00:00 "He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died."
00:05 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we'll be looking at the most derided films that have
00:10 been released so far in 2024.
00:12 We'll be including films that may have premiered early but saw a wide release this year.
00:17 Some minor spoilers may be discussed, so consider this your warning.
00:22 "No, no, I don't know, maybe they weren't pool people."
00:26 Number 7.
00:28 Argyle Like many, we had high hopes for Matthew
00:31 Vaughn's spy actioner, Argyle.
00:34 Heck, the A-list cast alone was a major selling point.
00:37 "You and I, we're not so different.
00:41 Agent Argyle."
00:42 Alas, the film amounted to nothing more than a silly, celebrity-infested shoot-em-up.
00:48 Critics were quick to disparage the film's messy and convoluted plot, which sees Bryce
00:53 Dallas Howard's character experience a major case of reality issues.
00:57 "Why would they care about me?"
00:59 "Because you're a god damn fortune teller, Ellie."
01:01 And with a seemingly endless array of plot twists, nothing managed to connect with the
01:06 audience.
01:07 Not even the mildly surprising mid-credits scene gave moviegoers something to cheer about.
01:13 "Oh my god."
01:14 "Oh my god."
01:15 "Oh my god."
01:16 And with its bleak $17 million domestic debut, it was crystal clear that Argyle needed saving
01:22 from the get-go.
01:23 "What happens next?"
01:24 "It's called a cliffhanger, mother."
01:25 "Ellie, it's called a cop-out."
01:27 6.
01:28 Lisa Frankenstein We applaud this retro undead love story for
01:33 taking some franken-sized risks.
01:35 It's just too bad they didn't pay off.
01:38 Fixing all the bubblegum bright and gaudy goodness of the late 80s with Tim Burton-esque
01:44 weirdness, Lisa Frankenstein became a tonal nightmare.
01:47 "It's not really my style."
01:50 Part campy horror, part teen rom-com, the movie could have used a few more nuts and bolts
01:55 to make it a cohesive viewing experience.
01:57 "I can't believe you're here."
01:59 "Do you like music?"
02:00 "I have the cure."
02:01 "No."
02:02 "Oh, not that kind of cure."
02:04 And even though Cole Sprouse and Catherine Newton deliver some delightfully committed
02:08 performances, this Diablo Cody-penned feature never amounts to anything particularly memorable.
02:14 "Your daughter is a little psycho."
02:16 Even less notable is Lisa Frankenstein's paltry box office sum to date.
02:21 I guess you can say this one was pretty much dead on arrival.
02:25 "I'm not making any more comments."
02:26 "You can talk to my lawyer."
02:29 "I really hope this goth phase ends soon."
02:32 Number 5.
02:33 Miller's Girl Not even Hollywood's latest "it girl",
02:36 Jenna Ortega, could elevate this erotic thriller out of eye-roll territory.
02:44 "Hello."
02:49 Following the story of a student and teacher who enter into a, shall we say, complicated
02:54 relationship, Lionsgate's Miller's Girl was criticized for feeling dated and all-around
03:00 tacky.
03:01 "So?"
03:02 "So it would be like a controversial choice."
03:07 The laborious and toothless screenplay certainly didn't help matters, nor did the film's overall
03:12 creep factor.
03:13 Sure, our lead duo of Ortega and a distinguished Martin Freeman do a decent job with the material
03:19 they've been given, but the depthless narrative and tensionless payoff make it an ultimately
03:25 forgettable affair.
03:26 "How does love come?
03:29 In the movies it's like a curtain crashing to the stage.
03:34 But in love, whatever of it is real, it is a quiet thing."
03:40 Class dismissed.
03:42 Number 4.
03:43 Float We get it, making a great romance movie is
03:47 hard to do.
03:48 It takes genuine chemistry between the actors, an engrossing story, and a reason to care
03:53 about the on-screen union.
03:55 Unfortunately, Float has none of those things going for it.
03:59 "You're Rachel's neighbor."
04:00 "I'm Blake."
04:01 "Nice to meet you."
04:02 The film, centering on a girl who falls for a small-town lifeguard, lacks the requisite
04:07 emotional heft and feels contrived in almost every way possible.
04:12 "Is she okay?"
04:16 To be fair, the Vancouver backdrop is picturesque and our leads, Robbie Amell and Andrea Bang,
04:23 are pleasant enough.
04:25 But there's only so much nice-looking landscapes and likable actors can do to keep things afloat.
04:30 "I don't have to act like this is anything more than Summer Fling."
04:35 In this case, the movie only slightly manages to tread water.
04:39 What can we say?
04:40 We can definitely see why it sank with audiences.
04:43 "Are you okay?"
04:45 "Me?"
04:47 3.
04:49 The Underdogs There's only one reason to watch this Amazon
04:54 original film, Snoop Dogg.
04:55 "I'm Jason Jennings.
04:57 Well-known, highly respected, top five receiver of all time."
05:00 Yep, if you're a fan of the hip-hop legend and is acting, then you will at least get
05:05 some enjoyment out of this R-rated sports comedy.
05:08 For everyone else, however, the experience will be a lot more painful.
05:12 "Is there a reason why the word 'underdogs' has two Gs in it?"
05:17 "Two Gs?"
05:18 "Yeah, I got your two Gs right here!"
05:23 "Meat killer and squirreller!"
05:26 For one, the expletive-laden film is a blatant rip-off of nearly every underdog sports movie
05:32 that came before it.
05:33 In short, it's been done before, only better.
05:37 "You sound just like me."
05:38 "I ain't nothing like you.
05:40 You a washed-up loser."
05:42 Are there positive messages to be found?
05:44 Certainly.
05:45 But just because its heart is in the right place doesn't make it connect in any meaningful
05:50 way.
05:51 And even with the gay Mike Epps on its roster, we'll take the bad news bears over the underdogs
05:56 any day of the week.
06:02 2.
06:07 Night Swim To say horror fans were left disappointed
06:10 with this ghoul-in-the-pool offering would be a major understatement.
06:14 Tepid at best, Night Swim perhaps took things a little too seriously, whereas the high-concept
06:20 camp factor could have been played to Megan level highs.
06:25 Unfortunately, the 90-minute runtime is overwrought with cliches and chock-full of waterlogged
06:33 jump scares that audiences saw coming a mile away.
06:38 Frankly, we expected more out of this Blumhouse-produced film.
06:44 A cast including Cary Condon and Wyatt Russell should have also guaranteed a scary good time.
06:50 "The water shows him."
06:52 Instead, we were served up with enough questionable character motivations and plot holes to, well,
06:58 fill an abandoned swimming pool.
07:19 1.
07:20 Madame Web Loosely based on the Marvel comic book character
07:24 of the same name, Madame Web may very well be the funniest movie you'll see all year.
07:29 The problem?
07:30 It's not a comedy.
07:34 The unintentional laughs come courtesy of the obnoxiously inept script.
07:38 The half-baked story follows Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Web, a New York City paramedic
07:43 turned clairvoyant.
07:51 She is inexplicably paired with three young women whom she must protect from a mysterious
07:55 attacker with spider-like abilities.
07:58 The laughably bad dialogue and low-rent special effects only further hamper the Sony Pictures
08:04 film.
08:08 Add in a desperate attempt to connect to Spider-Man's lore and you've got the worst superhero flick
08:13 since Morbius, another Sony Picture.
08:16 But who knows?
08:17 Maybe it'll be Kraven time later this year.
08:32 Did we miss a movie from 2024 so far that failed to meet expectations?
08:37 Share your displeasure in the comments below.
08:50 Thanks for watching.
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