The 2012 Crankies: And The Losers Are…
Before I move on to my celebration of 2012′s best films, directors and performers, let’s dispense with the worst. I’ve already named my bottom 12 movies, so here are my second annual Crankies, named in honor of my semi-defunct blog with Bret Watson, Two Cranky Guys. (Click on the highlighted titles for full reviews.) Bronx cheers, please!
WORST DIRECTOR
Joe Wright, Anna Karenina
Tarsem, Mirror, Mirror
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Lawrence Kasdan, Darling Companion
Tim Burton, Dark Shadows
WORST ACTOR
David Duchovny, Goats
Will Sasso, Sean Hayes and Chris Diamantopolous, Three Stooges
Adrien Brody, Detachment
John Cusack, The Raven
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Premium Rush
WORST ACTRESS
Kate Hudson, A Little Bit of Heaven
Katherine Heigl, One for the Money
Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina
Lizzy Caplan, Bachelorette and Save the Date
Julia Roberts, Mirror, Mirror
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chuck Norris, The Expendables 2
CJ Adams, The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Luke Evans, The Raven
Seth Rogen, Take This Waltz
Jesse Eisenberg, Why Stop Now? and To Rome, With Love
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sherri Shepherd, One for the Money
Anna Faris, The Dictator
Maggie Grace, Lockout and Taken 2
Lucy Punch, Stand-Up Guys, The Giant Mechanical Man and A Little Bit of Heaven
Amy Adams, The Master
What filmmakers and performers irked you in 2012? Post a comment!
What, only FIVE nominees this time? Also, in what bizarro world are Anna Faris and Amy Adams(!) WORSE than Chelsea Handler (This Means War, Fun Size), Catherine Zeta Jones (Rock of Ages), and esp. Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy), to name just three?
Good call on Keira Knightley, but she was even more dreadful in Seeking a Friend For the End of the World!
No one had a worse year acting-wise than Tyler Perry- he fizzled in comedy (Madea’s Witless Protection), drama (Good Deeds), AND action (Alex Cross); it’s quite probable no one has stunk so much in so many genres in one calendar year…