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Night in Paradise (2020)

Gangster gets sold out, with bloody results. But Jeon Yeo-been shines as a terminal case with a deadly aim

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Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

It’s not as bad as you’d think. So while it’s a waste of time, it’s your time to waste

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Poker Face (2022)

A mess of a movie that's almost worth watching to appreciate how bad it really is

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Christmas in Scotland (2023)

A vacationing New York installation designer overcomes cliches to transform her Scottish hometown

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A Furry Little Christmas (2021)

Yet another independent, successful woman is coerced into returning to her hometown for a ‘nice guy’

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Grace of Monaco (2014)

Try as she might, even audaciously talented Nicole Kidman can't breath any life into this wooden script

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The Back-Up Plan (2010)

Spinster Jennifer Lopez's plan to invent a new life is sidetracked by a series of ever-more ridiculous coincidences

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The Accidental Husband (2008)

This chaotic tale of revenge and romance is too convoluted to follow and too silly to tolerate

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Transfusion (2023)

Sam Worthington is mired in a plodding plot that wants to be actioner and think piece and winds up being neither

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Act of Valor (2012)

The well staged action sequences can't make us overlook the stilted dialog and cardboard characterizations

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Passengers (2016)

Sadly, the distasteful cliche they chose is worse than the cliches they avoided

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Victoria and Abdul (2017)

Judi Dench is the only beacon of light in this dark and joyless tale

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