The Worst Movies of 2020

 2020 may not have been a normal year in Cinema though it still gave us plenty of stinkers. So here are the Ten Worst Films of 2020.

10. Artemis Fowl- WOW! This was a massive disaster on almost every level. Massive last-minute reshoots impacted the plot, leaving them to use a hamfisted flashback/narration in an attempt to make sense of the story. Ugly visual effects and almost universally bad acting also sink this disaster. Lara McDonnell is one of the few saving graces. She does the best out of any of the cast with the poor script. On top of everything it fully fails as an adaptation of the books. 

9. Impractical Jokers: The Movie- There are without a doubt funny sequences in this film, a couple downright hilarious. But their attempt at trying to make a story around the pranks fails beyond flat. Even the prank sequences are only funny half the time and almost always overstay their welcome. 

8. The Photograph- So Boring! Good acting across the board can not save this dull romance from putting you to sleep. This movie took me two attempts just to stay awake through the whole film. The mixing of past and present storylines makes things overly convoluted. The cast deserved a better script and this could have been something special. 

7. Fantasy Island-Entertaingly Awful! This movie is terrible with awful acting, an idiotic script, and bland direction. All that said, this is a shockingly fun bad film to laugh at. By the time I got to the finale, I was laughing at every convoluted plot twist that the film treats like one of the best reveals ever in film history. Worth a watch in a bad way otherwise stay far away.

6. The Last Days of American Crime- One of the worst action films in years this "movie" is painful to watch. All the acting is atrocious, the humor never hits and the action is incomprehensible. All of this on top of a two and a half hour running time, I hated watching this movie. 

5. Like a Boss- Talented comedians cannot make this atrocious script work. The humor in this movie hits maybe ten percent of the time. There's no story or drama to make up for the lack of humor. Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish are both very talented but they are both beyond awful here. The worst comedy of 2020.

4. Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite- How is this series still going? The first film is a nostalgic memory for me being one of my first theater memories but none of the charms of that first film are present here. The best thing I can say about this movie is it's an improvement over Cats & Dogs 2.

3. The Grudge (2020)- The first wide-release of the year was also one of the worst films of the year. Mediocre acting combined with the terrible script removes any interest in the story. None of the scares landed even the cheap jump scares failed to get a reaction out of me. I walked out of the theater angry at this movie's stupid ending. One of the worst horror films of the year.

2. Infidel- This movie is easily the strangest experience I had all year. The clear agenda this film had is a massive offense to the real-life story. The acting and script are always painful and their attempt at building suspense is pathetic. This was so close to being my number one.

But the worst movie of the year is easily.....

1. The Turning- A rare 0/10 for me, everything about this movie fails. The acting is terrible, the scares are terrible, the script is terrible. There is not a single redeeming element here. On top of failing in every aspect, the movie does not even have an ending. The movie ends in the middle of a scene with no explanation of what has gone on. I was infuriated leaving this movie. The Turning is not just the worst film of 2020 it's one of the worst movies I have ever seen.