10 Awesome Recent Movies You'll Never Watch Again
10. Dashcam
Polarizing though it was, Dashcam is actually a good horror film in many departments. Presenting a successful variation of the found footage formula, not only is Dashcam's format (presented as a vlogger's livestream) inventive and timely, but the film also offers up an array of powerful, heart-in-mouth scares. Director Rob Savage makes good on the promise he showed in his excellent debut, the Zoom-filmed horror Host, reaffirms himself as a master of sub genre.
So, why won't people want to see it again? Well, for the same reason that quite a few people couldn't get into the film on their first viewing: the protagonist, Annie (Annie Hardy, playing a fictionalized version of herself) is kind of evil.
A snarky, rude and gratingly obnoxious conspiracy theorist and social media grifter, Annie is one of the most unlikable horror leads in recent memory. This was... a choice, alright, and it almost seemed like Savage was testing the audience's resolve, challenging them to still root for this character's survival, as horrid as she undeniably is. Well, she does indeed make it through the film, which no doubt angered plenty of viewers.
As such, whatever strengths the film undeniably has, putting up with Annie's nonsense for another 80 minutes of your life isn't the most enticing of prospects.