The only thing I love more than a well-organized, clearly thought-out Top Ten list is the single order of a solitary Bottom One list. The end of a year always brings with it a bevy of Top Ten lists to be endlessly mulled over and debated by those who make them and chew on them. But what about the worst of the worst, the bottom of the barrel? Even better, what about the worst of the worst, the bottom of the barrel, as determined by math? I know, math is scary, but sometimes, it's seriously useful, especially for bored film buffs seeking to bring their beloved audiences wickedly fresh content. And, with that, I think math just may have helped us discover the worst film of 2009. Maybe.

In case you've randomly started reading this story without perusing the headline, the worst film of 2009 is Tyler Perry's I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF. At least, that's what IMDb's Bottom 100 list would tell us.

The Bottom 100 list on IMDb is a hilarious minefield mix of films - notorious schlock like FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY and GLITTER, classic choices like TROLL 2 and BATTLEFIELD EARTH, and little-seen (and obviously horrible fare) like SNOWBOARD ACADEMY. But I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF is the only entry from 2009 to make it on to the list. At number 63, it's got a rating of 2.1 out of 10. By IMDb's math and the intentions of such a list, this is the sixty-third worst film in existence.

The Bottom 100 has some specific criteria that must be met for a film to be included; criteria surely meant to keep films from being sunk by just random haters. Each film must have tallied at least 1,500 votes. I CAN DO BAD has over 3,700. Of those, over 2,300 rate the film as a solid 1 out of 10. That's over 2,300 registered voters on IMDb that hated this film, and hated it enough to turn their loathing into a clicked vote on the site.

A quick perusal of the message boards for the film's IMDb page give us a pretty good glimpse as to just what some of those viewers hated so much. Personal favorite topic headlines include:

"Tyler Perry vs Uwe Boll"

"This is so wrong"

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

"The worst film of all time"

In terms of box office, I CAN DO BAD won its opening weekend back in September. It was Perry's second-best opening of all-time, even though it's currently only his fourth-best earner (with a total of over $51 million in returns). This was not a bad film that no one saw. This is no I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY redux. This is a wide release from a bankable director.

It is, of course, important to note the critical reaction to I CAN DO BAD - it's rated 62% Fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, a fair enough rating that wouldn't stand out to anyone for ridicule. It's actually Perry's second-highest rating on the site, with DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN getting the worst of the critical scorn, rating as 25% Rotten. MetaCritic gives I CAN DO BAD a score of 55, a middle-of-the-road rating that, once again, wouldn't guarantee its inclusion on most Worst of the Year lists. If anything, it would simply be forgotten.

So why the hate? Why enough hate to put it smack in the middle of one of my very favorite lists on IMDb? Is I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF the worst film of 2009? Or is the math just, well, bad?