5. James Franco
There was a time in the early 00s when James Franco couldve been a great movie star. He was a great on Freaks and Geeks and had some fine performances like in the James Dean movie, and he wasnt bad in Spider-man. But after a few years of forgettable films (Tristan + Isolde? Flyboys?) and 2 more Spider-man films, Franco found his niche as an annoying actor. To be fair, Pineapple Express is really fun but he took the goodwill from that film and made the execrable Your Highness, a movie that inexplicably cost $50 million and looked like it was made for less than half that. Hes continued trying to be funny by making fun of himself a quality that is usually a good thing to have but seems douche-y when Franco does it. Maybe because hes made fun of himself too much, it isnt funny anymore? Was anyone laughing when he hosted the Oscars, or when he played himself in This Is The End? Its too much, and just this week it was announced hes going to be roasted too! Im James Franco, Im handsome, rich and successful, hahahaha!. We also found out hes a flatliner when it comes to lead roles. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a good movie but Franco made no impression on that movie the way he played his role couldve literally been played by anyone. Sam Raimis big budget Wizard of Oz prequel earlier this year also fizzled out as Franco gave the role his usual meh performance stamp. He recently published a book of short stories called Palo Alto (which hes now threatening to film) which was filled with horribly bland writing and boring stories. Franco is getting a Masters in literature and because he writes and is famous was able to get this amateurish work published despite reading exactly like what it is, the work of a creative writing student (which, of course every real writer requires - a degree in creative writing). Hes continued this literary theme in his acting, playing Allen Ginsberg in 2010s Howl, Hart Crane in 2011s The Broken Tower, and recently directed an adaptation of William Faulkners Nobel Prize winning novel As I Lay Dying. I havent seen the latter but Im sure its as crappy as the other two are. Look at what hes brought into this world and then look at that smug face whos with me?