15 Most Disappointing Films Of The Decade (So Far)

13. Muppets Most Wanted

There's something pretty impressive about the fact people can get disappointed by a Muppet movie in the 2010s. The exact point when Jim Henson's creations lost their allure depends on when you grew up, but by the time the current decade rolled around they felt firmly like the relic of a by-gone age.

With that in mind, 2011's The Muppets was a triumph. It tackled their lack of relevance head-on in a funny, subversive, musical manner and managed to bring in an audience who were definitely men rather than muppets. Kermit and co. were back. For about two years.

The sequel lost Jason Segel, who had been the driving fan-force behind the original reboot, but retained the rest of the key creative team - James Bobin was directing, Nicholas Stoller was co-writing and, most importantly, Bret McKenzie was composing the songs - prompting hopes that Muppets Most Wanted would hit some of the similar notes. Sadly, it never really did - the moments that do work (Ty Burrel and Sam Eagle teaming up) are overshadowed by overlong jokes and a plot silly even for a Muppet film. The only real sign of that original smarts is the opening number, which jokes about the film being a sequel, but, even then, instead of setting the tone for a knowing film it's just trotted out as vague justification for another movie.

Most Wanted is not a terrible film, and sits nicely in the middle of the Muppet pantheon (although that probably sounds like more praise than it is), but following on directly from Segel's passion project it can't help but feel a bit lifeless.