10 Big Hollywood Stars Who Bit The Dust in Horror Movies

9. James McAvoy, Swimming Pool

Also known as The Pool in the UK and the United States, this one is definitely best forgotten. The concept of the film depicted a series of violent, slasher styled murders based in and around a swimming pool. The totally moronic plot and concept was accompanied by the slightly more promising tagline of 'evil has surfaced'; though the 'evil' of which was referred to was rather more reminiscent of a sadomasochistic, machete toting gimp. Ever the beacon of hope in an otherwise showcase of crap, McAvoy's character Mike, a soon to be graduated student at Prague's International High School, exited the film early on; his end coming when attempting to escape out of the usually foolproof air vents. Those who have witnessed McAvoy in the pre-Wanted years will be fully aware that this is a man who never leaves anything in the locker room. So it is that this is the case in Swimming Pool, with McAvoy putting to shame his more forgettable co-actors in less than half the screen time. His participation in this film can only really be seen as a means of promoting himself to the world; for which no shame can be accredited.
 
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