Ranking March 2016's Movies - From Worst To Best
Poor sad Affleck.
It's been kicking off earlier every year, and March unquestionably saw the beginnings of "summer" blockbuster season, as the likes of Batman B Superman, Allegiant and London Has Fallen attempted to give audiences their first big fix of high-budget, high-concept action.
Though March somehow didn't serve up any worst-of-the-year candidates if the reviews are anything to go by, it did sadly deliver a number of abject disappoints, even while a few unassuming efforts did manage to take us by surprise. And even if March didn't leave you satisfied, there's always April, which will see the likes of The Jungle Book, Green Room and The Huntsman: Winter's War, and if you're lucky enough to live in Europe, Captain America: Civil War.
Here are March 2016's movies ranked from worst to best...
18. London Has Fallen
RottenTomatoes Score: 24% (3.8/10 average)
Box Office: On a $60 million budget, the action sequel has pulled in just shy of double its budget to date, and while it'll likely end up a little shy of Olympus Has Fallen's $161 million worldwide total, it's probably enough to warrant a third film. Also, it's worth remembering that this is a rare blockbuster sequel to actually cost $10 million less than what came before. Not great, but not bad either.
Verdict: About as lazy and bare bones a sequel as you should expect, London Has Fallen rehashes the original movie's premise to woefully diminishing returns. Though the action occasionally sizzles and Gerard Butler is at his grizzled best, the majority of the supporting cast (especially Morgan Freeman and Melissa Leo) are totally wasted, and the film's xenophobic tone has made some critics uncomfortable.
After all, what else are you supposed to think when the protagonist tells a terrorist, "Why don't you pack up your stuff and go back to F***headistan or wherever you came from?" before executing him? Also, how can a $60 million movie have CGI that wouldn't look out of place in a 1997 PlayStation game?