POLL: The Most Disappointing Movie Of 2014 So Far?
What constitutes a disappointing film? It's subjective, only you know which movie you went in expecting to love, yet ended up incredibly unsatisfied. Share your opinion and place your vote.
It's that time again, when I ask you which film didn't fulfill your hopes and expectations. In 2012, the majority of the votes went to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and last year, Shane Black's Iron Man 3 received the most votes. Which film will it be this year? Please remember, do not vote for a film that you haven't seen yet. Also, do not vote for the film that you thought was the worst, unless you were truly disappointed with it based on your expectations.
As for me, I'll briefly share with you the three films from 2014 so far that I found to be most disappointing - in no particular order. I'll start with Transcendence, a film directed by first-time director Wally Pfister - Nolan's longtime cinematographer. My expectations were incredibly high as I had expected some of that Nolan magic might've rubbed off on Pfister but it clearly didn't. It was as dull as white rice.
Then there is Darren Aronofsky's Noah. Here's a super-talented director with a wonderful resume to back up my insanely high-expectations. Despite being anti-religion I was looking forward to seeing Darren tackle the tale of Noah. The flood story has been told throughout many cultures/religions but the film is small in scale and never seems to figure out if it is a religious or a fantasy film. Not to mention, the lead character comes across as the main villain of the film near the end of the film. Who are we rooting for?
Lastly, the 2014 Godzilla film from director Gareth Edwards. Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), one of the best actors currently working today is discarded like used toilet paper so that we can get more of Aaron Taylor-Johnson. How in the world did that happen? And of course the film's biggest sin is the lack of screentime for Godzilla. Out of 123 minutes we only get to see Godzilla for 10 minutes. Which would've been fine if the film had some interesting human characters and thrilling moments like Jaws, but it doesn't.
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