20 Movie Characters Who Never Got The Comeuppance They Deserved

18. Project X - Costa

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Project X, a found-footage flick depicting the craziest house party imaginable, was panned by critics, and it's certainly not high art, but its OTT vision of debauchery provides some modest entertainment. Nevertheless, one huge problem with it is that there is one unbearable character who, frustratingly, never faces any consequences for being a douchebag, and that's Costa (Oliver Cooper), the repellent friend of the party's host. 

With his annoying voice and endlessly obnoxious demeanour, Costa is like a nasty wasp buzzing angrily in your ear every second he's on-screen. To make matters worse, his treatment of women makes him seem like a sex pest in the making, and it would've been great if the movie had given him any sort of punishment for his toxic behaviour. 

But no, Project X ends with Costa sexually harassing a female reporter and promising that another party is coming, indicating that he hasn't learned anything or grown from the party. If anything, it seems to have emboldened him and made him even bloody worse than before, which is really saying something.  

 
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