The Worst Movies of March 2019

I’m not mad, March, just disappointed.

The third month of the year is when we start to see the summer movie season pop through the ever-warming climate. There’s normally a few blockbusters that rear their heads, and there’s simply more star power in general than in January and February. Hell, even Wonder Park had a cast that included Jennifer Garner, Ken Jeong, Mila Kunis, John Oliver, Matthew Broderick, and Kenan Thompson!

Conversely, despite its rather stacked cast, Wonder Park is one of the bigger box office bombs of the year thus far. It’s pretty obvious, but having a higher profile as a film opens the door high-profile failures, either critically or financially. Consider this article a round-up of those instances where a film flounder critically or commercially (or both).

Here’s a look at the worst movies of March 2019:

#3: Captain Marvel

While the “controversy” surrounding Captain Marvel is borderline nonsensical, I still don’t care very much for it as a film. The latest Marvel movie is vestige of the Phase One films from almost a decade ago, where Marvel Studios was still figuring out its formula and trading carefully constructed stories for nauseating world-building that hardly resembled a clear narrative. Captain Marvel has a lot more in common with Iron Man 2 than it does with Marvel’s recent string of success.

Actually, I should probably amend my last statement to this: Captain Marvel has a lot in common with Age of Ultron. Each film has so many story threads that are meant as setups for other films that they struggle to become their own stories. They have just enough charisma and slick production design for many Marvel fans to be satiated, but they’re undoubtedly messy.

I left the theater with the same understanding of Captain Marvel as a character that I did when I entered, which is to say that I know nothing about her. I guess she’s the female Superman? And she’s sometimes plucky, but then other times rude or a blank slate? Rumors have swirled in the trades that the film was heavily re-edited and cut together in post-production with many citing that there was far more footage shot of Annette Bening’s character as an example for such reasoning. Whatever the issue, the film feels all over the place and is largely a disservice to the great talent involved.

Not that any of this criticism matters, though, as Captain Marvel will be one of the most financially successful movies of 2019.

*To read the site’s review of Captain Marvel, please click here.

image via The Wrap

#2: A Madea Family Funeral

If you’ve seen one Madea film, you’ve seen them all.

image via The New York Times

#1: Five Feet Apart

Ah, another sickness romance film with two up-and-coming leads playing roles that they are far too old for. Count me out of a possible sequel which I’ll hastily name Four Feet Apart.

This movie hits all the buttons for thirteen-year-old girls to lose their damn minds: a morose and tortured artist, a forbidden relationship, vlogging, overly romantic gestures, tragic and sudden deaths, and, of course, sickness.

But to all those girls out there that swooned over these elements, allow this cynical human to break the bad news: it’s all horribly fake and contrived. Five Feet Apart is responsible for some of the loudest groans I’ve had in some time. There were actually a few moments where I groaned so hard that I simultaneously sunk deeper into my chair. (As you might expect, I had horrible posture by the end of the film from all the sinking — I think my back still hurts from the experience.)

I love a good romance tale, but it is so infuriating to see such a dilapidated mock-up of a romantic entanglement.

*To read the site’s review of Five Feet Apart, please click here.

image via Variety

In Case You (Or I) Missed It

These movies hurt me a little less than the three above, but still: ouch. Here’s a few (dis)honorable mentions:

Wonder Park

Wonder Park is the new poster child for bland, safe animated films. Seriously, I think people forgot about this movie before it even came out. Naturally, it bombed hard at the box office, putting into question Paramount’s hopes of spinning off the movie into its own TV show on Nickelodeon.

image via Crosswalk

Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

There’s no question that Walk. Ride. Rodeo. has the best of intentions in telling a feel-good story, but I’ve seen Lifetime movies pulled off with more grace and subtlety.

The Aftermath

The Aftermath brought Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, and Jason Clarke together for period drama…and it falls totally flat. There’s so much talent involved here that the final product is just depressing. All of these immensely talented people deserve more than a fatal love story that never gets hotter than room temperature.

image via Entertainment Weekly

Thank you for reading! What are your thoughts on the worst movies of March 2019? Comment down below!

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to MovieBabble via email to stay up to date on the latest content.

Join MovieBabble on Patreon so that new content will always be possible.

What movie topic should I discuss next? Whether it be old or new, the choice is up to you!