We saw strong films pass this year, but there were at least as many misses.Here are some of the worst movies to hit the big (or small) screen in 2022,according to readers.
Readers of The MorningDecember 28, 202211:20
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: ‘Boseman deserved better than this, muchbetter’
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).Picture Photo News
“Rarely has the death of an (otherwise fantastic) actor been milked out socompletely that it hurt the eyes (and other limbs). This is not an homage, butjust another lazy attempt to cash in on a franchise’s popularity. The story ispaper thin, full of clichés and has an artificial sweetness that would makeaspartame jealous. Boseman deserved better than this, much better.”
Levi (37) from Antwerp.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever can be seen in cinemas, and will appearlater on Disney+.
The School for Good and Evil: ‘No button could save this flop’
The School for Good and Evil (2022).Image Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2022
“I thought I sensed a nice atmosphere in the trailer, a kind of ‘HarryPotter’-esque story. A film where I could dream away to a bygone era offantasy. But nothing could be further from the truth.
“The acting was subpar in the first place; what are Charlize Theron andLaurence Fishburne even doing there? The story is thinner than the house elfin ‘Harry Potter’ and also heavily inspired by the swirling world of JKRowling (author of the ‘Harry Potter’ series, KL), but didn’t do it anyjustice.
“I watched with the remote at hand and fast-forwarded several times hoping fora still sparkling plot, but no button could save this flop.”
Evelien (38) from Sint-Niklaas.
The School for Good and Evil can be seen on Netflix.
Barbarian and Triangle of Sadness: ‘Start off promising, but then gocompletely wrong’
Barbara (2022).Picture Photo News
“The constant stream of plot twists did not appeal to me. However, the filmstarts off promising as a classic horror story and also feels in the secondpart Barbara still interesting and surprising. But the third part is soridiculous and jerky that I had a hard time sitting through the movie.
“I had the same feeling about the winner of the Golden Palm in Cannes thisyear, by the way. Triangle of Sadness. The beginning of the film is the bestI’ve seen from director Ruben Östlundal. The second act, on the ship, was toe-curling but okay. But the last part is where the movie fails for me. Not to beseen, unfortunately. Eclectic films with a story that goes in all directionsappear to be in fashion, but they are not for me.”
Joeri (49) from Lummen.
Barbara can be seen on Disney+. Triangle of Sadness can be seen in thecinema.
The Little Things: ‘One star is still too many’
The Little Things (2021).Image AP
“A film that came out last year but is now on Netflix, with great actors likeDenzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. A film that I had completelyforgotten existed, until I took a look at my film list for this reader’sappeal. A thin storyline and a frustratingly bad plot, just to get angry.Despite the well-stocked star cast, it is absolutely avoidable, one star outof five is still too much.”
Levi (31) from Jette.
The Little Things can be seen on Netflix and for rent/buy on Apple TV.
The Northman: ‘After 15 minutes we already felt like leaving’
The Northman (2022).Image /
“This was, for both me and my partner, absolutely the worst movie of the year,in all areas. Focus gave this dragon of a movie four stars out of five (justlike De Morgen, KL) and in general our taste is in the same line, but thistime we felt like leaving the venue after fifteen minutes.”
Bernadette (56) from Ostend.
The Northman can no longer be seen in the cinema.
Jurassic World Dominion: ‘Without a doubt the worst movie of the year’
Jurassic World Dominion (2022).Image AP
“By far the worst worst movie I bought a movie ticket for this year. What alousy story that was. Actually, we are after the _Jurassic World Dominion_still no further progress with the story of dinosaurs in our environment. Theold cast that returns and the untold amount of nods to the original film don’thelp either. So much potential, to do nothing with it. This is without a doubtthe winner of the award for worst film of 2022.”
Frank (54) from Oudegem.
Jurassic World Dominion can no longer be seen in the cinema.