To me this film felt lacking in substance. None of the characters really stood out. The concept was really interesting and fun to watch, but I couldn't help but think of the massive plot holes, boring characters, and lackluster presentation at times. I am very surprised to see it on many Top 10 lists, as I haven't really been on the fence about a movie this commercially liked in a very long time.
MY SCORE: 6.0/10
4. Dumb and Dumber To
I really wanted to love this movie. I can't stress enough how many times I have watched and enjoyed the original Dumb and Dumber. It will always be a film that can put a smile on my face. Needless to say that I wasn't counting on the sequel to top the original. I didn't hate the movie, in fact I laughed out loud a few times in it. It just wasn't enough to keep me entertained throughout. Dumb and Dumber To was just a film that felt like it came out 20 years to late.
MY SCORE: 5.5/10
3. The Rover
The Rover was a film that I anticipated being one of my favorites of the year. Everything pointed to it being a great film. Crazy Guy Pierce. Check. Beautiful cinematography. Check. Post apocalyptic tale. Check. Style wasn't the problem. Unfortunately I felt that the film lacked in substance and failed to resonate with me in any way. This makes the list because I thought David Michod's last film Animal Kingdom was fantastic. I was ultimately bored with The Rover.
MY SCORE: 6.0/10
2. Godzilla
Godzilla was hit or miss with people. Some praising its restraint in showing the big beast, and others calling it unbearable to watch because of the human characters. I can relate to both sides, but I was really disappointed in everything besides the actual Godzilla bits in the movie. The human elements really took me out of it, and a certain key character being killed off almost comically too soon. I hoped for more of a payoff in the end, but I have faith in the sequel.
MY SCORE: 7.0/10
1. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I was hoping that this was the Spider-man movie that brings me back. Not only did it fail to do that, it pushed me even further away from ever liking this franchise again. I really disliked this film in almost every way. The weirdly comical (Batman & Robin like) villains were eye rolling bad. The Amazing Spider-man 2 suffers from the same issue that plagued the 3rd Raimi film. There was too much going on, and not enough to care about.
MY SCORE: 5.0/10
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