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It’s no secret anymore than January has become a “dumping ground” for unwanted movies. These are movies that the studios have tested and are resigned to taking a loss. They often don’t press screen these movies, hoping for a strong opening weekend based only on advertising and not on reviews. This January, frankly, wasn’t so bad. The Book of Eli](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/15/review-the-book-of-eli/), directed by Allen and Albert Hughes, was a fairly solid genre movie, and so was the vampire movie Daybreakers](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/08/daybreakers-review/). Youth in Revolt opened to mostly good reviews, though I did not see it. Andrea Arnold’s very good Fish Tank also turned up in limited release this January.
But of course, there were a load of movies that ranged from duds to stinkers: Leap Year](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/08/review-leap-year/), The Spy Next Door](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/15/review-the-spy-next-door/), The Tooth Fairy](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/22/review-tooth-fairy/), Extraordinary Measures](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/22/review-extraordinary-measures/), Legion](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/22/review-legion/), Edge of Darkness](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/29/review-edge-of-darkness/) and When in Rome](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/29/review-when-in-rome/). Two dull awards-season duds opened wider in January: The Last Station](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/05/telluride-review-the-last-station/) and The Lovely Bones](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/10/the-lovely-bones-review/). Even some indies like Wonderful World](Wonderful World (2009) - Movie | Moviefone), 44 Inch Chest](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/01/21/review-44-inch-chest/) and Saint John of Las Vegas](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/saint-john-of-las-vegas/1438909/main) looked like they were dumped. Tim Allen’s directorial debut, Crazy on the Outside](Crazy on the Outside (2010) - Movie | Moviefone), captured the coveted 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. There were a lot more, many of which only opened sporadically, or in secondary markets. Maybe you saw something really awful that I didn’t mention here, but I know which one is #1 on my “worst” list so far…
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