20 Worst Films of 2012: 'Battleship,' 'Total Recall,' 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds'
20. 'People Like Us'
There was a huge, cavernous hole in Alex Kurtzman's directorial debut. The story centers on Sam (Chris Pine) a scheming New York businessman who returns to LA after the death of his father. He soon discovers that he has a down on her luck sister, Frankie (Elizabeth Banks), and an 11-year-old nephew Josh (Michael Hall D'Addario) that he never knew about. His father left him nothing in the will. Instead, he left instructions that Sam give $150,000 to his grandson Josh (instructions only Sam knows about). (Confused? Trust us, it gets worse...) Sam's conflict is that this is money he could desperately use for himself. It would be one thing for Sam to keep the money after meeting both Frankie and Sam (after basically stalking them), but he doesn't tell him who he is - for no apparent reason. In fact, he keeps it a secret for days and weeks in the movie's timeline. If he wasn't sure whether to give the money that's one thing, but that shouldn't stop him from revealing he's related to this people he's becoming "friends" with. It's such a false suspension of disbelief that the entire film falters on its already flimsy premise.
- Gregory Ellwood
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December 21, 2012 at 8:54PM EST Reply to CommentWhat's. up with that dig at Pine? He is a talented actor, a hell of a lot more talented and charismatic than Taylor Kitsch and other mediocre talent you guys suck up to in every article.
TruNYC
December 29, 2012 at 5:09PM EST Reply to CommentMuch better list than CNN's. they should fire the writers ok staff and hire you guys.
TruNYC Sorry, meant "on".
December 29, 2012 at 5:11PM ESTJohn Good
December 31, 2012 at 10:25PM EST Reply to CommentThe reason you do not understand the resident evil franchise is because you are probably caught up in the popular myth that video games and movies do not mix. Those movies freaking rock! Typically, great science fiction movies get bad reviews. Or you were upset no characters bashed Bush or a conservative viewpoint.
Trueresidentevilfan Umm as a resident evil game fan, I have to completely agree with his summation of the movie. Every Resident evil movie that's come out so far is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE! Who is Alice? Why does she have such a prominent role, (often replacing the actual central characters) in these movies when she doesn't even exist in the series.
February 25, 2013 at 2:13PM ESTDyllan
January 1, 2013 at 8:47PM EST Reply to CommentWhere's Taken 2 or The Devil Inside?
markru TAKEN 2...HORRIBLE!!
January 29, 2013 at 4:50PM ESTkregon
January 10, 2013 at 1:46PM EST Reply to CommentYou left out that cinematic incoherance and inscrutible mess
"Prometheus", which outdid even
"The Dark Knight“ in WTFedness.
Michael Side comment...
January 18, 2013 at 7:43PM ESTBattleship was a fun popcorn, twlizzers, and a coke movie, I would even say chicken burrito movie...
aramsey
January 12, 2013 at 11:08AM EST Reply to CommentTyler Perry. ....good deeds was a good movie.....why he is banking the dough...!!
Mike Good deeds one of the best movie 2012. They fuckin blind!
January 19, 2013 at 1:39AM ESTPost a comment...
January 19, 2013 at 1:40AM ESTKevin H
January 23, 2013 at 8:45PM EST Reply to CommentThe Resident Evil series does not touch the game franchise. The game story lines are better and more taught. Someone should call Rob Zombie for re boot.....
Charlie I would give this Gregory Ellwood a C- for his ability to critique. He is clearly a half-assed student with no film studies background. Who hired him? It's fine if he didn't like the movie. Neither did I. But that was an incredibly poor evaluation.
January 28, 2013 at 1:21PM ESTJon
February 7, 2013 at 3:46PM EST Reply to CommentI do not agree with total recall being on this list. Granted it was nothing like the original, it still had good moments. And saying Kate was dull in this movie is just ludicrous. With that being said, anything tyler perry directs or acts in should be the top of any list. Stop watching his movies and shows people, and he will go away!
Roque
February 21, 2013 at 5:06PM EST Reply to CommentI agree with this list....except for Total Recall. I actually rather liked that one... Great job otherwise.
elvira
February 24, 2013 at 6:07AM EST Reply to Comment"Dario Argento is a master of horror cinema. He has made more great horror films than the average mainstream audience member has even seen. Argento's influence is profound and ongoing, and there is nothing that could happen that would strike him from the history of fantastic film."
Ed Wood was a master of horror, too
taylor
February 24, 2013 at 9:40PM EST Reply to CommentIn battleship the main characters girlfriend doesn't work at the satellite place she is a counselor for army men who have lost limbs an stuff in action. Plus this list sucks total recall was a good movie and the characters were not dull! At all
sexyeb86 Battleships was an awesome movie to me I Liked it ...
March 4, 2013 at 5:53PM ESTsexyeb86
March 4, 2013 at 5:55PM EST Reply to CommentBattleships good movie...
Jane C.
March 5, 2013 at 9:25PM EST Reply to CommentBattleship was a very good movie. It brought back the battleships and the men that fought in them, that was a real neat twist, amongst other good things in the movie. Many people have a herd mentality and in this case, this critic sure does. He can't think on his own, just follows the wrong crowd.
S. Never trust a bad movie list that leaves twilight out. How that didn't get on here is beyond me
March 14, 2013 at 12:27AM EST