Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in Green Book
The term"Oscar-bait" — used to refer to films that are specifically designed, marketed, and distributed to specifically try and ensure getting some Academy Awards attention — isn't new, having started to be used around the early 1940s. It's generally accepted that it wasn't until the '70s, however, that true Oscar-bait films as they're known today began to be produced, starting with the Best Picture-winning The Deer Hunter. That, however, is a phenomenal film.
The film is directed by Tom Hooper, who only two years ago had earned an Oscar for his Best Picture-winning The King's Speech . Fans of the source material were always going to love this, but those just looking for a great period piece aren't likely to find it here. With a bizarre aesthetic by Hooper's monotone direction, and a lack of the energy and vibrancy that makes the original musical so timeless, Les Misérables fails to live up to its name.
Despite its solid performances, Rami Malek's lead performance as Freddie being one of the movie's four Oscar wins, the film mostly feels like a watered-down, cherry-picked portrayal of this story trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It looks and sounds great , and it has plenty of memorable moments, but in the end, its wonky editing , poor direction, and by-the-numbers script let it down.
4 'Pearl Harbor' Directed by Michael Bay Well known for his explosive, loud, VFX-heavy action spectacles, Michael Bay is a director that most people either love or hate. Some of his movies, though, are genuinely hard to defend — even for his fans. Pearl Harbor is one such film. An excruciating three hours long, it's a war epic following two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse, who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
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