Actors speaking out against films they've made isn't as common as you'd imagine, and when it happens it tends to be some time after the movie has been released. Granted, this year we had Jim Carrey distancing himself from Kick-Ass 2, but that was with specific reference to the violence in the movie, rather than the quality of it.
However, Jeff Bridges has been chatting now about R.I.P.D., which was released in the US back in July and made very few waves and as it stands it hasn't made even half of the budget back. The movie makes it into UK cinemas today.
Chatting to GQ, Bridges said that "I had such a great time working on that movie. I remember what we were doing. I thought 'this could be fun to see.'” He continued, admitting "when I saw it, I was a little underwhelmed. For my mind, the studio made some choices that I wouldn't have made".
Bridges went on to touch on the reaction to the movie. "It's kind of fun when the movie's coming out. It's like having a horse in race. And they're lining up, and they're off! And you're rooting for your horse. And in this case, the jockey fell off the horse and it came in last", he said.
Universal will, er, be delighted with Bridges' honesty, although realistically it's not like it'll affect him too much. He's the Dude after all, and he does what he damn well pleases...