10 Exact Moments Recent Movies Won Us Over
Bowser sang "Peaches" and won the entire world over.
It simply isn't possible for all movies to be all-timer bangers from the moment they start, if at all. Sometimes you need to warm up to a movie as it builds momentum, and usually there will be a standout scene that ends up converting the skeptics and cynics into true believers.
Filmmaker Howard Hawks famously once said "A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes," but sometimes a single moment of greatness is all it takes to turn the tide and decisively win the audience over.
And so we come to these 10 recent movies, each of which could've gone either way. The marketing didn't fully convince that these films would be great or even good, but for those who dared to watch them, they knew they were in for a good time once these scenes played out.
From brilliantly unexpected cameos to insane fight scenes, an annoyingly catchy song, or the most creative use of a cheese grater in cinema history, these movie moments cast aside any remaining doubt that these movies were worth your time and hard-earned money...
10. Bradley Cooper's Cameo - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves touted a rock solid first act which suggested the rest of the movie was in good hands, but it was pushed over the top by a hilarious, hugely unexpected cameo at the start of act two.
Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) heads home to pick up some things, where she reunites with her halfling ex-husband Marlamin, who just so happens to be played by Bradley freakin' Cooper of all people.
Seeing a tiny Bradley Cooper sit with the much larger Holga in his home and have a surprisingly tender conversation about their former relationship is the moment at which Dungeons and Dragons proved it could be funny and take itself dramatically seriously all at the same time.
And the reveal that Marlamin's new partner, Gwinn (Hayley-Marie Axe), is also a barbarian just like Holga was the icing on the cake.
While Cooper's side of the scene was shot separately from Michelle Rodriguez due to pandemic restrictions, it impressively doesn't feel like any of the human warmth is lost.