10 Bad Movie Concepts With Surprisingly Good Execution

Some unexpectedly great films have come from premises that, on paper, shouldn’t work at all. Likewise, there are plenty of bad movies that spawned from great concepts. It just goes to show that, in filmmaking, execution is everything. While Hollywood champions the notion of an “elevator pitch” which can sell a film based on its one-sentence synopsis, it’s sometimes necessary to skirt around this requirement. Some films, especially those driven by visionary creatives, do not lend themselves to succinct concepts; instead, the capacity of these films to succeed must, in some measure, be taken on faith.