12 Actors Who Slammed Their Own Movie Before Release
10. James Gandolfini - Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas came out during the dark period of Ben Affleck’s career, where he was best known for his relationship with Jennifer Lopez and seemingly couldn’t pick a decent script to save his life; after all, this is a man who made Gigli, Paycheck, Daredevil and Jersey Girl in quick succession.
He hit the end of the road with Surviving Christmas, where he plays an annoying millionaire who pays a family to spend Christmas with him. The movie was apparently plagued with issues including the script not being finished, and most of it was made up on set. James Gandolfini played the dad in the hired family and was said to be so annoyed that one day he wouldn’t leave his trailer unless he was given proper script pages to work with.
The movie got delayed nearly a year after it was finished, and when he was asked when it was coming out his only reply was “I hope it never comes out.”