23 Reasons Jessica Alba Left The Hollywood Limelight

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12. Her Movies And Roles Were Ripped Apart By Critics

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Oh, where do we begin? Fantastic Four and its sequel were shredded to itsy bitsy pieces by critics, saying the films were far from fantastic, had no grace, subtext or wit, were juvenile and simplistic with little benefit beyond special effects, and were terribly miscast with cheesecake actors who couldn’t act. Even Jessica Alba’s other box office hits were slammed by viewers—the rom-com Good Luck Chuck earned Razzie nominations for Worst Actress (Alba) and Worst Screen Couple (Alba and Dane Cook), the third of the top-grossing Meet The Parents trilogy Little Fockers was called weak and heartbreakingly lazy despite a star-studded cast, and the fourth installment in the Spy Kids franchise called out the film’s mechanical plot and unfunny scatological humor.

Alba shared her fear of being picked apart so viciously, confessing she’s been so afraid of criticism since she was young, and she’d take the censure very personally. Despite her apprehension, she jumped back into television in the police procedural drama L.A.’s Finest. However, the critics weren’t any kinder and called the offshoot of Bad Boys a spin-off to nowhere.