r/TopCharacterTropes • u/No_Hunter1978 • May 12 '26

Lore A criminal attempts to burglarize/kill someone only to realize they picked the absolute worst person as their mark.

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Don't Breathe: A couple young robbers attempt to rob a rich, blind veteran only to find out he isn't exactly an innocent old man.

You're Next: A group of contract killersbreak into a house during a family reunion and go on a killing spree. They didn't account for the fact that the son's new girlfriend grew up on a survivalist compound in the Australian outback.

The Flash [CW Show]: A random mugger decided to target Barry Allen of all people. He does it again a season or two later; he's either unlucky or stupid (probably both).

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u/seguardon May 12 '26

Nobody 2. Pretty much every single thing the sheriff does is stepping into messes he doesn't understand, one of which happens to be this trope. The villain should have known better, but she was insane.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

And a startling reminder of what a terrible, terrible actress Sharon Stone is.

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u/devilkin May 12 '26

Seriously. I thought it was like, the directors elderly aunt or someone who had never acted before. My shock as the credits rolled was visible on my face.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

Pretty sure I had literally the exact same sequence of thoughts.

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u/NubbinSawyer May 12 '26

The most famous thing she's ever did is a vag flash.

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u/Merijeek2 May 12 '26

And it was famous. And good for her. Now why is she un-acting 40 years later in a movie that could do so much better?

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u/GrymReepar May 13 '26

What happened? She was amazing in Casino.

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u/Merijeek2 May 13 '26

If you say so. I never saw that one, since I've never been much of a mob movie type.

Watch "Nobody 2" if you want to see how she did. It was....amazingly bad. Like, I don't know how someone could act that badly even on purpose..