Twitter Users Ponder Onscreen Pairings With No Chemistry

There’s a bit in the awesome Community season 2 episode ‘Paradigms of Human Memory’ when Jeff says to Annie: ‘It’s called ‘chemistry’; I have it with everybody!’ That may have been true of Mr. Winger (or at least inside his head) but when it comes to the world of acting, it’s very much not the case that everybody has chemistry with everybody else. Near the beginning of 2021—so about two months ago based on how quickly this ridiculous year has flashed by—I covered Twitter’s ponderings about which onscreen pairings had the best chemistry. Now it’s time for the hilarious flipside of the coin. You’ll find no electricity here. No open flames or even a hint of a spark. This is damp territory. A lukewarm and soggy landscape devoid of that ineffable magic which makes onscreen relationships (of any kind) pop off the screen. Abandon hope all ye who enter here…

Here’s a question #filmtwitter onscreen couples that had zero chemistry. Go! pic.twitter.com/yAX4Ee1yUJ

— John Bleasdale (@drjonty) November 8, 2021

Dwayne Johnson and every female co-star. https://t.co/fNx68hnmQg

— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) November 8, 2021

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— Vanessa (@VanessaCherie) November 8, 2021

they even admitted they had no chemistry pic.twitter.com/8UBUTqK5pL

— Claudia (Michael Shannon stan) (@thewaitisogre) November 8, 2021

All the fiery passion of a day old avocado roll. pic.twitter.com/UwzlJwooV2

— Justin D. (@MrDashboard08) November 8, 2021

You're never going to top these two. pic.twitter.com/7ixWbfOkrn

— Dale Chapman (@crudfish44) November 8, 2021

Even the movies forgot this happened. pic.twitter.com/R8E3wsCv8L

— Nik (@HitPauseButton) November 8, 2021

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— Robbie (@robbiemarka) November 8, 2021

Chemistry free relationship pic.twitter.com/jyA4xV5mrm

— Valerie Complex (@ValerieComplex) November 8, 2021

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— cenorinha (@rodrigofrnds) November 8, 2021

Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts, "I Love Trouble". And they DESPISED each other. pic.twitter.com/FRQmUtHv8t

— Nathan Francis (@NathanFrancis__) November 8, 2021

I thought this one worked pretty well. pic.twitter.com/b3utUIyPPB

— Puncturer La Niña Medeiros (@puncturer) November 9, 2021

I'm sorry, but the perspective here makes it look like The Rock is talking to a baby sized Vin Diesel 🤣

— Justin D. (@MrDashboard08) November 8, 2021

Arguably DiCaprio has only had good chemistry with Winslet pic.twitter.com/DGDzGLcQll

— Paul Klein 👾 (@paulkleinyoo) November 8, 2021

They seem to be acting in two different movies. pic.twitter.com/tD9QCiDmI3

— It's a lawyer's life (@itsalawyerslife) November 8, 2021

Actually surely the ultimate answer is Travolta and Tomlin in Moment By Moment. They looked identical pic.twitter.com/sfo7mjM2Xe

— Elysia Melville (@ellie1981) November 8, 2021

I scrolled but didn’t see this couple. Was it just me?!! Felt so weird and uncomfortable lol. pic.twitter.com/q5ALCCugEp

— ✨ (@MsduMaurier) November 8, 2021

Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact. None.

— Erin Bradley (@erbradley) November 8, 2021

Jolie and Depp in The Tourist

— Nguyên Lê 🎞🍥 (@nle318) November 8, 2021

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— Andy Lewington (@MediocreMgmt) November 8, 2021

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— Jacqueline E. Smith (@JackieSmith114) November 8, 2021

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— CanerdianGirl (@CanerdianGirl) November 8, 2021

So hard to watch. pic.twitter.com/wvUmKNiCvD

— Full Moom 🎃 (@Moom_light) November 8, 2021

Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger in Troy

— Sophie Ruess (@RuessSophie) November 8, 2021

These two. Look how thrilled he is to be next to her. pic.twitter.com/7PJkdMffee

— Jason Sheppard (@Jason_Sheppard_) November 8, 2021

once i found out bogart was angry during filming and audrey and william holden we’re hooking up everything made sense cuz the chemistry points here were negative pic.twitter.com/i2KqGnvocZ

— leyla by eric clapton (@LeylaCardenas28) November 8, 2021

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— Christian (@cm2393) November 9, 2021

Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess in One Day

— the Joe Griffin (@theJoeGriffin) November 8, 2021

This is the worst I can think of… pic.twitter.com/25MV9Y9TjL

— Joaquim Caetano (@joafrcaetano) November 8, 2021

Not a film but this is the correct answer pic.twitter.com/1AmVbF0syS

— 🌺 Valentina 🌺 (@beeblebrox21) November 8, 2021

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