10 Movies You Didn't Know Were Half-Assed Sequels

6. War Inc. (2008)

url-8It's A Half-Assed Sequel To...Grosse Point Blank (1997) What do you get if you cross John Cusack, Joan Cusack and Dan Aykroyd, and have them playing exactly the same characters in two different films only different names? The answer is the notion that said film is a "spiritual sequel," which is what - according to the cast - War Inc. is to Grosse Point Blank. For starters, anyway, both films feature John Cusack playing an assassin/hitman role, Joan Cusack playing his assistant, and Dan Aykroyd in a supporting role. John Cusack even said that "in a way, [War, Inc.] was a Grosse Point Blank 2," so don't take our word for it: take John Cusack's. Unlike Grosse Point Blank, however, War. Inc offered up none of the fun or appeal of the original flick and died a considerable box office death.
 
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