Not exact matches
The plot is
weaker than some of Marvel's more recent stories (I'm looking at you Winter Soldier), and the
villain is the biggest mustache twirling megalomaniac the studio has yet produced, but what it lacks in completely solid writing it makes up
for in its wonderfully charming cast, an impressive use of special effects, and at least a baby step forward as far as female supporting characters are concerned.
Like Poison Ivy, she makes
for a
weak, forgettable
villain.
If the dance she danced was with a
weaker partner (can you name JLC's character or the
villain in Terror Train,
for example?)
They put all this effort into their heroes and developing a cohesive framework
for their universe and yet they continually put out
weak villains.
by Walter Chaw John Dahl's latest foray into knock - off B - movie territory is Joy Ride, a film that indulges an awkward dedication to hiding the face of its
villain (which results in the biggest cheat of the film at its conclusion), presents predictably misogynistic victimizations
for both of its female characters (followed by
weak - wristed salvations), and demands an ironclad suspension of disbelief that the bad guy is omniscient, omnipresent, and only ruthless when there isn't a long speech to be made.
The one
weak link in this story is that despite being a cartoon, a supernatural
villain from the after - life is a departure
for this series and it seems like Kai could have just as easily been from a distant land and not have taken away from the plot.
So
for me, Cyrus is the
weakest of the
villains, which is ironic considering that Platinum is one of my favorite Pokemon games.
And because Ludicolo might have been redeemed by the otherwise
weak Pokémon Colosseum, where they were the preferred mon / backup dancers
for a disco - themed
villain with a pokéball - styled afro.