15 Worst Movie Moments Of 2017

13. Plot Twist: Barbossa Is Carina's Dad - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales Barbossa
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Though it was great to see Geoffrey Rush back as Captain Barbossa once again, he gets a pretty terrible character arc in the fifth Pirates film, as it's revealed half-way through that he's actually the father of spunky new protagonist Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario).

It's a lazy attempt to tie the new protagonist to the legacy of the franchise, which becomes even lazier when Barbossa sacrifices himself to save her at the end of the movie. It's a painfully transparent attempt to imbue the movie with some emotion, but it falls hilariously flat because it doesn't feel remotely earned.

Plus, with the series' slippery fantasy logic, Barbossa will probably be back in the next movie, anyway.

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