8 Most Underrated Movies From Summer 2016

8. The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie is the best video game movie ever made.

OK, so while that's true it's a little hyperbolic - the bar is so low even the Olympic Limbo committee would call in heath and safety - it does at least imply there's something going on here. Sure, because it is primarily a branding exercise (and never a subversive musing on the intrinsic ethos of said brand like The Lego Movie) it's hard to say it's a worthy endeavour, but it's good enough to at least be called worthwhile.

The plot in particular is utter garbage - it's a stretched set-up for the game's structure that only half makes sense - but everything ultimately comes together thanks to Jason Sudeikis' Red, who meanders through it all cracking wise almost as if he's one of the adults dragged along by kids still addicted to the app, sardonically passing judgement on the ridiculousness like no animated character since Shrek. The rest of the jokes mostly concern bird puns, which is very low-level but fits the overall movie.

Angry Birds didn't need to exist and I'll be pretty disappointed if in a year with Warcraft and Assassin's Creed this winds up the best of the gaming pack, but there's no denying that, for what it is, Angry Birds ain't half bad.