Ranking March 2016's Movies - From Worst To Best

8. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

RottenTomatoes Score: 63% (6.2/10)

Box Office: The $35 million comedy grossed barely half its projected opening weekend figure, and to date has only just made back half its price tag, sitting at little more than $20 million worldwide. This can likely be blamed on a low-key marketing campaign and fairly obtuse subject matter.

Verdict: As was somewhat obvious from the murky trailers, here's a movie that seems divided on what sort of film it actually wants to be: a frothy comedy or something more poignant and pointed about journalism during wartime?

On one hand, the 112-minute run-time feels at least 15 minutes too long, the tone is a mess and it won't do much to surprise you, but the all-star cast (including Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie, Billy Bob Thornton and Alfred Molina) elevate the fairly pat material surprisingly well. It doesn't stick in the mind for long, but it's not bad either.

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