15 Weirdest Movies Of 2016

8. Inferno

Swiss Army Man Paul Dano Daniel Radcliffe
Sony Pictures

The success of Dan Brown’s books has always been odd since they’re so convoluted and stodgy the characters literally have to stop and explain the story every fifty pages. The movie versions tried to sell themselves as brainy Indiana Jones-style adventures, where Tom Hanks and his terrible haircut chase down clues in exotic locales.

The first two movies got horrid reviews but made lots of delicious money, so a third movie was inevitable; hence Inferno. This belated third entry starts out kind of fun, with Hanks being chased by assassins and having nightmarish visions of an apocalyptic event, but it soon becomes a dull procedural.

The plot makes no sense whatsoever, and it tries to sneak past this by moving really fast. The weird flourishes probably come directly from the book, and while it’s easy to mock its silliness, it's quite dull to actually sit through.

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