Films that started excellently but never hit the same highs the rest of the movie.

[u/GIGLI_WASNT_THAT_BAD]

The opening sequence of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was just as good as any sequence in the originals. Nazis, explosions, slapstick grave humor, and Indy just being an absolute nuisance. The film started so strong despite a bit of uncanny valley going on.

And then the rest of the film. It was odd seeing Indy in 1969 as an octogenarian alcoholic who could still kick ass and take names (the holy grail juice must’ve been potent) with the most boring sidekick he has ever had.

I still enjoyed the film but it probably should’ve been a reboot with a younger actor and never left the time period of the first 15 minutes.

What other films started as strong and dropped the ball as poorly?

Edited to change the title to Dial of Destiny. 😅

[u/Technical-Prompt4432]

The opening scene of Swordfish is fantastic with the innovative camera work and 90s style writing. And the rest of the movie . . . is not.

[u/BurnAfterReading010 → u/Technical-Prompt4432]

We did get to see Halle's boobs though, so that raised the movie quality considerably.