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HANCOCK: The film with Will Smith got off to a great start by telling about a superhero with alcoholism problems (and thus changing the rules of the genre), but unfortunately the ending really disappointed the actor’s fans a lot. Photo: Columbia Pictures
INTERSTELLAR: Christopher Nolan’s work almost seems to have two faces, one with a fully sci-fi beginning and a third act (which many of the director’s fans hated) where the moral is “love connects us across the universe” . Photo: Syncopy Films
LUCY: When it comes to Luc Besson, expectations are always very high and, to be honest, the film with Scarlett Johansson had also started quite well. Unfortunately, however, it got completely lost towards the end. A huge potential totally wasted! Photo: Canal +
PRIVATE JUSTICE: No one denies that Gerard Butler was more than perfect in the role of Clyde Shelton, but that the character failed to carry out his revenge was a “low blow” that audiences did not tolerate. Photo: Moviemax
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: Another film that, in itself, had great potential (glimpsed especially in the character of Rey) but which was completely wasted with an ending that infuriated fans. Photo: LucasFilm
SUCKER PUNCH: That Zack Snyder is always very divisive is now a fact, but his 2011 project with the pin-up fighters wasn’t off to a bad start. Unfortunately, however, the latest sequences “took away all the fun” from the film. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
SIGNS: M. Night Shyamalan is also known for quite divisive works but, above all, for having written scripts that start very well but that often get lost along the way. Unfortunately, the alien invasion story is no exception at all. Photo: Touchstone Pictures
MINORITY REPORT: Pure science fiction for the film starring Tom Cruise. A real shame, however, that, precisely in an attempt to give the plot a strongly sci-fi touch, the ending is unnecessarily complicated to the point of having tired the audience. Photo: 20th Century Fox
BABY DRIVER: For some the direction and editing are nothing short of superb and the premises are also excellent. Towards the end, however, it becomes just “a boring action movie” like many others but, above all, the protagonist faces a change that clashes too much with the initial characterization. Photo: TriStar Pictures
THAT HOUSE IN THE WOODS: It seems that not everyone appreciated the ending of Drew Goddard’s film, despite the strong ironic streak that characterizes it. Excellent premises, therefore, but a forgettable last act! Photo: Lionsgate
