12 Recent Movies That Really Shouldn't Have Been Boring

10. Suburbicon

George Clooney's directorial output has always been marked by inconsistency, but there was enough talent attached to 2017's Suburbicon for people to believe that it would turn out more like Good Night, and Good Luck than Leatherheads.

For one, the Coen brothers co-wrote the script with Clooney and Grant Heslov, and not only has the actor done some of the best work of his career under the watchful eyes of Joel and Ethan, but Heslov himself also has two Academy Award nominations for writing.

Throw in the kind of blue-collar black comedy that the Coens built their entire brand on, as well as a cast that saw Matt Damon headline alongside Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac, and all the ingredients were there for something pretty special.

Unfortunately, Suburbicon turned out to be a bust and failed miserably in trying to maintain the tonal balance between social satire and murder mystery. It felt like the movie was trying too hard, and the end result ended up becoming a slog to sit through, and ultimately went down as a huge waste of a rare collection of A-list filmmaking talent.