12 Movies So Good You Overlook Major Flaws

1. Mark Hamill's Wooden Acting - Star Wars: A New Hope

Star Wars A New Hope Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill
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George Lucas' original Star Wars is of course a movie filled with wonder and awe, but if you ever asked yourself why Mark Hamill never became an A-lister in his own right following its release, go back and watch the film again.

Though Hamill does a passable job conveying Luke's young naivete, his line readings often dare to be legitimately wooden and awful on regular occasion.

The unbearably whiny "power converters" line is the most egregious example, though many still defend it to the hilt. But the artifice of Hamill's performance is present throughout thanks to his regularly stilted delivery.

While he improved considerably in the sequels - and gave a genuinely strong performance in The Last Jedi - Hamill himself admitted that he doesn't watch A New Hope due to how little he likes his own performance in it.

He doesn't sink the movie, of course, but it's easy to appreciate why studio execs saw his performance here and were probably immediately dismissive of him when considering other blockbuster projects.

Do these flaws in otherwise great movies bother you much? Got any other suggestions? Shout them out in the comments!

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