Of all the movies that I managed to catch in 2015, here are the lists for most disappointing movies (doesn't mean they were the worst movies, that's another list), and movies that pleasantly surprised me or exceeded my expectations the most.
Let's start with The Most Disappointing:
5) Tomorrowland (7/10)
This was supposed to be Brad Bird's follow-up to a very successful Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. It had a great premise and beautiful special effects, not to mention one of the biggest stars on the planet. But the ending was too preachy and draggy that it didn't satisfy.
4) Chappie (6/10)
What happened to Neill Blomkamp? This had the potential to be like District 9 or even Ex Machina. But Blomkamp turned Chappie into a cross between an intelligent dog and a 10 year old boy. Nobody wants to see that! But the direction and the CGI were all impressive, just the script itself failed so badly.
3) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (6.5/10)
As the conclusion to an epic saga, this was what they gave us? A poorly developed story with illogical plot points, and we didn't even get to witness the storming of the Capitol gate that the entire series was building up to. Crazy.
2) Jupiter Ascending (3.5/10)
The Wachowskis have really lost it. Lana Wachowski needs to change her sex back. This was supposed to be the sibling's return to The Matrix form and yet they went even further from Cloud Atlas. No wonder people are calling this movie Wolf Boy And Toilet Girl. Heck, that title would have saved this movie.
1) Fantastic Four (4/10)
No one saw this coming up until just a few days from its release when 20th Century Fox refused to do a press screening. No one saw it coming because, well, look at the people involved in making this movie. Biggest young stars with a gifted young director. And moreover, the trailers looked fantastic. And then the movie opened, the best parts of the trailer have been cut from the movie; and the second half of the movie was as if Josh Trank stopped directing. This could have been the best superhero movie of the year.
Most Surprising:
5) Spy (7.5/10)
After The Heat and Tammy, Melissa McCarthy became too predictable and this was expected to be as well. But it ended up being one of the best comedies of the year, spoofing on the spy genre as well with a great turn by Jason Statham. I didn't expect to like this movie as much as I did.
4) Trainwreck (8/10)
I didn't know who Amy Schumer was. The trailer looked generic and boring with the lack of star power. But after watching it, the writing of Schumer was so fresh that I just want to see more of her work as soon as possible.
3) Last Knights (7.5/10)
I thought this movie was going to be just mediocre but the execution by a new director surprised the hell out of me. And to have Clive Owen leading the cast in a story that, although wasn't completely original, but was a timeless classic that still kept me interested. It also felt like epic with a motivated revenge plot.
2) Project Almanac (8.5/10)
January usually doesn't produce good movies but Project Almanac was definitely a surprise hit for me. Not many people enjoyed it but I loved it. A time-travelling story usually isn't set up very well because the audience needs to accept the rules of time-travelling. But this one not only had a great story but even paid homage to Back To The Future. I even caught this movie twice.
1) The Gift (9.5/10)
Talk about how different the actual movie and the trailers were, The Gift is a great example. The trailers looked campy and generic and uninteresting, but first time director Joel Edgerton hit this out of the ball park. The suspense, the intrigue and the mystery all worked so well in Edgerton's direction. And to shed a different light on the subject of bullying was icing on the cake.
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