10 "Important" Movies Nobody Actually Likes
4. The English Patient
Without a doubt the single most boring film in history, a monstrosity in tedium that was again a critics darling. The choreography is superb, the acting first rate and the sex scenes are executed without Hollywood cliches, all contributing factors to its unwarranted best picture Oscar.
But the fact of the matter is that everyone is with Elaine from Seinfeld on this one, as the film is painfully slow. The problem lies in the decision to have two central arcs, and then choosing to focus on the really boring one. The premise of a man who begins a torrid affair with his friend's wife only to be found out with horrific consequences ensuing is a great one, and one that is told extremely well throughout.
This contrasts with the painful experience we are forced to endure in an old monastery, where we all pray that the English Patient would hurry up and die so we could all be put out of our misery.