Making a good movie is one thing. Sticking the landing is another.
In the age of long franchises, movies never seem to know how to end. There's always a new "Iron Man" movie around the corner and a new Infinity Stone to capture, so why bother wrapping up plot points?
Too many movies nowadays are ruined by endings that just don't work. They can be ludicrous plot twists, lapses of logic, or a misunderstanding of what actually happened in the previous two hours the viewer just watched.
Here are 14 of the most egregious examples.
Warning: Since all of the entries are about movie endings, don't read on if you don't want to be spoiled.
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"Titanic" (1997)
Yes, there was enough room on the damned door in the water. I don't care what you say, James Cameron. They could have alternated being half on and half off it, or something.
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014)
The "Kingsman: The Secret Service" series is definitely childish, but it's generally in a stupid, fun way.
Except for the ending. The Princess of Sweden, captured by the villain, offers Eggsy anal sex in exchanged for a fast-tracked rescue mission. It's a tasteless, gross moment that undermines the movie's light touch.
"Remember Me" (2010)
Most of "Remember Me" was bad, but the ending was truly awful.
Robert Pattinson's character has a strained relationship with his father, but he visits him at his office to tell him that he wants to marry the woman he loves no matter what his father thinks of her.
At the same time, his younger sister goes to school. Her teacher writes the date on the blackboard in big letters: Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
The camera cuts back to Pattinson. Zoom out.
The office is on the 101st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
You can get what happens next.
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