34 Movies That Completely and Utterly Missed the Mark in 2019

This gender-swapped remake starring Taraji P. Henson showed so much promise, but ultimately, this cringey comedy wasn't what anyone wanted.

Fans were excited to see how this long-game trilogy would come together, but unfortunately, critics decided that the overly-ambitious movie lacked substance and failed to bring the story full-circle.

No one felt like cheering for this clichéd comedy, which — despite its stacked cast — ended up feeling forced rather than fun.

No one found much of anything wonderful in this family-friendly fantasy film, which critics deemed upsetting, weirdly somber, and — worst of all — just plain boring.

Dennis Quaid totally delivers as the overly-attached previous home owner, and yet this unoriginal thriller was still declared "gratuitously gruesome" and "the very definition of cookie-cutter modern thriller moviemaking."

2018's The Nun was a letdown, and this latest contribution to The Conjuring universe was yet another disappointment, relying on cheap jump-scares rather than actual storytelling.

A lot of big names lent their voices to this one, but that didn't stop this kids movie from feeling like a "derivative marketing exercise."

Full of racism, sadism, and way more blood than was necessary, Sylvester Stallone would have been better off turning down this indulgent addition to the Rambo franchise.

Despite some pretty cool visuals and a winning performance from Will Smith, this ambitiously action-packed film is more of "an assault on your eyeballs" than exciting.

This forgettable horror film tried to squeeze in as many jump-scares as possible, but most critics were left counting down the time until the movie ended.

This highly anticipated film adaptation failed to do Donna Tartt's novel justice, and critics thought the two-and-a-half-hour movie was devoid of direction, character development, and really any emotion whatsoever.

We were all rooting for you, Sophie Turner, but this latest installment in the X-Men franchise was unfortunately deemed a "stupendously dull series-ender," lacking both wit and heart.

Despite starring the dream team of Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, this forgettable reboot felt like nothing more than a "baffling cash grab."

We would have never imagined that the trio of Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss would let us down, but this movie couldn't seem to decide if it was a thriller or a drama, and it just ended up being a mess instead.

This sci-fi drama — which had sky-high ambitions and an all-star cast — never really left the ground, and despite its great potential, it turned out to be "a flimsy, effortful project."

The best part of this needless action remake: Gina Rodriguez. The worst part: just about everything else, which is why critics wrote this one off as "generic and uninspired."

We don't think anyone was expecting this John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key-led comedy to be a cinematic classic, but its lame script and tired clichés failed to create even a spark.

Starring Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey, this tired thriller tried to pull off an ambitious narrative twist, and though it certainly came as a shock, it wasn't necessarily in a good way.

Due to its unnecessarily confusing three-story narrative and shallow delivery, this drama was deemed "a barely coherent mess" — though at least you get to spend 123 minutes admiring Kit Harington's perfect face.

To be fair, critics and fans alike had a bad feeling about this one from the moment that first trailer dropped. However, despite its purr-fect cast (which included Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, and Jason Derulo, among others), critics declared that this adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was nothing more than "a big-screen litter box for the hammiest of stars to unload into."

Starring Hilary Duff, this exploitive dramatization was considered nothing more than a "run-of-the-mill home invasion thriller" that left viewers haunted for all the wrong reasons.

Try as he might, John Travolta's frenzied, boisterous performance as an obsessed fan only added to this campy movie's overall ridiculousness.

We love you, David Harbour, but this butchered reboot was deemed a hellish experience by nearly everyone who watched it.

Accused of being a cheap knockoff to similar Lego-related movies, critics deemed this kids film to be dull, dumb, and enjoyable for neither adults nor kids.

Called both predictable and forgettable, this cookie-cutter revenge thriller starring Nicolas Cage didn't score well with critics or audiences.

This animation had the awesome cast of voice actors and the cute concept, but it failed to provide any sort of cohesive plot, so critics gave this one a cold reception.

Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson should have made a killer comedy duo, but this lackluster satire really just hustled anyone who saw it in theaters out of their money.

This unacceptably lame political thriller only succeeded in losing its audience, despite starring the dynamic duo of Tika Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Tyler Perry's long-running franchise probably should have ended a few movies ago, and this one felt like the final nail in the coffin.

You'd think any movie starring Adam DeVine as a tech-obsessed pop culture writer and Rose Byrne as his virtual assistant would be a winner, but this decidedly unfunny rom-com is far more regressive than riotous.

Full of plot holes and incoherent scientific babbling, this sci-fi flop starring Keanu Reeves at least offered plenty of laughs — except they were all at the expense of the movie.

This horror remake wasn't just pointless — critics thought this "shabby, low-rent thriller" was actually an insult to the original movie.

Even with Gary Oldman starring as the captain of a menacing ship, nothing could stop this mediocre suspense movie from sinking.

No matter how hard John Travolta tried to pull off that Southern accent, this trite father-son racing drama wasn't just slow to accelerate — it barely made it around the track. At least it took home the prize for the worst movie of the year.