00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most intense movie
00:13moments that fell flat due to bad line readings or poor emoting.
00:17But what are they going to do with the other half? It's not enough to make a nuclear bomb.
00:22You're the scientist, you tell me.
00:2310. Nomi's Tantrum – Showgirls
00:29Nomi's dreams of making it big in LA get majorly derailed when she's robbed on her very first day
00:35in the city. It's only natural she's at her wits' end here, but Elizabeth Berkley makes some
00:51questionable choices that turn Nomi's breaking point into a cringey mess. It's especially glaring
00:57opposite Gina Rivera's Molly, who calmly offers the main character a place to crash.
01:02You can stay with me if you need a place to crash. It's not much until you get a job.
01:09We don't know why, since all Nomi does is throw french fries and pout in extremely unconvincing
01:15fashion. It's one thing to be upset, but Berkley goes so over the top, it's hard to view this as
01:22anything other than embarrassing. 9. Dad – The Godfather Part 3
01:46One of the most infamous cases of Hollywood nepotism,
01:49Francis Ford Coppola cast his own daughter Sophia in a pivotal role in the final Godfather film.
01:55Too bad for him, he didn't check whether she was a good actress or not.
02:08The movie hinges upon Mary Corleone's death, but unfortunately, Sophia's flat delivery doesn't
02:15muster much in terms of emotion. The way she utters her last words is somehow dull and overdramatic at
02:21the same time, which is honestly kind of impressive.
02:24"...Dad?"
02:25While the production had to scramble for a replacement when Winona Ryder dropped out of the role,
02:30surely they could've found someone better than Sophia Coppola.
02:358. Confronting His Mother – Alexander
02:38Let's be clear, Colin Farrell is a great actor. He isn't Oscar-nominated for nothing.
02:539. Now, if I've done something to you, just tell me what I've done to you. And if I've said something to
02:58you, maybe I said something when I was drunk and I've forgotten it, but I don't think I said something
03:01when I was drunk and I've forgotten it. But whether it's due to the script or direction,
03:05his work in Alexander is… dubious, to put it nicely. In this scene, Alexander is confronting
03:11his mother about her role in his father's death.
03:13"...I forbid you to ever talk to me like that! Such a man would be forever chased by the Furies!"
03:19Sounds intense, right? Well, in Farrell's miscast hands, all it results in is a lot of weird
03:25inflections and arm-waving. While Angelina Jolie's Olympias doesn't give him a ton to work with,
03:31the blame ultimately lies on Farrell as the leading man.
03:34Enough. Half the mothers in Greece share such a fantasy.
03:39Sadly, the gravitas of Alexander's plight is completely lost in this middling-screen adaptation.
03:467. What? No! The Happening
03:50Look, I don't know if you guys have heard about this article in the New York Times about honeybees
03:53vanishing. Well, apparently honeybees are disappearing all over the country. Tens of millions of them just
03:59disappearing. Given the world-ending stakes of this sci-fi thriller, you'd think Mark Wahlberg would
04:04be able to conjure up a little urgency. Instead, he utters each line like he's in a bad parody.
04:10When Mrs. Jones accuses him of plotting to hurt her, his response is so unbelievably awkward. Well,
04:25listen for yourself. For the record, Wahlberg's character isn't actually trying to hurt her.
04:39He just sounds like that. So, we don't even blame Mrs. Jones for being suspicious.
04:44If someone answered a question as timidly as Wahlberg did here,
04:57we'd think they were up to something, too. In this case, though, it's just a case of tremendously
05:02poor casting. It's alarming to say that, of all things wrong with this dumpster fire,
05:28John Travolta's horribly misguided performance might be the absolute worst.
05:32He aims for sophisticated alien, and lands somewhere between hammy mustache,
05:37twirler, and vaguely British middle school kid.
05:39Are you not aware that I graduated top of my class?
05:43Quite an accomplishment. I don't mean to second guess the home office.
05:48The accent, if you can even call it that, just doesn't work. Not that he can maintain it for long.
05:54The moment we see Terl in a true rage is supposed to be chilling, but with everything working against
05:59him, it feels laughable instead. Home office does not make mistakes.
06:04Of course not. But have you looked at my file, sir? It explicitly says that this is a temporary
06:10assignment. It'd be right at home in a Campy B movie, but something tells us that wasn't Travolta's
06:16intention. 5. Cooper is the Butcher
06:29Trap
06:30Another day, another director casting their daughter in a major motion picture. This one didn't work out
06:45any better than Sofia Coppola in The Godfather. In fact, it might be even worse.
06:50Playing a pop star who gets caught up in a killer's clutches, Salika Knight's Shyamalan is given one
06:56of the film's greatest lines, and proceeds to absolutely butcher it.
07:00Rachel, listen to me! Your husband is the Butcher! Cooper is the Butcher!
07:05Telling a woman her husband is a notorious criminal should be an actor's dream. For Salika, though,
07:11it sounds like she's in an SNL skit. Her awful line reads single-handedly destroys
07:25all of Trapp's tension, although it did create some awesome memes. So, there's that.
07:30Did I tell you you could talk back to me, Cooper? That profiler told you things.
07:37You never listen when you're told. I know what you're doing.
07:404. Oh. My. God. Troll 2
07:45This broth is miraculous. It contains sap from the forest.
07:54Beleaguered by a shoestring budget, language barriers, and inexperienced actors, it's really
07:59no wonder Troll 2 wound up as one of the most awful movies ever made. At the very least,
08:04it falls into the category of so bad it's good, particularly when Arnold discovers the titular
08:10monsters. His exclamation has zero impact, fear, or shock in the slightest. And, in a way,
08:17that's what makes it iconic. In a more refined actor's hand, this could have established the
08:33real horror of the Trolls. Then again, considering the rest of the film, an unintentionally hilarious
08:38death scene was probably the best legacy Arnold could've hoped for.
08:533. Oh God. Oh Man. Tough Guys Don't Dance
08:57Hold it. Till you're home. Open it. Think about it. Don't ring me. Don't ask me how I know.
09:05That's six promises. Tim's having a really rough day. He discovers his wife is having an affair,
09:11and rightfully breaks down. Or, at least, that's what we think is happening. In reality,
09:16Ryan O'Neal stomps around a lot, saying the same four words over and over.
09:21It's not exactly moving, that's for sure. O'Neal comes off as a bad improviser who isn't sure how
09:37to continue the story, and instead just keeps repeating the same beat. To make matters worse,
09:42O'Neal's so-called grief is way too over the top to hit its mark. As the emotional climax of Tough
09:48Guys Don't Dance, it's a shame you walk away more confused and upset.
10:012. Dr. Christmas Jones' Expertise
10:04The world is not enough. To give credit where it's due, this isn't a Denise Richards issue as
10:11much as it is a casting blunder. There's just no buying her as a nuclear scientist. She's the
10:26spitting image of a Bond girl, but instead of playing up those strengths, The World Is Not
10:30Enough saddles her with a ton of scientific jargon that sounds utterly ridiculous coming out of her
10:35mouth. You can tell Richards has no idea what she's actually saying, and it grinds the entire story to an
10:51absolute halt. The acting is so flimsy, it completely takes you out of the movie, and doesn't let you
10:57back in for the rest of the runtime. Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our channel and
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11:19switch on notifications. You're tearing me apart, Lisa! The Room. No one can say Tommy Wiseau lacks
11:30passion. He certainly brings energy to his iconic movie, The Room. Unfortunately for him, emphasizing
11:36words is not the same as acting. Wiseau's character makes it very clear Lisa's betrayal is tearing him
11:55up. But all the performance gets across is he really likes yelling. While there's a bevy of poorly
12:07performed scenes in this infamous film, Wiseau's meltdown lives on, as the most damning example of
12:13what happens when you don't have trained actors. It's overblown, completely nonsensical, and only
12:19served to cement The Room as the laughing stock of cinema for generations. What's the worst acting
12:36you've ever seen in a pivotal movie scene? Let us know in the comments below.
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