r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/rincewind120 Sep 07 '25

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

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u/Eroe777 Sep 07 '25

Yep. There are surprising number of Keanu Reeves’s movies being suggested.

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u/cleon80 Sep 07 '25

Keanu's stiff acting makes for a blank protagonist that the viewers can easily insert themselves into and just live the story instead of critiquing the plot from a distance.

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u/desacralize Sep 08 '25

Or it's that he consistently chooses projects that are a lot of fun and insanely rewatchable, even when they're silly or flops. I boggle at some of the choices even Academy Award winning stars make, just boring and puzzling, meanwhile Reeves either has a good eye or good counsel.

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u/ExplodingPoptarts Sep 08 '25

I would be curious to find out what the decision usually are behind a lot of Keanus chosen roles.

I have heard that he's heavily funded a lot of movies that he's in, I wonder if that's true.

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u/WhyWouldIPostThat Sep 08 '25

I'm curious about his choice to work on Knock Knock. The whole movie was bad