10 Movies That Made You Say 'WTF Were They Thinking'
Was one Morbius bomb not enough for Sony?
For a movie to be memorable, it needs to have a talking point. Whether it's a great performance or a shocking twist, there needs to be something unique and bold to separate it from the rest of the pack.
There are moments like this throughout all the great movies, but on the other side of that same coin, there are moments and decisions that stand out for the wrong reasons. How many times have you watched a movie and questioned what on Earth those behind the scenes were thinking?
Sure, it would be boring if every movie was the same, or if nothing new was ever explored. You can give at least a little credit to these kinds of decisions for trying something different or for taking a risk, but in some instances, there's no discernable defence. No matter how hard you try.
Huge movies have made bizarre casting decisions, character motivations have defied all reason and logic, and certain things have been included that were always going to offend and upset more so than entertain. Seriously, WTF were they thinking?
10. Ray Winstone's Russian Accent - Black Widow
By and large, you can look at Marvel Studios as the gold standard for casting. Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and more have all become their characters. The MCU literally couldn't have done a better job.
When the franchise does miss however, it misses hard. Who would have pitched Ray Winstone as the Russian villain Dreykov, and who signed off bringing the actor into the recent Black Widow?
Ray Winstone's fame has largely come thanks to his roles as a cockney gangster, and in this he excels. However, even the American accent he spoke with in The Departed was a stretch, and the Russian drawl he gave to Dreykov in 2021 was downright comical. Any kind of intimidation the character built was erased by that impossible-to-ignore cockney twang.
Since this was a villain that had first been mentioned way back in 2012, there was a fair bit of expectation for Dreykov. The character ultimately fizzled out with nothing memorable about him, one of many reasons Black Widow's long-awaited solo feature was a disappointment.