Matthew Goode Calls Own Film 'the Worst of 2010'

By PopEater Staff Posted Feb 24th 2010 07:31AM

It's a good thing acting is working out for Matthew Goode -- he could never fall back on a career in PR. While talking to the UK's Telegraph, the actor called his recent film 'Leap Year' "turgid," saying, "I just know that there are a lot of people who will say it is the worst film of 2010."

Goode isn't wrong about his movie's reputation: 'Leap Year,' co-starring Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams, received a shameful 21% approval rating on movie review aggregate RottenTomates. The quality of the film, Goode said, was not what drew him to the project -- it was the location. "So that I could come home at the weekends," he explained. "It wasn't because of the script, trust me."

The proximity to home was no small issue for Goode. After his stint in 'Watchmen' last year, his agent has pressured him to relocate to the US -- a move Goode is dedicated to avoiding. "If I lived in LA, I'd be schizophrenic after a week. I'd just sit in a hotel room with a shoebox full of weed going: 'I'm not f***ing moving. If they want me, they can come here.'"

Regarding 'Leap Year', Goode added, "I was told it was going to be like 'The Quiet Man' with a Vaughan Williams soundtrack, but in the end it turned out to have pop music all over it. Do I feel I let myself down? No. Was it a bad job? Yes, it was. But, you know, I had a nice time and I got paid."

Goode feels no guilt at panning his own movie, insisting actors should have the freedom to be honest about their work. "Because of the way my repartee comes out, people tend to think that I don't care," he told the paper. "Actually, it's often just a result of my being in a situation where I'm embarrassed about having to talk about a film which I don't think is that brilliant -- but obviously I can't say that. I do think that it's important that one should be able to speak out without worrying about causing offence, or whatever."

"It saddens me that the romanticism has been ripped out of being an actor. It wasn't like that in Peter O'Toole's time, was it?"

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Saturday 22 January

By Julia

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I absglutely LOVE MATTHEW .I havve 3 copies of Leap Year and 2 of of Chasing Liberty !!!!!!!!!!!!! Please post a picture of Matilda.

Monday 28 February

By Dianne2149

I don't know how he can say it was the worst film ever when I thought
it was the best I've ever seen. He and Amy were fabulous. I even
bought a Claddaugh ring! I absolutely loved that movie. It didn't
get its due acclaim.

Tuesday 28 June

By Julie in Florida

I THINK "LEAP YEAR" IS THE BEST MOVIE SINCE "GREEN CARD"!!! I LOVE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MATTHEW AND AMY ADAMS. I PLAY IT LIKE A BROKEN RECORD...OVER AVD OVER AGAIN. I'D ALSO SEE MATTHEW IN OTHER FILMS. HE'S GREAT.

Wednesday 30 November

By Cristina

I love leap year. I think that's not a bad movie. I love your acting too Mr. Goode...

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