miss the mark
To be slightly or somewhat mistaken, incorrect, or inaccurate. I believe your statements about the city's homelessness problem have rather missed the mark. The film tries to be a commentary on the middle class in this country, but it ends up missing the mark.
ˌhit/ˌmiss the ˈmark
succeed/fail in achieving or guessing something: He blushed furiously and Robyn knew she had hit the mark.