No film year is complete without one last dig at movies which squandered our precious time, money and travel plans. May the folks behind The Razzies give serious consideration to these unpardonable clunkers.
1. “Alex Cross” – This year’s competition for the worst of the worst wasn’t even close. Tyler Perry bravely ditches his Madea dress to play author James Patterson’s crafty detective. The result? Embarrassment for all involved. Laugh out loud funny in all the wrong places with a deadly combination of over- and under-emoting. A complete disaster.
2. “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” – Just plain creepy. What might have been a wonderful fable about parents longing for the child they cannot have becomes a selfish tale that alienates audiences without touching our hearts or tear ducts.
3. “Iron Sky” – This triumph of small budget FX is also a train wreck of sci-fi/political satire. The story tries swatting Sarah Palin and the Nazis, a lazy false equivalence that yields zero laughs. Arguably the most painful film to sit through in 2012. At least “Alex Cross” served up unintentional howls to distract us.
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