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Film Couples With No Chemistry: From Jamie Dornan And Dakota Johnson To Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck (PICS)

12 On-Screen Couples With Zero Chemistry
Daniel Welsh
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One of the many (many, many) qualms held by a lot of people about the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ film, was that the chemistry between its two principal actors just wasn’t there.

While the original novels featured continuous chatter about Anastasia Steele’s inner goddess and relentless cries of “oh my!”, that dragged us back to reality every time things got even close to a bit steamy, these tropes were scrapped from the film.

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Yet it still failed to get us hot under the collar, for the simple reason that Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson just didn’t seem to fancy each other enough.

However, as you can see, ‘Fifty Shades’ isn’t the only film to have fallen short when it comes to on screen chemistry department, leaving a frosty atmosphere where there should have been a steamy one.

For a variety of reasons, these acting couples failed to heat things up on screen, which is especially shocking when you remember that some of them were real-life couples in real life while they were filming.

Check out some of the worst offenders below...

Onscreen Couples With No Chemistry
Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman in 'Star Wars'(01 of12)
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Admittedly it can't be easy to make outer space sexy... but this pair could really have tried a little bit harder, at least. (credit:WENN)
Christian Bale and Katie Holmes in 'Batman Begins'(02 of12)
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Mysteriously, Katie Holmes decided not to return for 'The Dark Knight'. How curious. (credit:Warner Bro/Everett/REX)
Jamie Dornan And Dakota Johnson in 'Fifty Shades of Grey'(03 of12)
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So much of 'Fifty Shades' was simply so terrible that it's impossible to know where to point the finger of blame, but the lack of chemistry between supposed lovers Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele really didn't help. (credit:Focus Features/Courtesy Everet/REX)
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in 'Eyes Wide Shut'(04 of12)
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These two were actually married in real life - so why is it so difficult for us to believe their characters are in love, or even like at each other? (credit:Warner Bro/Everett/REX)
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in 'Gigli'(05 of12)
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Another couple you wouldn't think were actually an item in real life, 'Gigli' is constantly being held up as one of the worst films of all time. Bennifer - as they were known then - split up just months after 'Gigli' was released. We're sure there was no link. (credit:c.Columbia/Everett/REX)
Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'(06 of12)
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Good hair, though. (credit:c.W. Disney/Everett/REX)
Beyoncé and Idris Elba in 'Obsessed'(07 of12)
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Two of the most fanciable people on the planet starring together in a film should equate to two characters that are like magnets immediately drawn to each other on screen, right?Sadly not. In fact, when asked what it was like to kiss the Queen Bey on film, Idris described it as "weird". Trust us, it shows. (credit:Snap Stills/Rex)
Kate Winslet and Jack Black in 'The Holiday'(08 of12)
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'The Holiday' is such a lovely film when you're actually watching it that we almost can't bear to say anything about this on-screen coupling... but unfortunately in the cruel light of day, they simply don't work well together. Sad, but true. (credit:Moviestore Collection/Rex)
Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron in 'New Year's Eve'(09 of12)
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This gallery could probably be made up entirely of the couples from 'New Year's Eve', but of those, Michelle and Zac are definitely the least believable. (credit:c.Warner Br/Everett/REX)
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in 'How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days'(10 of12)
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This man has an Oscar now. If that's not proof we can all do anything we put our minds to, then what is? (credit:Snap Stills/Rex)
Lindsay Lohan and Garrett Hedlund in 'Georgia Rule'(11 of12)
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Lindsay would claim years later that 'Georgia Rule' would be the film performance she was most proud of. Based on her screen "chemistry" with co-star Garrett Hedlund, we'd advise her to seriously reconsider. (credit:c.Universal/Everett/REX)
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in 'Bewitched'(12 of12)
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This still photo pretty much sums up the acting throughout 'Bewitched', unfortunately. (credit:c.Columbia/Everett/REX)

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