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This photo says it all: “Standing Ovation” is the year’s worst movie. |
This passing year saw worthy remakes (“True Grit”) and unworthy retakes (“Nightmare on Elm Street”). It saw major talents plunge to career lows, including Kevin Smith (“Cop Out”) and Jackie Chan (“The Spy Next Door”). 3-D pictures didn’t get any help with the releases of “The Last Airbender,” “Gulliver’s Travels” and “The Nutcracker.”
But 2010 did see some of the best acting (especially in women’s roles) in recent memory, plus a return to daring, high-quality movie making.
Here, then, are some inklings of thoughts as we bid adieu to 2010.
Worst movie of 2010: Give this title of shame to “Standing Ovation,” a tweener musical produced by none other than actor James Brolin, aka Barbra Streisand’s main squeeze.
“Standing Ovation” is a spiritually bankrupt, morally skewed, ethically unhinged and emotionally vacant musical comedy about a group of tweenies who can’t act, sing or convincingly lip-sync.
Oh, still not convinced?
The movie also traffics in gay stereotypes and token black characters. It advocates cheating. It condones revenge. It pushes the idea that money not only can buy happiness, money is happiness.
Jack Abramoff might like it. (Read more…)