12 Most Disappointing Movies From Summer 2016

There's been a lot written online about 2016 having one of the most colossally disappointing summer movie seasons in recent memory, and it's easy to see why.

Though there were a handful of rock solid blockbusters like Star Trek Beyond and Finding Dory release over the last few months, movies that were truly, undeniably great were in pretty short supply.

It's basically just Captain America: Civil War, The Nice Guys and The Jungle Book that totally lived up to expectations, and on the other hand there are so many films that fell catastrophically short of their potential.

Whether a result of studio interference or a simple lack of imagination from the filmmakers, these summer movies, ranging from gigantic tentpoles to more modestly-budgeted fare, failed to make the most of their promise.

And on the other hand there's tosh like The Legend of Tarzan, which looked terrible and basically was. It didn't disappoint, then.

Here are the 13 most disappointing movies from summer 2016...

The Buzz: It's Matt Damon reprising his most iconic role almost a decade after Jason Bourne swam away to apparent freedom, and he's reunited with Supremacy and Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass for another go-around, so it was easy to be hyped.

That's without even mentioning the superb supporting cast, including Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed and Vincent Cassell. Plus, a post-Snowden Bourne movie: why not?

What We Got: An entertaining but undeniably underwhelming late sequel that never really manages to entirely justify its existence. Sure, the action is thrilling and Matt Damon hasn't missed a step as the title character, but the script, written by Greengrass and the movie's editor Christopher Rouse, is a mess of convoluted plotting, on-the-nose politics and absurd techspeak.

Perhaps most criminal of all is that, while Cassel and Jones get meaty roles, recent Oscar-winner Vikander is mostly sidelined with an immensely bland character who doesn't do much of interest until the third act.

It's perfectly acceptable, but a major comedown from the high standard set by the original trilogy.