These films bombed at the box office and left critics and fans alike shaking their heads. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be looking at the most derided films that have been released (so far) in 2024.
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00:00 "He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died."
00:05 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we'll be looking at the most derided films that have
00:10 been released so far in 2024.
00:12 We'll be including films that may have premiered early but saw a wide release this year.
00:17 Some minor spoilers may be discussed, so consider this your warning.
00:22 "No, no, I don't know, maybe they weren't pool people."
00:26 Number 7.
00:28 Argyle Like many, we had high hopes for Matthew
00:31 Vaughn's spy actioner, Argyle.
00:34 Heck, the A-list cast alone was a major selling point.
00:37 "You and I, we're not so different.
00:41 Agent Argyle."
00:42 Alas, the film amounted to nothing more than a silly, celebrity-infested shoot-em-up.
00:48 Critics were quick to disparage the film's messy and convoluted plot, which sees Bryce
00:53 Dallas Howard's character experience a major case of reality issues.
00:57 "Why would they care about me?"
00:59 "Because you're a god damn fortune teller, Ellie."
01:01 And with a seemingly endless array of plot twists, nothing managed to connect with the
01:06 audience.
01:07 Not even the mildly surprising mid-credits scene gave moviegoers something to cheer about.
01:13 "Oh my god."
01:14 "Oh my god."
01:15 "Oh my god."
01:16 And with its bleak $17 million domestic debut, it was crystal clear that Argyle needed saving
01:22 from the get-go.
01:23 "What happens next?"
01:24 "It's called a cliffhanger, mother."
01:25 "Ellie, it's called a cop-out."
01:27 6.
01:28 Lisa Frankenstein We applaud this retro undead love story for
01:33 taking some franken-sized risks.
01:35 It's just too bad they didn't pay off.
01:38 Fixing all the bubblegum bright and gaudy goodness of the late 80s with Tim Burton-esque
01:44 weirdness, Lisa Frankenstein became a tonal nightmare.
01:47 "It's not really my style."
01:50 Part campy horror, part teen rom-com, the movie could have used a few more nuts and bolts
01:55 to make it a cohesive viewing experience.
01:57 "I can't believe you're here."
01:59 "Do you like music?"
02:00 "I have the cure."
02:01 "No."
02:02 "Oh, not that kind of cure."
02:04 And even though Cole Sprouse and Catherine Newton deliver some delightfully committed
02:08 performances, this Diablo Cody-penned feature never amounts to anything particularly memorable.
02:14 "Your daughter is a little psycho."
02:16 Even less notable is Lisa Frankenstein's paltry box office sum to date.
02:21 I guess you can say this one was pretty much dead on arrival.
02:25 "I'm not making any more comments."
02:26 "You can talk to my lawyer."
02:29 "I really hope this goth phase ends soon."
02:32 Number 5.
02:33 Miller's Girl Not even Hollywood's latest "it girl",
02:36 Jenna Ortega, could elevate this erotic thriller out of eye-roll territory.
02:44 "Hello."
02:49 Following the story of a student and teacher who enter into a, shall we say, complicated
02:54 relationship, Lionsgate's Miller's Girl was criticized for feeling dated and all-around
03:00 tacky.
03:01 "So?"
03:02 "So it would be like a controversial choice."
03:07 The laborious and toothless screenplay certainly didn't help matters, nor did the film's overall
03:12 creep factor.
03:13 Sure, our lead duo of Ortega and a distinguished Martin Freeman do a decent job with the material
03:19 they've been given, but the depthless narrative and tensionless payoff make it an ultimately
03:25 forgettable affair.
03:26 "How does love come?
03:29 In the movies it's like a curtain crashing to the stage.
03:34 But in love, whatever of it is real, it is a quiet thing."
03:40 Class dismissed.
03:42 Number 4.
03:43 Float We get it, making a great romance movie is
03:47 hard to do.
03:48 It takes genuine chemistry between the actors, an engrossing story, and a reason to care
03:53 about the on-screen union.
03:55 Unfortunately, Float has none of those things going for it.
03:59 "You're Rachel's neighbor."
04:00 "I'm Blake."
04:01 "Nice to meet you."
04:02 The film, centering on a girl who falls for a small-town lifeguard, lacks the requisite
04:07 emotional heft and feels contrived in almost every way possible.
04:12 "Is she okay?"
04:16 To be fair, the Vancouver backdrop is picturesque and our leads, Robbie Amell and Andrea Bang,
04:23 are pleasant enough.
04:25 But there's only so much nice-looking landscapes and likable actors can do to keep things afloat.
04:30 "I don't have to act like this is anything more than Summer Fling."
04:35 In this case, the movie only slightly manages to tread water.
04:39 What can we say?
04:40 We can definitely see why it sank with audiences.
04:43 "Are you okay?"
04:45 "Me?"
04:47 3.
04:49 The Underdogs There's only one reason to watch this Amazon
04:54 original film, Snoop Dogg.
04:55 "I'm Jason Jennings.
04:57 Well-known, highly respected, top five receiver of all time."
05:00 Yep, if you're a fan of the hip-hop legend and is acting, then you will at least get
05:05 some enjoyment out of this R-rated sports comedy.
05:08 For everyone else, however, the experience will be a lot more painful.
05:12 "Is there a reason why the word 'underdogs' has two Gs in it?"
05:17 "Two Gs?"
05:18 "Yeah, I got your two Gs right here!"
05:23 "Meat killer and squirreller!"
05:26 For one, the expletive-laden film is a blatant rip-off of nearly every underdog sports movie
05:32 that came before it.
05:33 In short, it's been done before, only better.
05:37 "You sound just like me."
05:38 "I ain't nothing like you.
05:40 You a washed-up loser."
05:42 Are there positive messages to be found?
05:44 Certainly.
05:45 But just because its heart is in the right place doesn't make it connect in any meaningful
05:50 way.
05:51 And even with the gay Mike Epps on its roster, we'll take the bad news bears over the underdogs
05:56 any day of the week.
06:02 2.
06:07 Night Swim To say horror fans were left disappointed
06:10 with this ghoul-in-the-pool offering would be a major understatement.
06:14 Tepid at best, Night Swim perhaps took things a little too seriously, whereas the high-concept
06:20 camp factor could have been played to Megan level highs.
06:25 Unfortunately, the 90-minute runtime is overwrought with cliches and chock-full of waterlogged
06:33 jump scares that audiences saw coming a mile away.
06:38 Frankly, we expected more out of this Blumhouse-produced film.
06:44 A cast including Cary Condon and Wyatt Russell should have also guaranteed a scary good time.
06:50 "The water shows him."
06:52 Instead, we were served up with enough questionable character motivations and plot holes to, well,
06:58 fill an abandoned swimming pool.
07:19 1.
07:20 Madame Web Loosely based on the Marvel comic book character
07:24 of the same name, Madame Web may very well be the funniest movie you'll see all year.
07:29 The problem?
07:30 It's not a comedy.
07:34 The unintentional laughs come courtesy of the obnoxiously inept script.
07:38 The half-baked story follows Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Web, a New York City paramedic
07:43 turned clairvoyant.
07:51 She is inexplicably paired with three young women whom she must protect from a mysterious
07:55 attacker with spider-like abilities.
07:58 The laughably bad dialogue and low-rent special effects only further hamper the Sony Pictures
08:04 film.
08:08 Add in a desperate attempt to connect to Spider-Man's lore and you've got the worst superhero flick
08:13 since Morbius, another Sony Picture.
08:16 But who knows?
08:17 Maybe it'll be Kraven time later this year.
08:32 Did we miss a movie from 2024 so far that failed to meet expectations?
08:37 Share your displeasure in the comments below.
08:50 Thanks for watching.
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