#Youtube serenity movie movie

The plot of Serenity isn’t about Baker (McConaughey) trying to catch a big fish, it’s not about his ex-wife Karen (Hathaway) coming back into his life, and it’s not even about her asking him to kill her abusive ex-husband Frank ( Jason Clarke) for $10 mill.

In case you’re still confused about what the hell happened, let me break it down for you. It’s one of those movies where you’re watching it the whole time, just waiting for the plot twist to pop out and when it finally did, let me tell you, I was not disappointed.Īnne Hathaway & Matthew McConaughey Angry As Film Flops, Distributor Bails I thought that plot twist was BRILLIANT.įirst have a read of the synopsis, then I’ll delve into the plot twist (BTW now would be the time to exit if you wish to see the film and not have it ruined):Ī fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems. Sure, I’m an Entertainment Editor and it’s my job to review films, good or bad, but it’s my contention that life is too short to sit through poorly made films that no one cares about and since there was no media screening or Australia-based promo for the film, I didn’t bother plonking down my hard-earned dollarydoos and wasting an evening to go see it.īut when it recently landed on local streaming service Stan, I figured, well, now’s as good a time as ever to see what all the shade was about and honestly, I don’t get it. News outlets and social media critics alike were extremely vocal about their disdain for the plot twist, such as the following scathing review from Vanity Fair:

#Youtube serenity movie movie

A post shared by Anne Hathaway the movie was eventually released, and watched by an embarrassing number of people, both the film’s plot and its plot-twist became iconic… iconically bad.