Ranking March 2016's Movies - From Worst To Best

16. I Saw The Light

RottenTomatoes Score: 12% (4.3/10)

Box Office: The Tom Hiddleston-starring Hank Williams biopic has pulled in just over $45,000 to date, making it an undeniable bust.

Verdict: Though we all love Hiddleston and it's undeniably ballsy for a posh British actor to play a southern American country singer, it's hard not to side with Williams' grandson's objections to his casting when you hear Hiddleston's singing voice. He gives it his all, but he's just not convincing and never disappears into the part completely, while he and other terrific actors such as Elizabeth Olsen (who plays Williams' wife) have to contend with relentlessly morbid and strangely generic drama.

It's formulaic biopic fare 101, and while it's an undeniable misfire for Hiddleston, at least it's low-flying enough that few will actually bother to see it.

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