Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Batman vs Superman, Hillary’s America among 2016’s worst

- Agence France Presse n letters@hindustant­imes.com

DC Comics’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and a documentar­y attacking Hillary Clinton tied Saturday at the annual Razzie worst-of film awards, Hollywood’s hall of shame.

The rivals won four Razzies each for their poor acting, writing and directing, although it was Batman that walked away with the trophy for “worst picture.”

“It all came down to two decidedly different examples of cinematic sludge: The $250 million comic book oop-us Batman v Superman and the faux right wing ‘documentar­y’ Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party,” a statement from the Razzies read.

Dinesh D’Souza picked up the prestigiou­s double of worst actor for his narration and worst director on Hillary’s America, which has an average rating of 1.7 out of 10 on online reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Rebekah Turner, unnamed by the awards, won worst actress for her turn as the losing Democratic presidenti­al candidate, while worst supporting actress went to Kristen Wiig for her efforts in the panned Zoolander No.2. Batman took the Razzie for worst supporting actor Jesse Eisenberg.

The critical flop also won worst screen combo for duelling superheroe­s Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, as well as worst screenplay and worst remake, rip-off or sequel.

The Razzies were created in 1980 as an antidote to the Academy Awards.

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