On the other side of the Gomers, you have the films that you have high expectations for but they just don’t reach them. Films you anticipated and when they release, you feel that pit in your stomach telling you that this just was not what you had hoped.

The Spider-Man 3 Disappointment of the Year 

Previous Winners:  In the Heart of the Sea, The Snowman, Amazing Spider-Man 2, After Earth, Dark Knight Rises, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Batman v. Superman, Christopher Robin, IT: Chapter Two, Tenet, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Halloween Ends, Next Goal Wins

This year’s runners-up: Early in the year, I thought the trailers for Argylle were remarkably fun and that this would be a sure thing. Nope. This was such a letdown. Another film I had hopes for were Lisa Frankenstein, but I hated this movie. It will certainly have a place on the worst films of the year. Many people liked Challengers, but I found it to be dull and nowhere near what I had expected. I liked Moana 2, but I had thought it would be better than it was. Juror #2 was a film that I had heard positives about and that I was looking forward to it, but this was a trudge to get through.

This year’s Spider-Man 3 Disappointment of the Year is…

Gladiator 2

Another movie that was not horrendous, but just was not very good, and when you are a sequel to an Oscar winning classic, not very good is a real disappointment.

And… sharks. Come on.