Top Of The Flops Worst Films Ever
Rex FeaturesLove Happens
Storyline: A florist falls for the author of a self-help book, who is struggling to get over the death of his wife. That’s pretty much it.Culprits: Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart
What The Critics Said: “The title is a good indication of this movie's blandness and predictability.” (Hollywood Reporter)
Rex FeaturesGigli
Storyline: A low-ranking mobster is hired to kidnap the disabled brother of a prosecutor. His boss brings in a woman called “Ricki” to help him out.Culprits: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
What The Critics Said: "Bizarre and clumsily plotted, Gigli is a mess. As for its stars, Affleck and Lopez lack chemistry." (Rotten Tomatoes) Ironic considering the actors were dating at the time.
Rex FeaturesStriptease
Storyline: A stripper and single mother gets herself involved with a corrupt politician.Culprit: Demi Moore
What The Critics Said: “Feminism needs no enemies with friends like these.” (NY Times)
Rex FeaturesCatwoman
Storyline: A timid artist working for a cosmetics company is brought back to life by a cat and discovers she has super powers.Culprit: Halle Berry
What The Critics Said: “Every four seconds there's a camera trick, every 20 seconds there's a cat joke, and about every minute or so is a scene stolen from a better movie. The movie has a momentum of a square wheel.” (Filmcritic.com)
Rex FeaturesAll About Steve
Storyline: A crossword puzzle enthusiast meets a cameraman on a blind date and becomes so infatuated, she follows him around the country.Culprits: Bradley Cooper and Sandra Bullock
What The Critics Said: “Sandra Bullock plays Mary, a crossword compiler with a mental age of, at most, 13.” (Daily Mail)
Rex FeaturesThe Hottie and the Nottie
Storyline: A stunning high school girl won’t date anyone unless her geeky best friend also has a boyfriend.
Culprits: Paris Hilton and Christine Lakin
What The Critics Said: “A stark yet comforting reminder that cold, hard cash is no substitute for cold, hard talent.” (Timeout)
Rex FeaturesShowgirls
Storyline: A stripper journeys to Las Vegas to transform herself into a showgirl.
Culprits: Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan
What The Critics Said: “The film makers had declared they were bravely exploring new levels of licentiousness, but the biggest risk they've taken here is making a nearly $40 million movie without anyone who can act.” (New York Times)
Rex FeaturesI Know Who Killed Me
Storyline: A girl kidnapped by a serial killer, escapes, only to insist she’s not the person everyone thinks she is.Culprits: Lindsay Lohan and Julia Ormond
What The Critics Said: “Much like the ongoing real-world meltdown of its troubled star, Lindsay Lohan, I Know Who Killed Me, is a disaster that exerts a perverse fascination.” (Variety.com)
Rex FeaturesGlitter
Storyline: A singer struggling to make it in the 80s club scene becomes a star for the night.
Culprit: Mariah Carey
What The Critics Said: “Mariah Carey plays Billie, a gruesome soft-focus version of herself, overcoming a hazily imagined tough childhood to become a megastar.” (Guardian)
Rex FeaturesBatman and Robin
Storyline: The crime-fighting duo take on the likes of Mr Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane
Culprits: George Clooney, Uma Thurman and Chris O’DonnellWhat The Critics Said: “Unfortunately, the operative word is bland” (Variety.com)
Rex FeaturesSon Of The Mask
Storyline: An aspiring cartoonist finds his baby son is born with the powers of the Mask.Culprits: Alan Cumming and Jamie Kennedy
What The Critics Said: “Comedian Jamie Kennedy is about as funny as the hours of labour pain that must have gone into making this runt of a movie” (BBC)
Rex FeaturesThe Sweetest Thing
Storyline: Two party-loving girls try to alleviate their friend’s relationship woes by taking her on a night out.
Culprits: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair
What The Critics Said: “Surely now is the time for an international amnesty on this type of film. Perhaps all existing copies could be returned and burned and we could find it in our hearts to forgive those who inflicted them upon us.” (Talk Talk)
Rex FeaturesDeep Blue Sea
Storyline: A group of scientists create a trio of genetically modified sharks who turn on them.Culprits: Saffron Burrows and Samuel L. Jackson
What The Critics Said: “A degraded cross between “Jaws” and “Frankenstein.” (The New Yorker)
Rex FeaturesSnakes On A Plane
Storyline: As the title suggests, hundreds of snakes are released on a plane to kill a trial witness.Culprit: Samuel L Jackson
What The Critics Said: “Samuel L. Jackson is on record as saying this movie isn't for critics. He's right about that. The problem is, it's not for many other people, either.” (Reel Views)
Rex FeaturesWaterworld
Storyline: Set in 2500, a survivor of an apocalyptic flood fights to stay alive in a futuristic water-filled world.Culprit: Kevin Costner
What The Critics Said: “This movie feels like it was made by a bank rather than a person.” (Chicago Reader)
Rex FeaturesThe Postman
Storyline: Set in 2013, a survivor of the unspecified apocalypse flees a warlord’s army. Sound familiar?
Culprit: Kevin Costner
What The Critics Said: “If it weren't damn-near three hours long, and if it didn't have a few too many swear words, The Postman could have worked as a film for sprogs aged six to 11.” (Total Film)
WENNSpice World
Storyline: Based on the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night, Spice World follows the girl band on the day leading up to a major concert in London.
Culprits: The Spice Girls
What The Critics Said: “They're so detached they can't even successfully lip-synch their own songs.” (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rex FeaturesBattlefield Earth
Storyline: The year is 3000 and humanity has been enslaved by an alien race – but, guess what, they are planning to fight back.
Culprits: John Travolta and Forest Whitaker
What The Critics Said: “If the characters didn't blandly explain the proceedings, the audience would be lost.” (Film Head)
Rex FeaturesGrease 2
Storyline: An English student who starts an American school in the 1960s falls for the head of the Pink Ladies.
Culprit: Michelle Pfeiffer
What The Critics Said: “What was expected to be a financial slam-dunk ended up being precisely the opposite.” (MovieBoy)
Rex FeaturesMatch Point
Storyline: A tennis pro begins a relationship with a shy heiress but can’t resist the charms of her brother’s ex-lover, American actress Bola Rice.Culprits: Woody Allen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson
What The Critics Said: “Allen's Brit-dialogue sounds clenched, stilted and occasionally plain bizarre.” (Guardian)
