10 Most Overrated Movies

1. The Hours. Smug, self-important, ultimately empty. Women deserve better than this. Virginia Woolf deserves better than this.

2. The English Patient. A romance in the desert with the charisma-free Ralph (pronounced: Rafe) Fiennes as leading man. Right.

3. Shawshank Redemption. A spiritual/mystical version of OZ. Just what we need.

4. Moulin Rouge. Great soundtrack but tries too hard to be edgy and post-modern deconstructionist. Tiresome and as charming as a box of hair.

5. Chariots of Fire. That soundtrack is a good 50% of the reason people remember this film. Back in the 80s it was a good movie for people who wanted to appear sophisticated and worldly.

6. Independence Day. Watch this film and you’ll start to understand why everybody hates Americans. Probably not critically overrated, but box office-wise it sweeped so I’m still including is here.

7. Titanic. We’re still recovering from the hype. Just sink already.

8. Interview with the Vampire. I usually don’t mind style over substance. Just not this time.

9. Meet Joe Black. Okay, it was universally panned … but not enough, so technically it’s still overrated.

10. Crash. See my post titled “What. The. Fuck.”