Awful movies containing fantastic individual performances

[Naaktgeboren]

I am looking for some examples of movies that whilst considered to be junk, contained a fantastic individual performance by an actor/actress. Slightly strange request I know I apologise if this has been done, I did not find anything when searching.

 

[darryl3972]

Any Jim carey Movie, Normally cack but Carey is a Genius and makes the film (Imagine Ace ventura without him)

Darryl

 

[Naaktgeboren]

Any Jim carey Movie, Normally cack but Carey is a Genius and makes the film (Imagine Ace ventura without him)

Darryl

Yes this is the kind of example I am looking for, Actors who just make the film and can keep you watching whilst a dire plot unravels around them.

 

[Shoka]

Megan Fox is the only reason Transformers is any good

 

[ark383]

Colin Firth in Dorian Gray.

 

[xit2050]

Megan Fox is the only reason Transformers is any good

If you're talking about the first one, I would put it otherwise: the movie is good despite Megan Fox being in it.

 

[Shaun666]

Many people seem to think Alien Resurrection is rubbish (although I'm not one of them) but I think Sigourney Weaver gives her best performance in it.

 

[Hugh]

The Prophecy.

Not a bad film, but nothing special either.

Except for Christopher Walken as The Angel Gabriel. Fantastic performance that makes the movie worth viewing.



But then, I guess that could be said of most things Christopher Walken appears in. Rarely the big name, but always a great performance.

 

[Pincho Paxton]

Andrew Divoff Wishmaster 1/2

Jack Black nacho Libre

Vin Diesel Most Films

 

[RicksonGracie1972]

Batman The Black Knight - Awful film but Heath Ledger was very good as the Joker.

 

[Wild Weasel]

I Am Legend - I thought the dog stole every scene it was in.

 

[Leumas_10]

I Am Legend - I thought the dog stole every scene it was in.

 

[addyb]

Batman The Black Knight - Awful film but Heath Ledger was very good as the Joker.

LOL please put down the crack pipe, you've clearly had enough!

 

[xit2050]

LOL please put down the crack pipe, you've clearly had enough!

I happen to agree with him.

 

[SlinkDaddy]

Any Jim carey Movie, Normally cack but Carey is a Genius and makes the film (Imagine Ace ventura without him)

Darryl

I watched Dumb and Dumber last night that i'd had on the planner for a while and thought exactly the above. Whilst I still laughed in places I was amazed at how good his acting performance was in what is really a pretty stupid film, albeit intentionally stupid. There is a scene not far from the start where he is truely awesome, it's the bit where he tells Jeff Daniels' character that he is tired of being a nobody and not having somebody. He really should do more serious films cos he could easily do a Tom Hanks and really change his career path if he wanted to with the right role.

He is really good in Man In The Moon as well, although I liked the film so I wouldn't say it fits the OPs question.

 

[confused88]

Colin Firth in Dorian Gray.

Couldn't agree more. A very average movie otherwise. A great actor and a versatile performer.

 

[Pincho Paxton]

I watched Dumb and Dumber last night that i'd had on the planner for a while and thought exactly the above. Whilst I still laughed in places I was amazed at how good his acting performance was in what is really a pretty stupid film, albeit intentionally stupid. There is a scene not far from the start where he is truely awesome, it's the bit where he tells Jeff Daniels' character that he is tired of being a nobody and not having somebody. He really should do more serious films cos he could easily do a Tom Hanks and really change his career path if he wanted to with the right role.

He is really good in Man In The Moon as well, although I liked the film so I wouldn't say it fits the OPs question.

Eternal Sunshine, The Truman Show, and The Majestic are really well acted. He shouldn't change what he does, but he should do a lot more of the serious stuff...apart from Numbers which is totally crap. I think that Man In The Moon is the winner of the whole topic.

 

[Battle]

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Alan Rickman stole every scene he was in and the rest was just dire twaddle.

 

[SlinkDaddy]

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Alan Rickman stole every scene he was in and the rest was just dire twaddle.

He was good in it but when you watch it back now he seems a little over the top IMO. I thought Morgan Freeman was good in it as well.

 

[caz2005]

Bill the Butcher in Gangs of NewYork by Daniel Day Lewis. Great performance in a crap film.

 

[SlinkDaddy]

Bill the Butcher in Gangs of NewYork by Daniel Day Lewis. Great performance in a crap film.

I'd say the same for him in There Will Be Blood as well. I have to say the film probably went over my head but he was outstanding in what I thought was a dire film in which nothing really happened.

PS I didn't mind Gangs Of New York.

 

[RicksonGracie1972]

LOL please put down the crack pipe, you've clearly had enough!

IMO it was an awful mess of a film but there is no denying that Heath Ledgers performance was first class.

 

[confused88]

Batman The Black Knight - Awful film but Heath Ledger was very good as the Joker.

The Dark Knight was awful indeed. The Batman Character was a total bore and the dialog was awful.

 

[Donnacha]

Have to agree with Let there be Blood - average film, but Daniel day Lewis was brilliantly disturbing!!