10 Huge Movie Deaths That Totally Fell Flat

10. Javert - Les Misérables

Inspector Javert's suicide in the stage version of Les Misérables is one of its dramatic high points - a tragic and devastating moment in which a man at the end of his rope hurls himself into the river Seine.

But as operatic-with-a-capital-O as Tom Hooper's big-budget screen adaptation of the hit musical was, this moment landed with only unintentionally comical impact - in the most literal sense.

Even ignoring the justifiably mixed reviews for Russell Crowe's vocal performance, in the very least he's clearly pouring his heart into the dramatic meat of the scene, of conveying Javert's inner turmoil and desperation.

But what sinks the moment in record time? The completely ridiculous bone-crunch sound effect that's deployed after Javert sails through the air and makes contact with the fountain below.

That it's all scored by intensely dramatic music only makes this cartoonish piece of Foley feel that much more jarring in an otherwise classy and meticulously crafted movie.

Despite being widely mocked online, though, the scene didn't stop the film from receiving a Best Sound Mixing Oscar nomination.