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Poll: I Can't Forgive a Film That Is ...

No movie's perfect, that's for sure. But even without any flaw in the acting, writing, editing and directing, even when the film is technically good and reach a point of cinematic Oscar-material excellence, there are some flaws that are just too big to ignore, or to forgive.

Speaking for yourself, you can't forgive a film that is...

After the vote, you may discuss the list here

Results of 781 votes:

  1. 1.

    Buster Keaton in The Paleface (1922)

     
    BOOOOORING: Some movies are uninteresting but they have a way to make you care for how uninteresting they are. Some are just so insufferably uninteresting you just can set up your mind to them.
  2. 2.

    Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, and Ingrid Thulin in Winter Light (1963)

     
    PREACHY: sometimes, there comes a point where the whole story becomes a tool for what clearly looks like a catechism session and the characters are less driven by the narrative and their actions than …
  3. 3.

    Timothy Carey

     
    POINTLESS: a story can be interesting but sometimes, you're just wondering what the point is, what new does it exactly bring.

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