10 Pathetic Movie Criminals That Get You Thinking You Could Do Better Than They Did.
When we think of great movie criminals, we tend to think of folks like Scarface, Don Corleone, the Ocean’s Eleven gang, or The Joker. You know, grandiose romantic ideals that make working on the wrong side of the law feel like the act of some perverse king presiding over an illicit kingdom. However, it’s not always that way. In the real world, criminals tend to be a pretty pathetic lot, desperate folks forced onto the wrong side of the tracks by desperate circumstances. Sad and lost souls who lack the ability to dole out a perfectly timed one-liner to cap off a murder. Sometimes, these folks even make it into the movies.
Take this week’s Focus, a classic cat and mouse con-artist caper that features Will Smith and Margot Robbie. With a film sure to feature a wide array of colorful criminals, we thought we’d take a look back at The Top Ten Most Pathetic Movie Criminals. These aren’t the guys who you fantasize about being after a night of depression, alcoholism, or playing Grand Theft Auto (although to be fair, combining all three does make for a memorable night). Nope, these are the guys who you’d likely be if you dared to try a life of crime: numskulls and nincompoops who somehow look even stupider than usual with a gun in their hands.