Even the best movies can have characters that drag them down a bit. These characters sometimes don’t suit the story, and their performances are just so generic and unbelievable that they ruin the rest of the movie for the viewer. Here are 19 movies that were ruined by a single character.
Lawrence Gordon in Saw 3D (2010)
Lawrence Gordon’s transformation from victim to accomplice in the second movie makes no sense. He has no clear motivations for this, making it so unnecessary. And Cary Elwes’s American accent is so terrible in the film that it never stops bugging me.
Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
Considering the fact that he’s a universally hated character, it’s no surprise that Jar Jar Binks is on this list. Fans can never get over how much of a terrible addition he was to the franchise. His clumsiness and weird speech patterns make him so hard to watch and forget.
Wendy Torrance in The Shining (1980)
Despite Stephen King’s disdain for Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining, it’s been considered as one of horror’s great masterpieces. But Shelley Duvall tries to drag it down with her performance. It was so over the top when, compared to her book counterpart, she was weak and helpless.
Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
This is a retelling of the popular fairytale. Snow White and the Huntsman isn’t exactly regarded as an incredible movie, and this is largely because of the Snow White character. She wasn’t as emotionally expressive as the character is known to be and had blank facial expressions, making her look unbothered.
Cameron Vale in Scanners (1981)
The best word to describe Cameron Vale is underwhelming. The actor Stephen Lack, who played the character, brought nothing to the role. The character lacked charisma and was unbelievable as a lead character. It was hard to get through the movie with his monotone delivery.
Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III (1990)
Francis Ford Coppola casting his daughter as Mary Corleone is probably the worst decision he made as a director. Although she’s an amazing director, acting is definitely not her forte. Her performance in The Godfather III left everything to be desired. She made a good decision, leaving it behind.
Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
This is said to be one of the greatest Dracula movies in cinema. But the one thing preventing it from being a masterpiece is Jonathan Harker. He had no chemistry with his wife, and his English accent was terrible and inconsistent. It completely distracted me from enjoying the movie.
Skids and Mudflap in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
This pair of Transformers is based on racist stereotypes. The robot brothers speak in rap-inspired street slang, and their designs are even racist coded. It makes me cringe every time they come on screen. Even the writers were embarrassed about it.
Jenny Everdeane in Gangs of New York (2002)
Unlike The Butcher, Jenny was a completely boring character you just wanted off the screen whenever she came on. Daniel Day Lewis’s performance was so incredible that Cameron Diaz’s character stood out like a sore thumb. She was quite unmemorable.
Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
It has been commonly referred to as one of the lesser Indiana Jones movies. And this is because of the fans’ dislike for the character of Willie Scott. She’s an annoying character who whines a lot, has weird facial expressions, and is always screaming.
The Riddler in Batman Forever (1995)
Jim Carrey is known for his cartoonish behavior, but it’s dialed up all the way in this film, and doesn’t work for the character he’s playing. It feels more like the Joker than the Riddler, and his co-stars even admitted to the character being very annoying.
Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic film that’s tainted by the character of Mr. Yunioshi. He’s a Japanese character whose portrayal is just blatantly and unbelievably racist. The actor who plays the character even shows up in yellowface makeup and buck teeth. This alone stopped me from finishing the movie.
Little Rock in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Little Rock was a character we all enjoyed and liked in the first installment, but her character completely changed in the second movie. She became a whiny little brat who ditches her family for a hippie guy she literally just met, thereby dragging the whole plot down.
Batman in Batman & Robin (1997)
George Clooney’s portrayal of Batman felt so out of character for the iconic hero. He adopted a campy tone that veered away from the darker themes of previous films. Batman didn’t feel as intense as he’s supposed to be. Getting Batman wrong in his own movie is more than enough to ruin the whole thing.
Safin in No Time To Die (2021)
Compared to all other Bond villains, Safin is probably the worst of them all. He’s clearly based on previous villains in the franchise. He didn’t feel like much of a threat, and it definitely wasn’t convincing that he single-handedly ended Spectre and Bond.
B.E.N. in Treasure Planet (2002)
B.E.N. stands for Bio-Electronic Navigator. B.E.N. doesn’t exist in the book the film was adapted from. He was created for the film, and fans didn’t exactly like the character. The character design wasn’t anything cool, and its erratic and hyperactive behavior made it hard to enjoy the film.
Kate Ward in Army of the Dead (2021)
Kate Ward is the whiny daughter of the protagonist, Scott Ward. She brought her family drama into serious situations, which messed with the tone, and she made dumb decisions that got other likable characters killed. Really wouldn’t have minded if she didn’t make it at the end.
Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins features a comic-accurate depiction of Batman and Gotham. My major issue with the movie is Katie Holmes’s depiction of Rachel Dawes. Her performance didn’t portray the persistent and tenacious character she played.
Scrappy-Doo in Scooby-Doo (2002)
When Scrappy-Doo was introduced to Scooby-Doo, fans didn’t like his character. They called him annoying and unnecessary, and seeing him as a villain in the live-action movie didn’t change that. Scrappy’s villainous turn was too dark and subversive for a Scooby-Doo movie.
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