The Worst, Most Disappointing & Overrated of 2012

It’s been a great year, but not all of them can be winners

DISAPPOINTING:

COSMOPOLIS – I’m a huge Cronenberg fan; even in his weakest effort up until now (A DANGEROUS METHOD) there were things to love even if the movie itself didn’t work. In COSMOPOLIS, the director is so obsessed with his own themes and imagery that the film sort of implodes in an incoherent, maddeningly pretentious mess. Also, Pattinson is far from the weakest link here, but he sure isn’t making a case for his own stardom.

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS – This is probably my favorite film on this list, but it’s still a...