15 Most Disappointing Movies Of 2016
2. Passengers
With director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) helming a classy sci-fi starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, Passengers was on most Oscar watchers' predictions list for major honours in 2017.
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Then it came out, and Passengers was a tonally confused, if visually impressive, mess. Lawrence and Pratt give surprisingly off-key performances, likely a result of a studio who threw them together simply because they're the two hottest actors working today.
Ultimately, though, Passengers is sabotaged by some morally creaky moments that the film doesn't address in a remotely satisfying way, mistaking creepiness for romance, and letting a certain character off the hook far too easily.
Also, what was up with Andy Garcia's two-second cameo?
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