However, this just in: Redmayne was recently caught giving a Shatner-esque
performance in a bad movie, «Jupiter Ascending.»
Unless you're a diehard McConaughey fan and want to see him give a good
performance in a bad movie, my suggestion is to... not watch their story.
Not exact matches
«Enough» was a
bad movie, although the plot is very good, which deals with the subject of intrafamily mistreatment, but I see that it was not handled
in a good way, since the
performance of Jennifer Lopez was overacted, as was the
It felt kind of slow though and despite the fact that some of the characters do go through hard times, the DeNiros
performance and the
movie in general was so light hearted it was hard to really believe anything was at stake or anything
bad would happen.
I actually think Julie Walters»
performance was probably the
worst in the
movie.
Much like last year and the year before, this year's
Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office
performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors)
in an attempt to determine the best and
worst studios of 2011.
The acting was okay for the most part (Marsden and Perabo were pretty good but Glenn and Thornton gave two of the most wooden
performances I've seen recently), the attacks by the bear were not that well made but it could've been
worse but, ultimately, the
movie is entertaining and
in the end you really care for the 3 main characters (Perabo, Marsden, Jane).
There is not a
bad performance in this
movie, and even the least of the actors is delivering solid, awards - worthy work.
In fairness, the
movie isn't the absolute
worst of its kind and there's a certain charm to Butcher's amiable, puppy - eyed
performance.
Just when you thought we were done with our review of the past year
in film (including our recent report on 2013's best and
worst movies), we have one last look back to offer you: our annual evaluation of
movie studio
performance.
Though
in the following years, Tom's voice could be heard
in a variety of animated releases, onscreen
performances in shows like Monk and
movies such as
Bad Santa proved that the increasingly active voice - over artist was still very much committed to her onscreen career as well.
Now I hate every
performance he's
in retroactively, that
movie was so
bad and he was so brutally unconvincing that it has tainted him.
For some, it will be very
bad news that Ritchie (who co-wrote King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword with Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram) stays
in his lane with this film; if you didn't enjoy the look and pace and overall vibe of other Ritchie
movies, such as Snatch or Sherlock Holmes, then you might feel that his often jarring and visually exhausting style could overpower the strong
performances from a great cast.
PRIMETIME TELEVISION Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor
in a Television
Movie or Miniseries KEVIN COSTNER / «Devil Anse» Hatfield — «HATFIELDS & McCOYS» Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor
in a Television
Movie or Miniseries JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin — «GAME CHANGE» Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor
in a Drama Series BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White — «BREAKING
BAD» Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor
in a Drama Series CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison — «HOMELAND» Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor
in a Comedy Series ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy — «30 ROCK» Outstanding
Performance by a Female Actor
in a Comedy Series TINA FEY / Liz Lemon — «30 ROCK» Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble
in a Drama Series DOWNTON ABBEY Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble
in a Comedy Series MODERN FAMILY
What gives the
movie its sting is found
in the
performance by John Leguizamo as Michael, the hapless husband who gets the ball rolling by referring his friends to 16 - year - old Shirley, an honours student with a
bad case of obsessive - compulsive disorder and the brains to see a quick way to save for college tuition.
In a lesser movie, Plemons» ingeniously off - putting performance would handily steal the show, but in «Game Night,» it's just one of many great turns; Bateman's patented slow - burn plays well off McAdams» upbeat charm (when holding bad guys at gunpoint, she forces them into Child's Pose), while Magnussen's inspired idiocy perpetually finds new depth
In a lesser
movie, Plemons» ingeniously off - putting
performance would handily steal the show, but
in «Game Night,» it's just one of many great turns; Bateman's patented slow - burn plays well off McAdams» upbeat charm (when holding bad guys at gunpoint, she forces them into Child's Pose), while Magnussen's inspired idiocy perpetually finds new depth
in «Game Night,» it's just one of many great turns; Bateman's patented slow - burn plays well off McAdams» upbeat charm (when holding
bad guys at gunpoint, she forces them into Child's Pose), while Magnussen's inspired idiocy perpetually finds new depths.
Here's a supplementary list of ten
performances: Betty Buckley, articulate as a psychotherapist, and the protean James McAvoy playing against her
in Split; Harris Dickinson, implosive with self - loathing
in Beach Rats; two turns by Michael Fassbender, as the smarmy villains of Song to Song and Alien: Covenant; Milla Jovovich's valedictory sprint through Resident Evil: The Final Chapter; Barry Keoghan as a teenage sprite barely veiling his hostility
in The Killing of a Sacred Deer; Keanu Reeves, put through his paces again
in John Wick: Chapter 2; Lady Bird's callous, precocious, and heartbreaking Saoirse Ronan; newcomer Millicent Simmonds and her silent
movie acting
in Wonderstruck; octagenarian Lois Smith playing her age as Marjorie of Marjorie Prime; and Adrian Titieni, slouching and gloomy as a
bad dad
in Graduation.
All the Money
in the World is a poor
movie, and all it needed was a
bad main
performance to sink it.
The
movie features that excellent Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who gave a
performance to treasure
in Yoji Yamada's The Twilight Samurai (2002)-- but is wasted here
in a minor,
bad guy role.
Lee Valmassy has a lot of fun letting loose as the gleefully farcical villain (a mohawked, golden - grilled gangster who only wears jumpsuits), and Art Hsu turns
in a scene - stealing
performance as the hero's duck - loving sidekick, but while fans of
bad movies might appreciate what «The FP» has to offer, it's not exactly the ready - made cult classic that it's so desperately trying to be.
His career becomes even brighter when you start to appreciate how he refuses to phone
in performances in movies where it would have been easy to sleepwalk, like Fright Night and Winter's Tale, which is the kind of legendarily
bad movie that every actor deserves to have on their resume just so they can say they were there.
There's lots to love and admire
in Craig Gillespie's look at the rise and fall of ice - skating «
bad girl» Tonya Harding, from Margot Robbie's committed
performance as the disgraced Olympian to the filmmaking chops on display (watch how the cameras keep circling Harding
in her skating scenes, like it's a frenzied shark — everybody, even the
movie itself, seems to be a predator out to get her).
One thing I've noticed when Smith essays such a
performance in a
movie that's not entirely
bad (and this
movie is rather good): my fellow critics seem a little surprised.
Gerard Kennedy Best: «Iron Man»
Worst: «21» Comments: While I don't buy the «best superhero
movie ever» hyperbole some people are putting on «Iron Man,» Jon Favreau's take on the Marvel character was smart, involving, filled with great effects and a
performance from Robert Downey Jr. that at least puts forth the best superhero protagonist
in a long time.
The three - time Oscar winner has made
bad movies watchable and has consistently turned
in one magnificent
performance after another
in more than her fair share of great
movies.
Full of lazy dialogue, unconvincing
performances, and lackluster action sequences (made nearly incomprehensible if you have the misfortune to see the
movie in its 3 - D version, inarguably the
worst conversion to stereoscopic imaging since the trend began anew), The Last Airbender is an unintentional laugh riot.
It's not a
bad performance, far from it, but she is so apart from the rest of the
movie, she struggles to quite fit
in, other than a grounded sense of what we expect from an origin story.
But even
in her
worst movies, Kidman is never the problem; her
performances rise above whatever dreck they're
in, as if her supreme self - possession as a performer inoculated her against the toxic material she was working with.
Gillan is particularly funny
in how she turns the generically
bad - ass video - game heroine on its head, providing the
movie's most pointed criticism toward some of the medium's sexist trends within her
performance.
Here is a
movie that is not just
bad on the merits of it's inexcusable plot - it's a
movie about a hitman that is kidnapped and unwillingly given sexual reassignment surgery - but equally awful
in it's production value and lead
performance.
Plus, Hardy is the kind of actor who gives interesting
performances even
in bad movies.
(Lanny Flaherty, who plays the sheriff, offers the
worst performance I've seen
in any
movie this year.)
The Mickies also try to acknowledge fine
performances in small roles and
in bad (or not very good)
movies.
Although Voight does little to save Anaconda from collapsing from its own stupidity, at least he makes a knowingly
bad film almost tolerable, with a tongue -
in - cheek
performance that lets you know that he's aware that he's
in a crappy
movie, and he's going to do whatever he can to entertain you
in the interim.
Movies have transcended such things
in the past, but combine that with dinner theater - like acting
performances and an inept screenplay so
bad that it seems to have a malicious intent to inflict discomfort upon its viewers.
Not necessarily a
bad movie, but despite many solid
performances, there's ultimately a disconnect
in this supposed romantic comedy that isn't really much of either.
The
movie is guilty of the
worst of comic book sins, fridging a woman for a male protagonist's emotional growth, but then it tries to make up for that by introducing Domino (Zazie Beetz
in a breakout
performance), the most successful of Wade's X-Force recruits.
Oddly, the year's German
movie, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann, was mostly set
in Romania, and featured a
performance from its seasoned character and
bad - guy specialist, Vlad Ivanov.
Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor turn
in arguably their
worst performances with this simply awful
movie about a shady art dealer trying to recover a stolen painting.
Though you wouldn't expect it to matter, his flat, half - hearted
performance feels like a kid playing
bad guy based on what he's seen
in movies
Stanley Tucci was nominated for an Oscar for his
performance in the film, however the
movie has gotten
bad to bland reviews since its release
in the US late last year.
The most interesting thing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer is spotting the budding newcomer: Ben Affleck appears briefly as an overacting rival basketball player (a marginal surprise, as Affleck seldom shows a pulse anymore much less an instinct to upstage); the better - as - a-boy Hilary Swank portrays one of Buffy's idiotic pals
in easily the
worst performance of a terribly - performed
movie; David Arquette sprays spittle - flecked invectives; and the unbearably beautiful Natasha Gregson Wagner has the bloodless role of a victim.
Luckily, a post-Breaking
Bad Bryan Cranston isn't
in his first Wes Anderson
movie just to give a whimper of a
performance.
Stanfield's
performance is one of the shining lights
in the
movie, likely because Stanfield is practically unable to give a
bad performance.
Ashton Kutcher gives one of his
worst performances in one of the most dreadful
movies I've seen this year.
Teller, who was previously charming even
in his
worst movies, can't manage to wring even a few smiles out of his
performance as Reed.
Whether it's Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
in Tangerine or Lola Kirke
in Mistress America or either of the women from The Duke of Burgundy or a billion other options, there are so many women more deserving of being
in the category than Jennifer Lawrence's least impressive
performance in David O. Russell's
worst movie by a country mile.
or a billion other options, there are so many women more deserving of being
in the category than Jennifer Lawrence's least impressive
performance in David O. Russell's
worst movie by a country mile.
The
bad guy almost always dies at the end
in superhero
movies, but Jordan's
performance will live on as an all - time MCU moment that established Killmonger as the new standard
in Marvel
movie evil.
But another game to film adaptation also sneaked
in there, with The Rock also grabbing a much coveted
Worst Actor nomination for his gruntin»
performance in the
movie version of Doom.