Chris Pine Ranked

Welcome to "Ranked", a weekly series where I rank a franchise or filmography from worst to best and hand out assorted related superlatives. This week, I'm profiling the work of Chris Pine-whose latest project "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" releases in theaters on Thursday.

Chris Pine's Filmography Ranked:

19.The Finest Hours (D)

18.The Contractor (D)

17.All the Old Knives (C)

16.This Means War (C)

15.Wonder Woman (C)

14.Wonder Woman 1984 (C+)

13.Don't Worry Darling (C+)

12.Star Trek Beyond (B-)

11.Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (B-)

10.People Like Us (B)

9.Horrible Bosses 2 (B)

8.Outlaw King (B)

7.Rise of the Guardians (B)

6.Unstoppable (B)

5.Star Trek Into Darkness (B+)

4.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (B+)

3.Hell or High Water (A-)

2.Smokin' Aces (A)

1.Star Trek (A)

Top Dog: Star Trek (2009)

I could care less how far J.J. Abrams strayed from the source material to make his Star Trek film. This film delivered a level of propulsive, grand sci-fi fun that I hadn't experienced while watching a space opera since the original Star Wars trilogy and that's something that will stick with me forever.   

Bottom Feeder: The Finest Hours (2016)

Did The Finest Hours push Craig Gillespie into the world of flashier, campier projects or was this fact-based disaster movie just a bad fit for his strengths as a filmmaker? Sadly, there's no clear answer to that question. Regardless of what the case truly is, The Finest Hours is a sickeningly corny, seemingly endless bore that ranks among the worst Disney-produced films I've ever seen. 

Most Underrated: Smokin' Aces (2007)

Quentin Tarantino celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday, so it's a fitting coincidence that this incredible cocaine-and-Red Bull-fueled riff on his signature style ended up on the docket for this week's piece. Smokin' Aces is one of those crime movies that compensates for whatever flaws exist in its writing with boatloads of charismatic actors chewing up the scenery as (mostly) shitbag characters, stylish action and amusing sophomoric one-liners.

Most Overrated: Wonder Woman (2017)

There's a cruel irony to Wonder Woman being one of the only DCU titles that was widely embraced by audiences. The origin story of the immortal warrior goddess Diana Prince is one of, if not the only movie from this interconnected franchise that feels exactly like a Marvel project. If Wonder Woman decided to parrot something other than the safe, sterile early MCU entry Captain America: The First Avenger it could've been a fun ride, but alas it ended up being something that is competent in the most boring way imaginable. I'll happily take the messy dreary ambition of Batman v. Superman, the silly 2010's mall goth energy of Suicide Squad or the wild tonal swings of its sequel Wonder Woman 1984 over this any day of the week because at least those movies have some god damn personality.