10 Insane Recent Movie Moments Nobody Saw Coming
1. Colin Firth's Pathetic Handjob - Empire Of Light
Sam Mendes' new film Empire of Light may have scored mixed reviews from critics and failed to make much of a dent with Oscar voters outside of Roger Deakins' stellar cinematography, but this otherwise modest, sedate drama does feature one unforgettably toe-curling scene.
At the start of the movie, we're quickly introduced to protagonist Hilary Small (Olivia Colman) and her humdrum life working as the duty manager at Margate's Empire Cinema.
Shortly after arriving at work, she's called into the office of her boss, Donald Ellis (Colin Firth), at which point Mendes cuts to Hilary administering the world's most depressing handjob to Donald.
Even ignoring the massive impropriety of the power dynamics at play, the seedy low lighting combined with Donald's desperate attempts to convince Hilary to give him oral sex instead - breathily begging her, "Suck me," to which she refuses - make it an excruciating scene to sit through.
Thankfully Mendes doesn't force it upon us for very long, but as part of a card-carrying "Oscar bait" movie that marketed itself as a classy drama about the power of cinema, this was the last thing anyone expected to see.