Movie that best beat your expectations
 

In other words, you were expecting to see an average movie, and were blown away.

The one that comes to mind for me is The Matrix.

O Brother Where Art Thou.

I can't even remember who or what got me to watch it, but the first time I saw it I thought it was only OK. Then I watched it again and really liked it. Then, when I saw it the third time I fell in love with it. I love the dialogue and cinematography in that movie.

Probably Brokeback Mountain. After all the uproar, it wasn't what I expected.

Road to Perdition.

Office Space. I remember thinking, how funny can a movie about cubicle life really be?

Family Man.

The Pianist--thought it was just another overhyped Oscar-winning film, but loved it.

Interesting. I loathed that movie.

The granddaddy of them all, "the Big LEbowski" I did not hear anything about it, and then I saw it. Wow.

Yeah that movie sucks!

V for Vendetta. I went into seeing that movie with very low expectations, but I really enjoyed it.

Me too. I quite liked that movie. The subversive that I am.

Donnie Darko