The Misfits
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRenny Harlin
Screenplay by
Story byRobert Henny
Produced by
  • Mansoor Al Dhaheri
  • Kia Jam
  • Qais Qandil
  • Rami Jaber
  • Jalal Abu Smaeer
  • Dean Altit (line producer)
Starring
CinematographyDenis Alarcón Ramírez
Edited byColleen Rafferty
Music by
Production
companies
  • Film Gate Productions
  • RNG Entertainment
  • The Misfits Project
  • K.Jam Media
  • Highland Film Group
Distributed byThe Avenue Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) (South Korea)
  • June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$1.6 million[2]

The Misfits is a 2021 American heist action film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert Henny and Kurt Wimmer. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Chung, Mike d Angelo, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon, and Qais Qandil. It was released in South Korea on June 3, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 11, 2021, by The Avenue Entertainment. The film was a box office bomb and received negative reviews.

Cast

Production

According to Harlin, he and Brosnan had "been looking for a project to collaborate on for some time".[3][4]

The project was first announced on February 12, 2019 at the Berlin International Film Festival's European Film Market. Filming locations include Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Los Angeles.[5][6] Principal photography commenced a week later.[6]

Release

The Misfits had its world premiere in South Korea on June 3, 2021.[7] The Avenue Entertainment in association with Highland Film Group distributed the film on June 11, 2021.[8][9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval score of 17% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 3.70/10.[10] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 25 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2022
 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Renny Harlin Nominated [12]
Worst Supporting Actor Nick Cannon Nominated
Worst Screenplay Screenplay by Robert Henny and Kurt Wimmer;
Story by Robert Henny		 Nominated

Controversy

The film has been controversial in Qatar due to some real life negative references to Qatar to "terror" financing and explicit references to the Muslim Brotherhood as "terrorists" with Yusuf al-Qaradawi as their mastermind.[13] The film is financed as well as co-produced by an Emirati production company, and given the involvement of Emirati media in propagating this narrative against Qatar at least since the first Qatar diplomatic crisis combined with Doha News reporting anti-Qatar plot elements in the film's content.[14] Initially announced as "Coming Soon" in the Qatari subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered Vox Cinemas, the one half of film exhibition duopoly in Qatar, with the other half being Novo Cinemas which is also Dubai-headquartered but wholly owned indirectly by Doha-based Elan Group (through their ownership of its parent Gulf Film, a regional film distributor across West Asia and North Africa dealing mostly in foreign films, including but not limited to Hollywood releases)[15] lending to this being the speculated factor behind them not picking this film up for exhibition not just in Qatar, but across all of the national markets they operated in, including UAE. As the backlash grew with leaked stills from South Korean release leading credence to discord over anti-Qatar "propaganda" embedded in the film, Emirati-owned Vox Cinemas ultimately shelved the film's planned release in Qatar, with press release confirming the move by 1 July 2021, the previously announced release date.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Legal battle against the UAE-funded The Misfits for accusing Qatar of terrorism". Middle East in 24. June 24, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Misfits". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Berlin: Pierce Brosnan to Star in Heist Film 'The Misfits' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Brosnan To Lead Harlin's "The Misfits"". Dark Horizons. February 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pierce Brosnan Attached to Star In Renny Harlin's The Misfits". Comingsoon.net. February 12, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Pierce Brosnan shares a glimpse of 'The Misfits' set in Abu Dhabi". The National. February 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Park, Kyung-hee (May 24, 2021). "피어스 브로스넌 '미스피츠', 6월3일 개봉...근본있는 도둑들 출격". Single List (in Korean).
  8. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (March 9, 2021). "Renny Harlin's Pierce Brosnan Starrer 'The Misfits' Gets U.S. & Int'l Deals, First Look Image". Deadline.
  9. ↑ Hyland, Luke (April 28, 2021). "Pierce Brosnan Joins Elaborate Heist in New 'The Misfits' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Misfits (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "The Misfits (2021) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 7, 2022). "Razzies: Filmed Version of 'Diana' Stage Musical Tops 2022 Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ Abdallah, Hala (June 22, 2021). "Backlash as UAE-funded movie appears to portray Qatar as 'terrorist state'". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Controversial UAE-funded film 'coming soon' to Qatar despite backlash". Doha News. June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ Al Sayegh, Hadeed (April 18, 2018). "Qatari owner of Novo Cinemas plans to sell theatres in UAE, Bahrain-sources". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  16. ↑ AlSharif, Farah (July 1, 2021). "VOX drops controversial UAE-funded 'The Misfits' movie from Qatar cinemas". Doha News. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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