Bad Performances from Good Actors

So that post on Arthur (see below) got me thinking about why exactly it is that I’ve pretty much avoided Fuqua’s last couple of films and the answer is simple enough: one truly, wretchedly bad casting decision in The Replacement Killers. What was otherwise a pretty entertaining film was absolutely ruined every time a certain Oscar winning actress appeared on screen … Yep, I’m looking at you Mira Sorvino. And that got me thinking about good actors who take on bad roles … so I want to know: what do you think is the best example of a good actor giving a bad performance? And I’m not just talking about somebody having a bad day at the office, I’m talking truly, wretchedly, horrifically, train-wreck bad performances. So fire away.

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