From the worstest to the worst.
1. The Gunman
Holy frack was this boring. It's like the people making it forgot they were trying to make a thriller. Sean Penn tries to go the geriatric action route while working in some political subplots about... well I forget... and instead we have the wasted talents of what looks on paper to be a perfect cast. I at least enjoyed Mark Rylance (first thing I've ever seen him in) and Javier Bardem was so out there and loopy as a drunk that his scenes were a little fun.
2. Terminator: Genisys
I'd take every other summer 2015 franchise blockbuster over this. I know Avengers 2 and Jurassic World weren't everyone's cup of tea but at least it wasn't this. Not even in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. Cameron's Terminator/T2 had a lot more going on. All the emotion that comes from John/Sarah/Kyle's stories and the relationships they have and the choices they make has been lost in the sequels. It was fun to have Schwarzenegger back, but when the best thing about your movie is Ah-nuld's performance, well...
3. Get Hard
I guess when you try to update Trading Places you just end up with something very racist and homophobic that tells you the joke is that it's crossing a line, but at the end of the day... it's crossing a line. Ever the optimist, the more I see Kevin Hart the more I want him to do a comedy with Chris Tucker or Charlie Day. His manic energy would be interesting to see in something more dramatic as well.
4. Jupiter Ascending
No we get into the "hey it ain't half as bad as I heard" films. Someone somewhere is giving the Wachowski's money to make stuff like this and maybe it's because this is wedged between Cloud Atlas and Sense8 (two huge faves of mine) that I sort of shrug it off. It's wacky, but takes itself seriously and that takes some gusto. Don't forget "Bees can sense royalty."
5. Blackhat
I'm conflicted by this. Michael Mann's got Style and his production values are always something to study (same I would say of Ridley Scott or Tony Scott), but I feel like nothing ever came together the way I may have expected it to and that may be my own shortcoming. It just felt like a bunch of disparate parts put together and I got nothing out of it. On the other hand Stuart Dryburgh does an excellent job of just transporting you into some sort of unique world that's got many familiar Mann flourishes.