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A wax figure of Brad Pitt stands at the 'Movie 43' premiere afterparty at Madame Tussauds, since that's the closest they could get to having the real Brad Pitt at this thing (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Relativity Media)
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The Razzie Awards named Movie 43 the worst movie of the year last night, and you can watch this cinematic embarrassment right now on Netflix.The movie stars a ridiculous number of critically adored stars making total asses of themselves in “comedic” skits. Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid, Chris Pratt, Anna Faris and Halle Berry are just some of A-list celebrities that apparently owed someone a favor and stared in this doomed vehicle.
We’ve seen the film and can honestly say there are some funny, if tasteless moments. The film’s opening sketch isn’t funny because of how it’s set up—a blind date between Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman goes awry when it’s revealed that Jackman has testicles dangling from his throat—but because of how Winslet reacts, trying to maintain her composure while Jackman’s, uh, situation gets in the way, and Naomi Watts is always watchable, as a mom who tries way too hard to make her son’s homeschool experience like real high school.
The rest is garbage. The movie tanked, and The Hollywood Reporter said few of the actors showed up to the premiere.
As for the rest of the Razzies, the Smiths took home a trio of awards, with Worst Actor going to young Jaden Smith, Worst Supporting Actor going to his dad, Will Smith, and the two winning Worst Screen Combo for complete failure After Earth. Worst Actress went to Tyler Perry in drag for A Madea Christmas, worst Supporting Actress to Kim Kardashian for Tyler Perry’s Temptation and Worst Director and Screenplay again getting picked up by Movie 43.
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