15 Worst Movie Moments Of 2017

8. "Marry Her" - Geostorm

Geostorm Andy Garcia Jim Sturgess
Warner Bros.

Surely the most facepalm-inducing moment in the Gerard Butler-starring disaster flick sees Max (Jim Sturgess) and his fiancee Sarah (Abbie Cornish) "kidnap" the President of the United States (Andy GarcĂ­a) in order to protect him from the turncoat Secretary of State (Ed Harris), who has been plotting to assassinate him.

As they pair speed away in a stolen cab, the President lambastes the two for committing treason, after which Max sarcastically replies and refers to Sarah as "honey", making it clear to the POTUS that they're a couple.

At that exact moment, a giant crane starts to topple directly into their path, but with some skillful driving, Sarah manages to prevent their car being crushed by the crane.

After a beat, the President turns to Max and tells him, "Marry her." It's a line so absurdly cringe-worthy that it'll either make you embrace the film for its stupidity or swear off cinema as an art form altogether. It's the epitome of cinematic cringe in 2017, a toe-curlingly rancid line, even if Garcia tries his best to make it work.

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