10 Critical Flops That Deserve More Praise

You can think less of a film for a variety of reasons. Maybe it couldn€™t possibly live up to expectations. Maybe it had a glaring flaw. Maybe it was misunderstood. The point is that plenty of films fall short of our appointed standards of greatness €“ some by a little, and some by a lot. But the worst thing you could possibly do is dismiss these strange, unexpected and the just plain flawed films as outright crock. To damn them would be to cut off your nose to spite your face €“ needlessly destructive and dismissive. Don€™t get me wrong, this doesn€™t apply to all films €“ there are still plenty which are objectively awful, but equally, there are some films that don€™t deserve the condemnation they receive. It€™s a shame when they do, because one little inconsistency may bury a really, really good film. So without further ado, here€™s a list of ten highly underrated films. They might demand open-mindedness, patience and a little bit of forgiveness at times, but none of them are objectively bad €“ they just have something against them. Hell, some don€™t even have that, they€™re just unappreciated. So let€™s shine a light on them. Keep in mind, a SPOILER WARNING is in effect.

 
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Durham University graduate and qualified sports journalist. Very good at sitting down and watching things. Can multi-task this with playing computer games. Football Manager addict who has taken Shrewsbury Town to the summit of the Premier League. You can follow me at @Ed_OwenUK, if you like ramblings about Newcastle United and A Place in the Sun. If you don't, I don't know what I can do for you.