'Bachelor' Bombs, 'Smash' Eyerolls And More: The Week In Ouch

In the second installment of our weekly roundup of brutal, if over the top, reviews, a desperate "Bachelor" contestant made critics cringe when she tried to teach Bachelor Ben how to kiss, a disgruntled artist claimed she invented polka-dots, and Channing Tatum became the guy who is just "perpetually short of breath."

For our entertainment-loving audience, we've collected reviews from Vulture, The Guardian and even some of our friends at HuffPost and Moviefone to get the snarkiest commentary on the latest movies, TV shows, music, books, and art.

Let us know who you think got a fair critique, and which reviews were simply too harsh in the comments.

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Comments

[emlr]

11:21 AM on 02/13/2012

If Paul is not retired he should be. That "performance" last night was terrible.
Still writing silly love songs.

[CarmenCameron]

10:19 PM on 02/12/2012

Some people seem to mistake meanspirited self-absorbtion with a glossover of a British accent for "class". That's the whole secret of Piers Morgan's version of "success".

[remyd]

02:07 PM on 02/14/2012

...and simon cowell's too.

[HDR]

08:50 PM on 02/12/2012

Sitting around late one night w/ a friend back in the MTV video days, the McCartney video came on for "Give My Regards to Broadstreet". Seconds after it finished my friend pierced the silence with, "They shot the wrong Beatle."

[emlr]

11:22 AM on 02/13/2012

So bad! But so true!

[emrogers]

09:06 AM on 02/12/2012

I invented the letter "B" - I've been using it my whole life now everyone seems to want to use it as well.

[CarmenCameron]

10:28 PM on 02/12/2012

lol

[JoePenn]

07:47 AM on 02/12/2012

This is taking it a bit far: "Smash' is about Broadway and the people who aspire to be on the stage, to entertain." Specifically, the 'to entertain' part. It's actually usually for the ego, to entertain one's self that he/she is everything to everyone at that moment.

[one1byke]

07:28 AM on 02/12/2012

they doggg whitney, but are afraid to say "washed up" in this case...

[emrogers]

09:09 AM on 02/12/2012

I think Paul McCartney has contributed slightly more to the world of music than Whitney. As talented as she was - she was simply an entertainer. Paul and the Beatles changed the world. He also didn't self destruct sadly through drugs. I'm not dissing Whitney it's just hard to compare the two. Just like you would never say Stevie Wonder was "washed up".

[one1byke]

12:42 PM on 02/12/2012

... so then bash her then...? check!

"CD review: Paul McCartney's 'Kisses' lacks punch"

if it's true, it's true... you can say it... don't be afraid they'll take your beer.

[emlr]

11:25 AM on 02/13/2012

Paul on his own can't be compared to Whitney. Without the Beatles Paul would never have been as popular or as well known as he is.

[v eyepete]

03:37 AM on 02/12/2012

I don't get what makes Alison Bailes a critic I should listen to about the new show 'Smash'. Who is she, one of the royal cousins I never heard of? What woodwork did she crawl out of? 'Smash' is about Broadway and the people who aspire to be on the stage, to entertain. There are many people like this. Why should I listen to a British critic about an American theatrical idiom she obviously doesn't understand. I suppose Alison never had a dream and she certainly doesn't know first rate from second rate. What are her Broadway credentials anyway? Smash was top rate from beginning to end. The story is knitted together in a top rate way. The dance numbers and the camera work alone were class A. The editing is spectacular, the pace lively and up to the moment. Everyone involved was top rate talent. I don't know what criteria Mr. Bailes used to make her 15 second review, but perhaps she would be better at some other job, because as a critic she is definitely of flop.

[IndieMind]

01:59 AM on 02/12/2012

Piers Morgan doesn't like Madonna? S**t, take a number and get in line, does anybody?

[Gerri Ziegler]

09:13 PM on 02/12/2012

"Doesn't like" doesn't begin to describe how I feel about PIERS Morgan! I would bet my life Madonna has MILLIONS more fans than peirs has. Oh, and I am not wild about Madonna. I'm just not stupid.

[CJ77]

01:39 AM on 02/12/2012

Mc Cartney is a true musical genius. The greatest melodist since Mozart--maybe even better. No one writes more beautifully. 2,200 arists alone have covered "Yesterday". His impact is immeasureable. He may not be at the top of his form, but as long as people still walk this earth, they will be singing his songs. The most important writer of popular music ever!!!! Hats off to you, Sir Paul. I'm so glad to have been around to enjoy your work!!!!

[SDH283]

03:30 AM on 02/12/2012

Wow... that was so well said .. F&F

[Decipherer]

06:47 AM on 02/12/2012

Time will tell as to whether his work will stand the test of time alongside Mozart's, but he is without a doubt the best there is from the latter half of the 20th century, if not in its entirety, and now into the 21st!

Keep up the good work.

[Kathie McDonald Rost]

01:15 AM on 02/12/2012

"The River" is SO tedious, I totally agree with #7...

[NelsonC]

12:53 AM on 02/12/2012

At this point, I think a bad review hurts McCartney about as much as a dragonfly hurts a windshield. (A windshield on a car that is barreling down a highway blasting Helter Skelter.)

It's like, "I got a bad review. I feel sad. Oh, wait, I forgot. I'm Paul McCartney. I feel much better now."

[Apollo C Vermouth]

02:17 AM on 02/12/2012

Little lamb dragonfly -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vlH3F0NJdk

[mollysmomma]

01:07 PM on 02/12/2012

thanks for the link.....what a beautiful song....one of Paul's best.....

[Mara Valensuela]

03:13 PM on 02/29/2012

I agree I think he's way past the point of being worried about a bad review...

[cardiaccare]

12:40 AM on 02/12/2012

Sir Paul, I have loved you since Ed Sullivan. Sorry to say this, but I think you are now "Yesterday'.

[themidnightreview]

12:40 AM on 02/12/2012

I bought McCartney's latest album. Although it is not my favorite, I thought his voice was still great and there were a couple good interpretations in there. This album reminded me somewhat of Ringo Starr's own cover album, Sentimental Journey, although I enjoyed that one a bit more.

Despite this album getting some so-so reviews, McCartney's previous few albums have been wonderful (including his collaboration with Youth in Fireman).

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

12:10 AM on 02/12/2012

Has Yayoi Kusama heard of Roy Lichtenstein?

[Zork4]

06:44 AM on 02/12/2012

Very different cases. Examining their respective work it's hard to make the case that her work was derivative of his.

[LeeCalif]

11:10 PM on 02/11/2012

An awful lot of misogyny going on right now. The Super Bowl must be over, eh ?