20 Recent Movies That Ruined INCREDIBLE Plots

4. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Margot Robbie
Sony Pictures Releasing

Even though there were countless pre-release reports that Warner Bros. didn't know what to do with A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, and that it screened poorly with test audiences, to many that simply signified that singular filmmaker Kogonada (After Yang) had made a fiercely original romantic fantasy film.

There's a lot to love here in theory - Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie play a star-crossed pair who embark on a surreal odyssey through important moments from their respective pasts.

The potential for a grand, Terry Gilliam-esque adventure speaks for itself, then, yet A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is instead an epic misfire, weighed down by its saccharine, overly melodramatic storytelling, and the jarring non-chemistry between Farrell and Robbie.

Conceptually this is a home-run, but the alchemy required to bring it to satisfying life just wasn't there - there's no joy to be had in declaring that this is instead an excessively quirky chore to sit through.

 
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