Matthew McConaughey's Biggest Film Flops - Romantic Comedies at Their Worst

Another year, another terrible Matthew McConaughey movie. These days it almost goes without saying that if McConaughey is in it, it's not worth seeing. Despite overwhelming opposition and contempt for his movies, there appears to be a perplexingly passionate following for the dopey, but lovable oaf.

It isn't that all of Matthew's movies are unbearable - more than anything else there's a decided lack of quality. His romantic comedies are hurt not only by the consistent low bar they reach, but also by the lack of 'so bad it's good' status. They're just bad. With the release of his latest film, "The Lincoln Lawyer," now seems like a great time to examine some of Matthew's worst films.

"The Wedding Planner"

Look no further than "The Wedding Planner" as a prime example of this trend. The script itself is more to blame than Matthew's performance. The dialogue comes across as cheesy and almost cringe-worthy in some of the 'heartwarming' scenes. A mediocre film that largely launched McConaughey into being shoehorned into romantic comedy after romantic comedy. The biggest problem with "The Wedding Planner?" It just wasn't funny. It wasn't the worst move ever released, just a very mediocre, stale film.

"Ghost of Girlfriends Past"

If there's one lesson we can learn from Matthew's movies, it's that people willingly go to a mediocre movie if the lead is handsome enough. Far too often the female demographic will simply see his face in a trailer or on a promo poster and elect to hit the theater. This accurately describes the situation with "Ghost of Girlfriends Past." This dreadful 2009 McConaughey film left a sour taste in many viewer's mouths that has endured to this day. Passively billing itself as a romantic comedy adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," it did nothing to improve the classic. Matthew easily comes across as an insensitive womanizer, but fails do much else. The actresses portraying Matthew's girlfriends make equally poor contributions to the film's weak premise and performance.

"How To Lose a Guy In Ten Days"

"How To Lose a Guy In Ten Days" is often cited as one of the more impressive films in Matthew's catalogue. While it is more watchable than the other romantic comedies that litter theater floors like discarded popcorn, it's still no prize. The writing is of a slightly higher quality and the humor is certainly more subtle. Despite these positives, the plot itself is hard to get into without suspending your disbelief and cynicism toward dating.

"Fool's Gold"

When it comes to the downright awful, Matthew's "Fool's Gold" is right there looking you in the eye. It's hard to find anyone that's willing to say even one positive thing about this romantic adventure flick. McConaughey and his estranged wife can keep their treasure all too themselves - this is a hunt no viewer should be forced to go on. While some would label the atrocious "Failure To Launch" and its weak plot as Matthew's worst, "Fool's Gold" is certainly the bottom of the barrel. While there are those that enjoyed the exciting elements of "Fool's Gold" more than the comedic coming-of-age themes at play in "Failure To Launch," it's difficult to compliment either one any further.