozad, Craig Brewer

Director: David Yates

Dialogue: Pass

Plot: White colonizers want to steal diamonds from Africa.

Story: Ambition, Relationships

Characters: Fail

Acting: Fail

Good acting by Alexander Skarsgard.

Fail of Christoph Waltz’s acting. It’s the same acting in every frickin’ movie. Christ.

Comments:

Fail of intro. Too unbelievable.

Jobs for the poor Natives. Oh dear. Fail of pitch scene.

Fail of flashback scene. Too unbelievable.

Fail of anger scene. The ape would have killed him.

Decent storytelling method.

Decent tiger scene, but only because it's believable.

Fail of boat talk scene.

White people and diamonds. Sigh. Just die already. And yet corporations and Western-European culture has convinced people to use them in rings. Sigh.

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Fail of flashback scenes. Too unbelievable.

Fail of first Jane in jungle scene.

Good capture scene.

Good forest chase scene.

Good train scene.

Fail of boat dinner scene. Christoph Waltz’ acting kills this movie.

Fail of ape scene. Too unbelievable.

Decent elephant scene.

Decent escape scene.

Cocaine Hippos for Escobar’s mansion?

Fail of ape scene.

A White man taming animals. Oh dear.

Good flashback scene.

Fail of single fight scene.

The yell could have worked if they were going to fight there. Wasted.

Swing scene could have been done better.

Fail of climax scene. With his neck muscles. Really?

Good ending.

I wanted to pass this movie. But the writing and the poor acting by Waltz wouldn’t let me.

For the love of God Hollywood, stop putting Christoph Waltz in movies.


The Finest Hours, 2016 The Finest Hours, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

Director: Craig Gillespie

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: A man doesn’t want to get married.

Story: Survival, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Excellent acting by Casey Affleck.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of date scene.

Good rejection scene.

Easy to anticipate what will happen.

Good ship damage scene.

Good panic scenes.

The character is a p*ssy in relationships. But it’s based on a true story, so…

Boring office scenes throughout.

Fail of kitchen talk scenes throughout.

As if this little ship could handle the waves. Nonsense.

Fail of girl car scenes throughout. But it’s based on a true story, so…

Slow motion scenes not needed.

Fail of non-climax scene.

Good ending.

3 writers. Too many cooks in the kitchen.

There was probably no way to make this movie profitable.


Triple 9, 2016 Triple 9, 2016: FAIL

Commercial Failure

Writer: Matt Cook

Director: John Hillcoat

Dialogue: Fail

Plot: Dirty cops want to rob a bank.

Story: Ambition, Ethics

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Fail of Woody Harrelson’s acting. Disappointed.

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Decent robbery scene.

Fail of investigation scenes throughout.

Fail of renegotiation scene.

Jews killing people and FBI in their pocket? The writers must have looked up some old conspiracy theories.

Fail of killing scene. No emotional investment in the character.

Everything easily anticipated. Fail of writing.

Fail of street scene.

Fail of convenience talk scene.

Fail of house scene.

Good car scene.

Is that Michael K. Williams as a transgender sex worker? Wow. I didn’t see that coming. Rest in peace sir.

Fail of street gun scene.

Expected scenes.

Fail of cop investigative scenes throughout.

Fail of building shooting scene.

Fail of meet up scene.

Expected car scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Fail of ending.


Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016: FAIL

Epic Commercial Failure

Writer: Robert Carlock

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Dialogue: Fail

Terrible dialogue throughout.

Plot: A media company wants to cover the war in Afghanistan.

Story: Ambition, Character

Characters: Fail

Acting: Pass

Comments:

Fail of intro.

Fail of plane scene.

Fail of talk with other journalist.

4-10-4. Jokes.

Fail of military scenes throughout. Boring.

Is this was supposed to be a comedy or drama?

Fail of night drink scenes throughout.

Alfred Molina. Wow.

Fail of heart to heart talk scene.

Fail of most scenes. Fail of writing.

Decent sex scene.

Good network talk scene.

Fail of rescue scene.

Fail of climax scene.

Decent ending.


 

Continued in Part 2.