The Last Airbender (2010)

M. Night Shyamalan’s $150 million live-action cartoon “The Last Airbender” is so embarrassingly bent, its uncomfortable to watch. Plot? Let’s go to Netflix’s summary: “In a world ravaged by the Fire nation’s aggression toward the peaceful Air, Water and Earth nations, reluctant youth Aang (Noah Ringer) learns that he’s an Avatar…” I have no idea what Avatar means here, but this isn't "Avatar." This is a Zzz-grade Tolkein/Asian mixer. It all might be silly fun, except that Ringer is the worst child actor I have ever seen, and his young cast mates work hard to out-bore him. I hate to belittle children, but this cast is truly awful. Dev Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire" provides no heat as the whiny villain. The heroes, by the way, are all white. The villains ... not. Except for some nifty scenes of floating water, nothing works. The fights seem staged by fifth graders, and the climax deadly dull and colorless. The dialogue? Try to say this aloud and not wince: “We have to show them that we believe in our beliefs as much as they believe in theirs.” The worst film in Shyamalan's increasingly shitty career. F