10 Almost Perfect Movies (With One Terrible Scene)
The movies that are 95% perfect!
Have you ever found yourself turning to someone and saying, "you have to watch this movie; it's perfect!"
Any avid cinema fan knows that feeling when you just want everyone to know about this new perfect movie. The kind of films where you can't find a single crack in their armour, with every scene, piece of dialogue, and performance coming together to form a cocktail of excellence.
Sadly, there also comes the feeling when you think a film will make you feel that way, only to have the rug pulled out from under you.
Sometimes, even when a picture is blending everything together like a masterpiece, a rogue ingredient will slip through the cracks and ruin everything. At times it's a bad performance, or an unexpected plot hole. But the most egregious of them all is when you get one truly terrible scene that sticks out like a sore thumb.
The following films are incredible flicks that came so close to excellence, only for one scene to pull them back. They'll have you saying, "you have to see this movie; it's perfect. So long as you ignore this one scene."
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This list will contain spoilers for each film discussed!
10. Brand's Love Speech - Interstellar
Interstellar is a mind-blowing sci-fi that blends all the best elements you can expect from the prolific Christopher Nolan. It's got stunning acting, great music, and visuals that make you wish you could travel to the past just to see it in IMAX again for the first time.
However, one thing that really stands out is the script's stunning ability to juggle profound dialogue with scientific jargon. It's water-tight, with the characters and emotion always feeling connected to the technical side of what's going on.
But then, Anne Hathaway delivers a ham-fisted monologue about how love is the only thing that can transcend time and space. Oh god, really?
This moment comes out of nowhere and hits you like a truck. The speech is delivered very well, and has nice writing, but it feels so out of place in this movie. It's unsubtle, hokey, and instantly makes Hathaway's character feel selfish as she seemingly puts the mission and fate of humanity in jeopardy so she can reunite with her partner.
There's certainly a place for love and emotion in this movie, as demonstrated perfectly by the relationship between McConaughey's Cooper and his daughter. But this speech is so on the nose and out of place that it feels disingenuous.