As a result,the genre is cluttered with some truly atrocious entries.
With this in mind, this list considers some of the most egregious offenders.
What was meant to be provocative ends up being painfully awkward.
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Watching these stinkers, viewers are unlikely to feel their pulse quickening, but they will cringe.
10’Serenity' (2019)
Directed by Steven Knight
“You’re not real.
This is all just a game.
Dill grapples with this moral dilemma, while his sense of reality begins to unravel.
It’s an offbeat premise; like ifMoby-Dickwas a romantic thriller and also terrible.
The screenplay isa jumbled collection of ideas, never sticking with one long enough to develop it properly.
Ivys dark motives become clear as she begins to undermine the family from within.
Plus, Barrymore’s attempt to use the role to escape her innocent child star image is understandable.
For this reason,Poison Ivyhas a minor ‘so bad it’s good’ cult following.
Fatally, the chemistry between the leads feels strained, with neither actor looking particularly excited to be there.
WatchingFifty Shades Darker, one is reminded that this franchise started out as aTwilightfan fiction.
The premise is fine on paper, butit’s brought down by bad acting and generally shoddy execution.
Pretty much everything here is a cliche, with the movie brazenly recycling ideas from countless better movies.
The tone is confused, alternating between serious and campy.
Not for nothing, it currently holdsa 0% ratingon Rotten Tomatoes.
Despite being savaged by critics, it was actually a decent box office success.
A small-town girl returns home from college with her boyfriend, only to encounter an obsessed ex-girlfriend.
The story and over-the-top performances make it more confusing than thrilling.
with a ton of filler.
All told, it’s hard to tell how much of the film’s ridiculous is by design.
It’s just not clear what.
4’Knock Knock' (2015)
Directed by Eli Roth
“It was free pizza!
What begins as a seemingly innocent interaction turns sinister as the women seduce him and later reveal darker intentions.
Again, this is a case of a confused tone, lurching clumsily from deadly serious to outright goofy.
As a result, it feels overlong despite being just 99 minutes.
Their illicit affair quickly spirals into danger, as Noah’s infatuation turns obsessive.
Well, he fails.This movie is inept rather than engaging, somehow managing to be both trashy and unexciting.
After a one-night stand with her younger neighbor Noah, high school teacher Claire Peterson realizes her mistake.
However, Noah becomes dangerously obsessed with her, manipulating and terrorizing Claire and those around her.
2’Body of Evidence' (1993)
Directed by Uli Edel
“Pain doesnt exist.
They begin an affair, as one would expect, even as Frank begins questioning his lover’s innocence.
Naturally, Erica begins using dark magic to exact her revenge.
The result is a madcap fusion of supernatural elements, exaggerated performances, unintentional farce, and trashy eroticism.
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There’s a lot of nudity, but it’s all fairly tame and underwhelming.
The steaminess won’t entertain anyone, nor will the erratic pacing, incoherent plot, and atrocious dialogue.
Basically, while neither thrilling nor steamy,Sorceressis equal parts dumb and boring.
Even weirder is the fact thatLinda BlairofThe Exorcistfame shows up in a supporting part.
That said, the movie’s strangeness has made it a minor cult film.
For a far superior take on similar ideas, rather check outThe Love Witch.
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A devoted husband and father helps two stranded young women who knock on his door, but his kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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After a one-night stand with her younger neighbor Noah, high school teacher Claire Peterson realizes her mistake. However, Noah becomes dangerously obsessed with her, manipulating and terrorizing Claire and those around her. As his behavior escalates, Claire must find a way to protect herself and her family from his increasingly violent actions.
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