It really just depends on the story they tell. On the surface there may not be much there, but if the script really gets into these characters it could be interesting.

Look at Goodfellas, on the surface it doesn't sound that interesting: Associate rats. But it was such an authentic, compelling, look at the life of a rank-and-file gangster that it's now listed as one of the greatest movies ever made.

It's more about the script, the director and actors than the story itself.

You could list thousands of movies that sounded good but turned out to be awful... aka, Netflix streaming. Half of the descriptions sound pretty cool... then you turn it on and it's unbelievably awful.