Well, summer movie season is over. I didn’t see any of these films but according to Rotten Tomatoes, these are the biggest turkeys of all with the 14 lowest scores, including a big fat 0% for Persecuted. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Or, if you’re like me, maybe check out a few (Netflix) to see just how bad “Rotten” is.
1. Persecuted
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 0%
Synopsis: Persecuted depicts evangelist John Luther as the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform.
Starring: James Remar, Fred Dalton Thompson, Gretchen Carlson, Dean Stockwell
Directed By: Daniel Lusko, Gray Frederickson, Brent Morris
2. America
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 8%
Critics Consensus: Passionate but poorly constructed, America preaches to the choir.
Starring: Russell W. Reed, John Koopman , Tina Fortune
Directed By: Dinesh D’Souza, John Sullivan
3. Blended
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 14%
Critics Consensus: Lurching between slapstick and schmaltz without showing much of a commitment to either, Blended commits the rare Sandler sin of provoking little more than boredom.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Joel McHale, Kevin Nealon
Directed By: Frank Coraci
4. Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (animated)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 8%
Critics Consensus: Faced with the choice between staying in or seeing Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, most filmgoers will be forced to conclude that there’s no place like home.
Starring: Lea Michele, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer
Directed By: Dan St. Pierre, Will Finn
5. When The Game Stands Tall
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 17%
Critics Consensus: An uneasy blend of solid game sequences and threadbare inspirational sports drama clichés, When the Game Stands Tall is overshadowed by better players in a crowded field.
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig, Laura Dern
Directed By: Thomas Carter, Thomas Carter (II)
6. Moms’ Night Out
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18%
Critics Consensus: Cheap-looking, unfunny, and kind of sexist to boot, Moms’ Night Out is a disappointment from start to finish.
Starring: Sarah Drew, Patricia Heaton, Trace Adkins, Sean Astin
Directed By: Andrew Erwin (II), Jon Erwin
7. And So It Goes
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18%
Critics Consensus: And So It Goes aims for comedy, but with two talented stars stuck in a half-hearted effort from a once-mighty filmmaker, it ends in unintentional tragedy.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Sterling Jerins, Frances Sternhagen
Directed By: Rob Reiner
8. Sex Tape
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18%
Critics Consensus: With neither the conviction to embrace its smutty premise nor enough laughs to function as a worthwhile rom-com, the flaccid Sex Tape suffers from cinematic impotence.
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper
Directed By: Jake Kasdan
9. Transformers: Age of Extinction
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18%
Critics Consensus: With the fourth installment in Michael Bay’s blockbuster Transformers franchise, nothing is in disguise: Fans of loud, effects-driven action will find satisfaction, and all others need not apply.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci
Directed By: Michael Bay
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 20%
Critics Consensus: Neither entertaining enough to recommend nor remarkably awful, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may bear the distinction of being the dullest movie ever made about talking bipedal reptiles.
Starring: Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, Pete Ploszek, Johnny Knoxville
Directed By: Jonathan Liebesman
11. Let’s Be Cops
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 20%
Critics Consensus: Damon Wayans, Jr. and Jake Johnson have comedic chemistry; unfortunately, Let’s Be Cops fails to do anything with it.
Starring: Damon Wayans Jr., Jake M. Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev
Directed By: Luke Greenfield
12. Into The Storm
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 20%
Critics Consensus: Clumsily scripted and populated with forgettable characters, Into the Storm has little to offer beyond its admittedly thrilling special effects.
Starring: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Matt Walsh
Directed By: Steven Quale
13. Tammy
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 24%
Critics Consensus: Melissa McCarthy remains an engaging screen presence, but her efforts aren’t enough to keep the jumbled Tammy on track.
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass
Directed By: Ben Falcone
14. Think Like a Man Too
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 25%
Critics Consensus: Think Like a Man Too reunites its predecessor’s talented cast, but fails to take their characters in new or interesting directions.
Starring: Adam Brody, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good
Directed By: Tim Story
(via Rotten Tomatoes)
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