I’m pretty picky about what films I see in the theater, so this list is more about my least favorite of the year. Sometimes figuring out what should be on the list and in what position comes down to how willing am I to rewatch a movie.
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5. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – Despite having fun as a comic book movie, the buddy comedy never gels, and the film spends too much time with an irredeemable villain that ends up taking a backseat to another baddie.
4. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – While the film does have some cool action sequences and some nice character moments, particularly with Kang, it’s mostly a CG mess that allows the next big bad of the MCU to be taken out by one of its goofy heroes and a bunch of ants.
3. Fast X – With even more over-the-top action and an over-the-top villain, the film just doesn’t have much to add to the franchise. And with Vin Diesel pushing the rest of the cast to the sidelines, it loses the some of the ensemble feel that spiced things up in the other films.
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – A fairly boring and forgettable film that is lacking in every area that made this a great franchise. The action is lackluster, the hero just doesn’t want to be there, and he’s mostly upstaged by a new character.
1. Expend4bles – Thanks to Stallone dipping out at the start of the film, it turns into a glorified Statham movie, with everyone else taking supporting roles. Add in a miscast Megan Fox, terrible green screen work and mediocre CG, and you end up with a mess.