10 Worst Movies of 2005

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Movies - Worst
1. Be Cool - Granted, expectations were high for GET SHORTY fans, but still, this was an absolute mess from beginning to end. I honestly felt dumber for having been subjected to it. Even the brilliance of Vince Vaughn couldn't save this train wreck.

2. Must Love Dogs - Formulaic, dry, awful writing, and a colossal waste of talented actors. I kept waiting for John Cusack to hoist a boombox over his head and play "In Your Eyes" to try to woo Diane Lane. Awful.

3. Bewitched - I think you'll pick up on a theme of great talent that is wasted by bad writing. Classic example here. Will Ferrell who is hilarious in almost everything he touches, and Nicole Kidman - still reeling from the Stepford Wives debacle, both manage to survive a terrible script and cheesy story. Best line in the film is uttered by Will Ferrell playing a pampered TV star - "Make me 20 cappuccinos and give me the best one!"

4. War of the Worlds - Oh my gosh. This was a huge disappointment to me. Spielberg and Tom Cruise? Ok - setting aside the fact that Tom Cruise is now officially a freak, who would guess that these two would put out such drivel? The scene in which Tom Cruise leads the people to fight back against the man eating aliens is especially cliched. Oh, and not to mention how his entire family survives the vicious and catastrophic attack of the aliens by merely hanging out in their downtown Boston townhouse. The last time they worked together we got Minority Report - let's hope that next time we return to that level.

5. Fantastic Four - Sweet mercy. Talk about a waste of a huge budget! Who are these people? Let's do the world a favor and return them to their normal jobs - as performers at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. Great effects - too bad you couldn't computer generate some better acting.

6. Hide and Seek - Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning - two of the most popular actors in Hollywood these days - team up for a tired, predictable, "horror movie" that was mildly disturbing but never scary. Cliched, formulaic, and too easy to figure out.

7. Man of the House - Tommy Lee Jones plays pretty much the same character in every movie, his Oscar Winning turn as US Marshall Samuel Girard. It has worked in many ways (Men in Black, US Marshalls, Double Jeopary) - but this time it is a bit of a stretch. The sight of Tommy Lee Jones living with a group of Texas cheerleaders was just too much to bear. Should have gone straight to DVD.

8. Sahara - I'm sure this one is going to generate some bitterness. Right out of the gates, I need to say something about Penelope Cruz. Why does she have a career? And how much would it cost to get her some stinking English lessons. It is painful to hear her try to speak. I have nothing against Matthew McConaghey or Steve Zahn, I think they are both very talented and I have always enjoyed their work. But this movie was a bad combination of the worst parts of the Indiana Jones films, mixed with The Mummy, and a little Tom Clancy. Too much poorly written comedy, unbelievable action sequences, and the always problematic presence of Penelope killed it for me. William H. Macy's presence was not enought to save it.

9. Rize - Since no one has ever heard of this documentary, I'll be brief. It plays out like a really long and pointless dance music video. I finally shut if off because I couldn't take it anymore.

10. The Wedding Date - Can someone find Dermot Mulroney a new genre? His romantic comedy career is starting to get a little stale. The story is a little far fetched - to say the least. To think that Debra Messing (Will and Grace) would have to hire an escort for an event is a bit like trying to convince me that Matthew McConaghey is still living at home at the age of 35 (woops, I guess that's the story behind another great romantic comedy). No thanks.

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