Note to high-profile actresses: we know branching out maintains a healthy resume, but it looks like it’s time to stay away from the ol’ thrillers and horror flicks. Sandra, Halle, and Sharon — welcome Hilary to the Worst of the Worst List!
Following Sandra Bullock’s induction into our Worst of the Worst List last month with "Premonition," Hilary Swank likewise didn’t have a prayer with the critics: her Easter tie-in horror flick, "The Reaping," got only seven percent on its Tomatometer, placing #70 on our hallowed list.
Only seven out of 90 critics recommended "The Reaping," starring Hilary Swank as a world-renowned professional skeptic, citing the cliched scare tactics and spiritual hokum as unberable. "The Reaping" was designed to question your beliefs, but critics were left only questioning the movie’s dubious quality.
"Why were they … ? Did she … ? Couldn’t he have just … ?" asks Chicago Sun-Times Page Wiser, "Since I have no intention of watching the movie two more times to sort it all out, I’m left disgruntled."
And The Onion A.V. Club, always good for a quip, writes, "For bad-movie lovers, it’s manna from heaven."
At #70 on our Worst of the Worst List, "The Reaping" fits snugly between the unpleasant "Surviving Christmas" and the DJ Squalls epic, "The New Guy." Check out what else made our list here.
