Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Was anyone actually in charge of rescuing Han Solo? The plan seems totally improvised. Plus, the plot repeats itself with a second, bigger Death Star, and many feel the film doesn’t hold up as well as the first two.
Twilight
Why are vampires hiding in a school? At over 100 years old, other hiding spots had to be an option. And ‘falling in love’ for an underage girl is not the best look for any story, but feels even worse when the age gap is measured in centuries.
You’ve Got Mail
This rom-com has Tom Hanks’s character running a big chain bookstore that actively puts Meg Ryan’s indie shop out of business. All while he’s secretly the charming pen pal she’s falling for. That’s a rough start.
Dirty Dancing
The age gap between 17-year-old Baby and 24-year-old Johnny gets more attention these days. The plot also revolves around a dangerous back-alley medical procedure, which is a surprisingly heavy and serious subject for a beloved summer romance flick.
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a holiday staple, but for most of its runtime, the film is incredibly bleak. A major plot point suggests that if George Bailey never existed, Mary’s “horrible” fate would be to become… a librarian who never married.
The Breakfast Club
Bender relentlessly harasses Claire, all while the film frames it as a symptom of his bad home life, with her ending up with him anyway. Allison also gets a makeover to become “prettier,” which kind of defeats the movie’s whole message.
