20. Molly Shannon, Superstar – One of very few movies based on SNL characters that actually works, the Mary Catherine Gallagher bit somehow does not wear completely thin over the course of 90 minutes. Credit an assist to Ferrell and Night Ranger's “Sister Christian”

20 worst:

1. Chris Kattan, Corky Romano – The spastic, whiny Kattan wasn't funny on SNL unless he was imitating Andy Dick. He's not imitating Andy Dick here.

2. Rob Schneider, The Hot Chick – His film career (memorably lampooned on South Park) is actually all the more tragic because he actually was funny on SNL. Everybody forgets this now. Anyway, in this one he plays a woman. And it's beyond ridiculous.

3. Eddie Murphy, The Adventures of Pluto Nash – I probably could say anything about this movie and nobody would call me out on it because nobody watched it. Rest assured: it's a piece of shit.

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4. Mike Myers, The Cat in the Hat – Myers is a smart, creative guy who is likely wealthy enough not to have to do this movie. But instead he felt compelled to not just play the Cat in the Hat, but also play him as a dirty-joking lothario.

5. Julia Sweeney, It's Pat – Not Sweeney's fault, really. Pat's a funny character for a five minute sketch, but do you want to watch her for 80 minutes?

6. Al Franken, Stuart Saves His Family – This probably is Franken's fault. Same problem that faced It's Pat: a character that's funny for two or three minutes starts to wear thin, especially when plot is forced upon it.

7. Chris Rock, Bad Company – Chris Rock is an enigma. He's one of the funniest guys on the planet; that's not in dispute. But somehow, he has failed to make a good movie. What was even his best one? Madagascar?

8. Will Ferrell, A Night at the Roxbury – Sorry, Will, we hate to do this to you, but the funniest joke was in all of the commercials ("Are you guys brothers?" "No . . . YES!")

9. Dana Carvey, The Master of Disguise – After a difficult couple of years for Carvey (he underwent a total of five surgeries to repair blocked arteries, including one on the wrong artery,) this is what he comes back with? "TURTLE! TURTLE!"

10. Tim Meadows, The Ladies Man – "Ladies, if you are rich, please meet me by the nacho cart." The rest of the film is on par with that.

11. Jimmy Fallon, Fever Pitch – Actually not a terrible movie if you aren't a Red Sox fan. I'm a Red Sox fan.

12. Adam Sandler, The Waterboy – Ugh. It's just not funny. I get the whole "brainless humor" thing, but this didn't even work as that for me.

13. Cheri Oteri, Dumb and Dumberer – I guess this is a case of "what did you expect," but what I expected was for a talented woman like Oteri to pick better film roles.

14. David Spade, Lost and Found – Hard to buy that Spade could get that French woman. And that someone would plot to stop them.

15. Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brothers 2000 – Should've left well enough alone, Danny Boy.

16. Horation Sanz, Boat Trip – Sanz is kind of a funny guy when he doesn't laugh at his own jokes. He needs some decent material to work, though.

17. Martin Short, Clifford – Martin Short plays an evil 10-year-old. Makes perfect sense.

18. Kenan Thompson, Fat Albert – He's used to being in TV Land and he doesn't understand the real world! Get it!?

19. Jon Lovitz, High School High – The teacher film genre was ripe for parody, but Lovitz is the wrong choice. He should stick to bit parts and cartoon characters.

Chris Elliot, Groundhog Day – See, this is a great movie, and you would think that with Chris Elliot, who is funny, on board, he would be an asset to the film. But somehow, he blows it. His one joke: "Did [Phil] just refer to himself as 'the talent'?" is botched. Inexplicable.