Not quite the double or triple threats we were expecting... Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the worst movie roles of celebrities not typically known for acting.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the worst movie roles of
00:12celebrities not typically known for acting, whether due to lack of acting skills or the
00:16lackluster nature of the film.
00:2210.
00:23The Spice Girls – Spice World
00:25Unfortunately, this project did not spice up our lives.
00:34While this excuse to showcase the Spice Girls' talents performed well at the box office,
00:38film aficionados and critics had to cringe.
00:41Among other things, Spice World follows a corrupt CEO trying to sabotage the Spice Girls,
00:45as well as the girls trying to make it to their Royal Albert Hall concert.
00:57You would think that a pop group would have an easier time acting as, well, themselves,
01:01but they visibly struggled to deliver their lines.
01:07Roger Ebert even noted sourly that they could barely lip-sync to their tunes.
01:11In other words, Spice World is strictly for the fans.
01:179.
01:20Paris Hilton – The Hottie and the Naughty
01:30Vanity projects have rarely been so horrifying.
01:34Paris Hilton stars as Christabel Abbott, a beautiful woman friends with the ugly June
01:39Fig.
01:45When Nate, an old admirer, is interested in seeing her, Christabel insists on finding
01:50June a date too.
01:51The rest of the movie is a mindless and cliched jumble of mishandled rom-com tropes, including
01:56a predictable transformation.
02:00Hilton's performance is especially terrible, winning her a Razzie Award for Worst Actress.
02:16To be fair, the screenplay is far from the wittiest thing ever conceived, but she certainly
02:20doesn't help matters in the role.
02:21Something we could also say about her part in Repo!
02:24The Genetic Opera.
02:27Basically, this Vanity Project is too vain to function.
02:398.
02:41Rihanna – Battleship
02:49Movies based on video games almost never end up doing well.
02:52Just ask that 1990's Super Mario Bros. project.
02:58But an entire film based on a board game?
03:01Battleship no less?
03:02That's just asking for trouble.
03:03This one follows military ships that discover an extraterrestrial naval fleet.
03:07Rihanna's acting is indeed sub-par, and in different performance compared to her work
03:12in Ocean's 8.
03:13Of course, Battleship's over-earnestness to mix in with its absurd plot elements like
03:17humanoid aliens do not help.
03:23Not to mention its screenplay filled with groaner lines.
03:31In the end, Rihanna and the whole film sink like the titular ship, and it received mostly
03:36negative critical reviews.
03:457.
03:49Jessica Simpson – Employee of the Month
03:54Directed by Greg Coolidge, Employee of the Month follows slacker Zack as he strives to
03:59get the titular honor in the hopes of winning the new hire's affections.
04:02He finds it difficult, however, especially as his rival attempts to sabotage him.
04:08Jessica Simpson is particularly one-node in her portrayal of Zack's love interest, Amy.
04:23Her role more of a prize to be won than anything resembling a character.
04:26There's no real depth or complexity given to the character, making her performance another
04:30element to criticize among many in a flick that's offensive and unfunny all around.
04:456.
04:46Kelly Clarkson – From Justin to Kelly
04:54Considered one of the worst films of all time, From Justin to Kelly is… something.
05:04Led by Kelly Clarkson and her American Idol runner-up, it follows the romance between
05:08Kelly and Justin, whose initial meet-cute becomes complicated by expected misunderstandings.
05:23The result is unfunny, and not in the least bit swoon-worthy.
05:30Clarkson and Justin Guarini don't mesh well on screen, and do not make for plausible romantic
05:34leads in the slightest.
05:48Clarkson even admitted that she knew the film was going to be bad, but that she had no choice.
05:52Her contract demanded she star in it, and it was to her detriment.
05:55Not even the songs can save her.
06:025.
06:06Michael Jordan – Space Jam
06:09It's Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny!
06:11What could go wrong?
06:20While Space Jam does interweave animation with live-action seamlessly, it's unfortunately
06:26no Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
06:28Jordan is arguably partly to blame.
06:30The story centers on the Looney Tunes, as they turn to the athlete to win them a consequential
06:34basketball game against the evil nerdlucks that mean them harm.
06:52Unfortunately, some feel Jordan's portrayal of his fictionalized self is a weak spot,
06:59though he did receive some praise for his work.
07:01As the straight man in the midst of endless zaniness, he's a little too chill, to the
07:05point of being almost wooden.
07:13This Space Jam performance might be more of a space turkey.
07:224.
07:24The Weeknd – The Idol
07:25Able, The Weeknd Tesfaye stars in the short-lived drama series directed by Sam Levinson of Euphoria
07:33fame.
07:34Lily-Rose Depp is Jocelyn, a pop star that forms a relationship with cult leader Tedros.
07:44In his attempt to become Tedros, The Weeknd is dull and lacking in the charm required
07:49of his character, with plenty of overacting to boot.
07:57As for the show itself, Levinson is on record saying that it takes place in the same universe
08:01as Euphoria.
08:02It's far more problematic and less engaging, though.
08:05We don't know that The Weeknd doing a better job could have saved the disastrous angle
08:08The Idol takes on, but we know he certainly contributes to making it unwatchable.
08:223.
08:23Jason Derulo and Taylor Swift – Cats
08:32This one is definitely not the cat's meow.
08:36A film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical of the same name, the overly
08:40literal interpretation of the balletic original was not helped by its casting.
08:45Among the worst offenders are Jason Derulo and Taylor Swift.
08:48Swift had already garnered criticism for 2010's Valentine's Day, but one would
09:08think her singing prowess would help in a musical.
09:10Alas, it's a mixed bag.
09:23She has an intermittent English accent, and a pop delivery some consider ill-suited for
09:27Macavity.
09:28Still, she's among the only cat stars who received positive reviews.
09:31Derulo's rum-tum-tugger, however?
09:33That's a nightmare nearly as horrific as the CGI.
09:36Let's not even go there.
09:412.
09:43Shaquille O'Neal – Kazam
09:44There's very little magic to be found in Kazam, a vehicle for basketball legend Shaquille
09:50O'Neal.
09:51O'Neal plays the titular genie, emerging from a magical boombox.
09:55As you'd expect, he can grant Team Mac's three wishes.
09:58Kazam proves to be a good asset, helping Mac find his father and stand up to the jerks
10:02in his life.
10:03O'Neal is no Robin Williams though.
10:17The movie is a jumble of kid-flick platitudes, and O'Neal's poor acting cannot rescue
10:22it from its own mediocrity.
10:32He just doesn't give enough to emotionally invest us in the overall character arc, leading
10:36to a forgettable end result.
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11:07Number 1.
11:08Madonna – Body of Evidence
11:11At least with most pop stars and celebrities, film flops are typically a one-and-done deal.
11:15But Madonna's acting attempts have led to some truly terrible fruit.
11:28Body of Evidence is among the worst of her endeavors.
11:31It's an erotic thriller with risible dialogue, and Madonna's bad acting as a murder suspect
11:35who seduces her lawyer doesn't help matters.
11:49Such was its infamy that the singer won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.
11:55Her ill luck in movies didn't stop there, unfortunately.
11:58Even following her to 2002's Swept Away, a similar misfire.
12:04It turns out, even icons like Madonna can't do it all.
12:15What other case of celebrity acting had you shaking your head in dismay?
12:18Let us know in the comments down below!