No. Of "Rotten" Films In Past 5 Years: 13 Bruce Willis is a good actor. Or, at least, he used to be. Remember the good times, people? Remember when this guy made Die Hard and Pulp Fiction and The Sixth Sense? Remember how good he was in Unbreakable and The Fifth Element? Those were movies that were actually improved by way of having Bruce Willis in them, made at a time when he genuinely looked like he wanted to be on set (shocker!). Bruce Willis is currently experiencing what is arguably the worst run of films in Hollywood history - his last three films were The Boy Next Door, Vice and The Prince, to which you say: "What the hell are those?" He hasn't made a solid film in which he played a leading role since 2012's Looper (that tiny role in Moonrise Kingdom doesn't count). Clearly, Willis is only in it for the cash nowadays, and could care less about "content" and "quality." It seems unlikely that anybody could genuinely find their way into one forgettable, uninspired film after another, but Willis seems to be going for a record of sorts. It's almost as if the former John McClane purposely set out to make films destined to disappear into obscurity (or, at least, the bottom of a DVD bargain bin at a low-end supermarket). Lay the Favourite? The Cold Light Of Day? These duds are such a waste of his now questionable talents; quite simply, Willis needs to slow down and take his time, because this sh*t has got out of line. 13 "Rotten" movies in 5 years? Quite frankly, it's embarrassing. Like this article? Agree or disagree with our choices? Think somebody else should've made the cut? Let us know all your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
