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2004 Notable Individuals THE EXCEPTIONAL Mar Adentro [The Sea Inside] Javier Bardem offers a haunting performance in 2004's most moving piece Der Untergang [Downfall] Incredibly impressive look at Hitler's final days, marvellously helmed by Oliver Hirschbiegel Million Dollar Baby Another splendid tale from Clint Eastwood, resurrecting the sports movie as a serious drama Crash Neatly woven characters house this amazingly intricate, tolerance inspiring film El Maquinista [The Machinist] A dark, delicious melding of Chuck Palahniuk and Alfred Hitchcock, headed by the astounding Christian Bale THE MOST UNDER-RATED FILM OF 2004 The Butterfly Effect A surprising sleeper film that showed a depth to air-headed Ashton Kutcher whilst offering an interesting science fiction tale THE INUTILE Catwoman 2004's dumbest movie had to be Catwoman, a ridiculous superhero tale with almost nothing original or praiseworthy to offer Resident Evil: Apocalypse Such a disappointment following its entertaining predecessor, a real waste of opportunity and source material Envy Envy is another Barry Levinson miss that fails to entertain, despite casting such talent as Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Ben Stiller and Christopher Walken. New York Minute Depressing plot familiarities litter this bland and often racially stereotyping crap-fest The Alamo Multifarious subplots and half-rate speeches define this drab period portrayal of an event only remembered by anti-Mexicans THE MOST OVER-RATED FILM OF 2004 Meet The Fockers The first film was unbearable because I lived the experiences on-screen, the sequel was just as stupid but managed to rope in more stars and more money