13 Dumbest Movie Plot Twists Of 2018

5. Shocker! Valentine Is Hester's Father - Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines Hugo Weaving
Universal

Mortal Engines is effectively a generic mish-mash of better sci-fi and fantasy movies, so it's appropriate that the tentpole dud borrows a plot twist from one of cinema's most beloved franchises.

Protagonist Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar) spends most of the movie attempting to assassinate big bad Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving), the man responsible for murdering her mother.

And unless you took a nap during the movie - honestly, who could blame you? - you likely got the sneaking suspicion that the movie might be setting you up for a Star Wars-inspired "I am your father" plot twist.

And you'd be right. As sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, Thaddeus is revealed to be Hester's father at the film's climax, though unlike Star Wars, it lands with all the dramatic impact of a wet fart.

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