10 Lame Characters That Ruined Otherwise Awesome Films

3. Val Goldman and Barbara Keeley (The Birdcage)

Val and Barbara deserve an entry together, because they are both as boring and beige as each other. Barbara was a soppy moppet who spoke like she was eight instead of eighteen, and Val was a white-wine-sipping yuppy. I get it, they€™re meant to be the straight people in a cast of over-the-top co-stars, but did they really have to both be so snoozeworthy? Val especially annoys me, because really, as if you would be embarrassed of having Albert as a dad. Honest truth, sometimes when I€™m trying to work out how to make meringues, or mustering up the courage to buy an item of clothing in leopard print, I wish Albert was my dad. Sorry, Dad.
 
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Amy Maynard is a PhD candidate by day, and a pop culture pundit by night. She enjoys drinking red wine, and reeks of Burberry perfume and cigar smoke.