10 Most Cringeworthy Moments In Recent Movies
4. The Strip Search - Gemini Man
In Gemini Man, Will Smith was brought face to face with a younger version of himself, earning a fair amount of publicity in the build-up to its release thanks to the dual role and de-aging technology used to allow it.
The movie divided audiences and critics, with its 26% Tomatometer score being offset by a huge 83% audience score. However, though there may have been big disagreements surrounding Ang Lee's 2019 outing, there is one aspect that feels more agreeable, namely, the strip search scene.
As Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Danny is sent to speak to Junior, the younger Will Smith makes her strip to her underwear so she can be searched for a wire. You don't have to have too much knowledge or experience of such a thing to know that this could be achieved quite easily with the character's clothes staying on.
Similar in a way to the infamous Alice Eve underwear shot from Star Trek Into Darkness, this moment in Gemini Man felt weirdly and abruptly gratuitous.