Valentine's Day, so says Joel in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, is "a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."
So on February 14th, totalfilm.com is kicking against the syrupy tide of fluffy pink teddy bears and sickly kissy-wissy Facebook lovenotes by naming the Top 20 Worst Screen Couples.
Tell us the cinematic couplings that don't work for you (they could be misfires, mismatches or plain old miscastings) with a few short words of explanation. Like...
Zooey Deschanel and Mark Wahlberg (The Happening). They're supposed to be married but she feels more like his annoying kid sister and anyway, he's clearly more interested in plants.
We'll name your top twenty on the 14th - along with all the comments that make us laugh.
Either comment below or send your choices to: andy.lowe@futurenet.co.uk (mark the email 'Worst Couples').
You can also contribute via Twitter by including the hashtag #worstcouples in your @totalfilm Tweet.
Let the love hate begin!
Comments
Grasshopper
Jan 26th 2009, 16:34
Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman (Paycheck). Is Ben Affleck something previously unknown to science - a totally inert movie star? Who else could so reliably have zero chemistry with so many co-stars?
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mightymick
Jan 26th 2009, 21:15
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (Twilight, of course). He spends 99% of the film looking constipated while she looks like she's constantly high/having a fit/having an orgasm (delete where applicable). Most laughable couple I've seen in donkey's years.
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steelneil
Jan 26th 2009, 21:25
Hayden Christiansen and Natalie Portman in Star Wars Episode 2. Arrrrgggggghhhhhhhh.........
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wiggers27
Jan 26th 2009, 21:35
George Clooney and Chriss O'Donnell in that c**p batman film, cant even remember its name it was that s**te
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magicwings
Jan 26th 2009, 23:39
Uwe Boll and anyone, anytime, ever. Ever.
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