Top 10 Times One Actor Destroyed a Movie

These movies aren’t all necessarily bad, but could have been stronger had the casting department made some different choices. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the films that fell short due to one actor’s performance. Our countdown of the times one actor destroyed a movie includes Jared Leto, John Travolta, Keanu Reeves, and more! Which movie do you think was dragged down by one performance? Let us know in the comments below!
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[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Two words: Kate Capshaw. Need I say more?

[@HariSeldon913]

Gerald Butler - Phantom of the opera. Same reason as Russel Crowe, just multiplied by 100.

[@patrickorourke8081]

This video, when you said Bram Stroker

[@DragonHeart613]

​@@Jeremiah_Rivers76She was not as bad as some say.

[@KG-Lime]

I would not say the movie was destroyed, but I always thought Winona Ryder as Jo March (Little Women, 1994) was not quite right.

[@natsune09]

John Travolta didn't destroy 'Battlefield Earth', everyone destroyed that craptastic movie.

[@S0cialCrisis]

You just didn't understand it. Obviously you haven't reached full enlightenment with Xenu. Another $100k to the Church of Scientology should do it.

[@bernardomello842]

Exactly, Xenu blessed the movie.

[@Spawnwick_Boseman446]

I don't know, he was over acting

[@RadekCrazy1]

To be honest Travolta added to it. His performance was so bad it made the movie hilarious and good.

[@dietotaku]

likewise for suicide squad. margot robbie's harley quinn was the only good part of it, and even that wasn't that good until she got to showcase her version of the character in birds of prey and james gunn's suicide squad.

[@allys744]

As someone once said: good acting can’t always save bad movies, but bad acting can definitely ruin them.

[@josuetapia315]

Words couldn't be more truer

[@DragonHeart613]

As can Bad Narrators definitely ruining Top 10 lists. This new guy is awful.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Bram *Stroker's* Dracula?

[@windmaster9]

​@@josuetapia315indeed

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

Who's that someone?

[@andrewhaase1826]

Dishonorable Mention: *Jaden Smith - After Earth -This one stands out in the film for all the wrong reasons.

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Yeah that kid sucks as an actor daddy got him the job and all that BS “well I didn’t tell them my real name when auditioning” oh please just stop the BS

[@SensationalBanana]

Keanu in Dracula sounds like how we used to pretend at being British as kids... LOL!

[@derekmontessori1806]

The Narrator of this video, shares the same theme with these actors.

[@jackstraw6880]

Bad acting can really screw up a PRO-ject! 😂

[@mr.x8259]

Canada, eh?

[@earlchatterton9133]

Canadian Yoda@@mr.x8259

[@signmypig]

This guy's speaking cadence reminds me of that blue bird guy Muppet.

[@Ninaofthe90s]

Keanu didn't ruin the movie. Gary Oldman is way too good for that.

[@shantaram8839]

Keanu Reeves is bad actor

[@Megan80]

@@shantaram8839 He was great in Speed.

[@B-Mag]

Keanu is a shit actor and he definitely stood out because the rest of the movie was solid

[@Ninaofthe90s]

he's not a bad actor! There are roles for which he is absolutely perfect. The Matrix, John Wick, Speed etc. He was miscast in this movie though. But like I said Gary Oldman is the best actor ever and no one could ruin this movie because of that. @@shantaram8839

[@jerometenorio7221]

@@Megan80 ye but Speed is a generic action flick. It doesnt need that much acting skills.

[@theacousticelectriccompany530]

The title “Top 10 Times an Actor Destroyed a Movie” is a bit of an overstatement. A more aptly named title would be “Top 10 Times An Actor’s Performance Stuck Out Like a Sore Thumb.”

[@jfess1911]

It really depends. The main reason I disliked "Temple of Doom" was indeed the character of Willie. I felt that the gross-out parts were surprising at the time (it was enough to prompt the development of the PG-13 rating), but it was Willie's character and her continual screaming that ruined the movie for me.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@jfess1911Not Capshaw's fault, and the character's reaction, while annoying is just natural with her situation.

[@jfess1911]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Note that I said "character of Willie", not Ms. Capshaw. The other Indiana Jones movies had women, just none spent the majority of the movie screaming. After the first Indiana Jones movie had a strong, competent female character, Willie seemed to be step backward (I believe that Gene Siskel used the term "Screaming Floosie") and her shrill screaming quite literally hurt my ears in the theater. It was that performance that quite literally made the movie an unpleasant experience for me. It was so annoying that I have never bothered to watch the DVD of Temple of Doom that I was given a couple.of decades ago in a boxed set ot the first three movies.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@jfess1911 You're the problem, then.

[@jfess1911]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 I don't like screaming floosies and I have sensitive hearing, so I guess you're right. I was also in my twenties when I saw that movie, so I have no childhood nostalgia for it. The age at which one sees a movie can make a difference.

[@CodyFairlessLee]

I love BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA. It might be my favorite R-rated horror movie. However, if they had cast Johnny Depp as Jonathan Harker as originally planned instead of Keanu Reeves, it could’ve been SO MUCH BETTER! Also, the narrator Matt pronounced Bram Stoker’s last name as “Stroker”. Yeesh!

[@davidwalter2002]

Yeah, he probably thinks the creator the The Twilight Zone was Ron Sterling.

[@DragonHeart613]

This narrator is just plain awful. Not only does he butcher some of the names but the way he delivers his dialogue is just laughably bad.

[@AthenaBethBlack]

I noticed that too.

[@shellybaby5th]

Jude Law as J. Harker.

[@DragonHeart613]

@@shellybaby5th FUN FACT: Jude Law's wife at that time was the actress who portrayed Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

[@conoroflaherty2433]

James Corden In ALL The Films He's In

[@preahko]

So...let me get this straight. You're pretty much saying, with Elizabeth Berkeley's inclusion on this list, that her acting was the ONLY thing wrong with Showgirls. Um...okay, sure.

[@TheDarkknight9000]

They’re also saying the same thing about battlefield earth…

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@TheDarkknight9000 Haha, I love how people are immediately calling this out. Both of those movies are on the wrong list.

[@alexc.7375]

I'm sorry but Kate Capshaw did her role just fine. The character was written that way and if you took any priss and put her in that situation and that would be the realistic reaction. She gets way too much undeserved flak for the role.

[@cajayson8301]

Exactly 100% agree. Kate played the character as written. It's not her fault Willie was an obnoxious pain in the ass

[@lilletrille1892]

Came here to say the same ❤

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Yup. It's the writing, not her performance, that's the problem.

[@charlesjohnson9249]

Well said! I always thought and said that Shorty was the WAY more annoying character in the movie!

[@alexc.7375]

@@charlesjohnson9249 I love Shorty and Temple of Doom is my favorite Indy movie, but the reality is that he's a far less believable character.

[@ezmony6950]

Jesse Eisenberg in BVS. Every time he was on screen,I rolled my eyes back.

[@kingxhaki_91]

Okay am I the only one who winces a bit with the way the narrator says project? 😂😂😂

[@purplekissy]

right!? I've never heard anyone say it like that.

[@89ludeawakening1]

LMAO 😂 Bram Stroker's Dracula.

[@Hard1ified]

"Bram Stroker" was the best part of the video

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

One has to make a distinction between a bad movie with bad acting (i.e., Battlefield Earth and John Travolta) versus an okay movie with bad acting (The Godfather Part 3 and Sofia Coppola). These should be separate lists. For example, nothing was going to save Battlefield Earth, Travolta only made that bad movie even worse versus another actor in Sofia's place who would've elevated an already acceptable movie (The Godfather 3).

[@leob4403]

Godfather 3 isn't even acceptable, it's junk

[@Chaosfox04]

I don't mind Russell Crowe in Les Mes or Keanu Reeves in Dracula.

[@jasontoddman7265]

Similarly I don't mind Kate Capshaw's performance in Temple of Doom.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

@jasontoddman7265 You're A kinder, more patient person than I am. Or possibly you're just hearing-impaired, because her screamy-meemy performance made me wish I was.

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@user-mg5mv2tn8q Then I say one should blame the writers for creating the character; not her for portraying it She just did what she was hired to do; *especially* the screaming part. Many folks may not like her character, and might have been happier with it without her, but she didn't *destroy* the movie. Certainly not like others on this list destroyed theirs. Don't get me wrong; I think the movie *would* have been better *without* her character altogether; or at least if they had scripted the movie with a woman that was more than just a female Doctor Zachary Smith (the Jonathan Harris version). But we got what they scripted and whether one loves or hates her performance is imo just a matter of personal taste. Appears to me she just did what she was basically told to do, and she was good at what she was specifically hired for - screaming and being a nuisance. That was the intent all along. Most of the other actors on this list (or others they skipped such as Jesse Eisenberg in BvS or Matthew Broderick in 1998's Godzilla) however were simply badly miscast altogether.

[@namenamr4460]

It always irked me how they made her annoying.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@jasontoddman7265 That's right. Can't blame Kate. Spielberg was pussy-whipped on the set. The director, producer, and editor could have trimmed the complaining of the character all through post production, but didn't. Unlike being miscast like Keanu in Dracula, Kate's was an easy fix.

[@cajayson8301]

I disagree on Kate Capshaw for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In my view, she did a rather good job playing Willie. It was the writing for the character and the fact she was so irritating and whiney that made it hard to watch her. However, that was not Capshaw's fault.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I agree with you. I couldn't stand Kate Capshaw when I first saw the Temple of Doom. (It made no sense that they got rid of someone as likeable and capable as Marion.) But I soon realized that it was the character I couldn't stand. Capshaw herself is a good actress and I've seen her in other roles where I've really enjoyed her performance.

[@davidking4838]

Agreed, Kate was quite memorable. She did a fine job.

[@xaviconde]

Very unfair to be on the list. She was terrific as Willie, and she really stood to Indy. Temple is always unjustly critiziced.

[@lazym91]

Kate Capshaw ruined the movie

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

She did exactly what Spielberg wanted her to do. Even at the time, Capshaw thought that all her character did was complain and scream a lot. Spielberg was pussywhipped.

[@triniborn76]

Hey Keanu made it up in Constantine and Devils Advocate! 😂

[@justinsullivan8250]

Is nobody gonna talk about Topher Grace in Spider-Man 3?

[@gamleskalle1]

Toby fucked up the movie, stupid dance scene. 😮

[@earlchatterton9133]

Yeah that was annoying because I thought Thomas Haden Church was fantastic as Sandman. He gave the most three dimensional and sympathetic performance in the movie.

[@lookingglassgaming1695]

Spider-Man 3 was actually good.

[@justinsullivan8250]

@@lookingglassgaming1695Bro, no it wasn’t.

[@davidking4838]

We prefer to forget that performance altogether.

[@Potrimpo]

5:45 - I liked Willie Scott. I didn't see her merely as a damsel in distress, but more of a comedy relief that I found was essential to the movie.

[@bennywark3103]

Good for you

[@motor4X4kombat]

I saw her as proto jar jar binks

[@ronaldwagner1343]

I'm with you there.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

@motor4x4kombat Great comparison.

[@snakehands]

I found her kind of annoying, but I still like the movie. I feel like it wasn't her acting that made her an annoying character, though - it was the script.

[@jamesmendonca2900]

I do not think the one actor was the only reason a lot of these movies got destroyed.

[@cajayson8301]

especially Battleship Earth

[@dub2459]

I actually think Dracula was fine, Keanu didn’t do a bad job acting the part I don’t see why everyone gives him a hard time about it.

[@johntavevo673]

It’s fucking awful

[@anton1990]

Indeed. It’s beyond ridiculous.

[@sheilaholmes996]

His British accent is really bad.

[@pdjward]

I thought he was awful in it.

[@earlchatterton9133]

It's a solid movie with gorgeous imagery....but Reeves is every bit as bad as people say he is. He looks and sounds so uncomfortable every time he's onscreen.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

8:47 "BRAM 'STROKER'S' DRACULA" You made it sound like a porno. 😂😂

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

Winona Ryder was initially cast as Mary Corleone, but had to bow out. I'm certain Francis Ford Coppola could have found another great young actress to play the role of Mary, but he chose his own daughter instead. That was poor judgement. Mary and her fate in the film are pivotal for the audience to be pulled into the film and really care about what happens. Sofia has proven herself to be a highly-skilled director, but she was never a good actress. Her father doomed the film as soon as he decided to cast her in the role. As for Keanu in Dracula. He didn't ruin that movie, not by a long shot. It was a terrible casting decision (even though I'm a big Keanu fan), but she show was still very good.

[@damiennichols4628]

I absolutely love positive responses in contention. This is a perfect example of how comments should be written.

[@Der_Iago]

The narrator should be part of that top 10.

[@JasmineNothanks]

I liked Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls…

[@mariusmitre492]

Jared Leto's joker was all bark and no bite. He showed dozens of knives carefuly organised but he did nothing with them.🤣🤣🤣

[@Potrimpo]

8:48 - Ok, HOLD THE PHONE!! Did he say Bram STROKER'S Dracula? What is this, a bad porno name?

[@89ludeawakening1]

He said it multiple times. Lol

[@rodrigolacalle8757]

Where is Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor?

[@earlchatterton9133]

Oh right! Good call!

[@leob4403]

No actor could have saved that junk movie

[@kenterminateddq5311]

No mention of Arnold Schwarzenegger's awful ice puns as Mr. Freeze in Batman vs Robin?

[@Razgriz-Specter]

Arnold is the only one that's good/enjoyable in that movie. The opposite of this

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

You think the rest of the movie would've work without the puns? Arnie drove it to the "so bad it's good" category. But barely, so while not plainly bad, it's sitting on thin ice.

[@mmsiphonevinyls1027]

I fear there was no saving that movie…

[@MattGraves01]

I think the Jared Leto hate is unfair. He didn't get enough screen time or a full movie appearance for fair judgement.

[@earlchatterton9133]

He was far worse in House Of Gucci for sure!

[@charlessalzman4377]

The scenes in the trailer were bad. Are you claiming that more of that would have improved that terrible movie?

[@MattGraves01]

@@charlessalzman4377 I think it's more of the direction that Leto was given rather than the portrayal itself. Leto has not had the chance to do the role with a competent person in charge and have a full role rather than slightly extended cameos.

[@stevenceja4706]

​@@MattGraves01I actually thought that the Ace chemical scene was done very well

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@MattGraves01Plus he had a lot to live up to, being compared to Heath Ledger from "The Dark Knight".

[@krizwatcher]

Dude. The man's name is not "Bram STROKER," it's Bram STOKER. You had one job. ONE JOB.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

Let's be honest though. Some of these movies were bad enough already without the actors/actresses

[@norules08028]

If they hadn't cast Keanu, we wouldn't have the most excellent marriage between him and Winona lol

[@Blizzard-kf3qm]

Sofia Coppola was only cast in Godfather because Winona Ryder was originally cast in the role and dropped out at the last minute to do Edward Scissorhands. She didn’t want there to be hostility between her and Francis so she said yes to Dracula.

[@MorganKing95]

Winona Ryder didn't just withdraw because of "Edward Scissorhands". She had an illness at the time, so she appeared in the latter movie because she had already dropped out of "The Godfather part III"

[@dharan1018]

Am I the only one who thought Russel Crowe was actually pretty decent in Les Mis?

[@aylenferreyra6010]

Me but maybe that's bc is the only version I watched and I have nothing else to compare it with

[@user-Mike8290]

Yes, the only one.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

@@user-Mike8290 - 😂😂😂

[@annad9534]

Yes

[@kiri6562]

Please watch Philip Quast sing Stars if you haven’t already. Russel Crowe butchers the song.

[@emperorkarlfranzrulerofthe2826]

yea keanu in dracula is a misscast, but I love the rest of the movie so much it dosent bother me much :p

[@GlassGhost428]

I love Temple of Doom and I have no issue with Capshaw's character. She gets judged too harshly, same as Shia in Crystal Skull. Take out the vine swinging part and he did fine

[@cool_alienempire6884]

Yea I think in some cases, it's people not liking either the character or actor themselves rather than their acting. Willie was written as a clueless bimbo, and Capshaw played that annoying character well. And LaBeouf had lost a lot of popularity and many people didn't want to see him in anything.

[@jfess1911]

Part of the reason that "Raiders" worked so well was that the lead female character was strong. The original movie was an improvement on the serials that inspired it, "Temple" was not and seemed like a downgrade in comparison. A screaming floozy (the term used by both Siskel and Ebert) and gross-out gags like eyeball soup, ripping beating hearts out, etc. The increased graphic violence of this movie was a large reason the "PG-13" rating was created. Capshaw's screaming was literally painful when I was in the theater. I have avoided watching the film since it came out in 1984 largely because Capshaw's character was so bad, even though I was given a copy (in a boxed-set) a couple of decades ago. This video prompted me to re-read a couple of reviews which reminded me of the excellent stunt work and chase scenes, so I will probably dust off the DVD and watch it. At least now I can press the mute button during the screaming.

[@GlassGhost428]

@@jfess1911 k

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

I just thought the whole movie was bad.

[@jfess1911]

@@WinsberryEntertainment If I watch it again, it will be for the special effects/chase scenes. I will likely keep it muted because I found Capshaw's screaming really grating.

[@michaelbruvolt4221]

I think Sofia Coppola has been unfairly maligned playing Michael Coerelone's daughter. She was a very believable teenage girl. I know a few teenage girls that carry themselves that way, and Coppola nailed it.

[@xaviconde]

Completely agree. She wasn't a professional actress but she was natural. Keanu Reeves in Dracula, that was a poor performance.

[@michaelbruvolt4221]

@@xaviconde yeah, love Keanu, but that was not one of his better performances

[@dawnofapril3055]

Honestly, even though Battlefield Earth is terrible, Travolta's overacting actually makes the movie more entertaining.

[@cjscrubs]

With the Kate Capshaw entry, you could swap out Labeouf for Phoebe Waller-Bridge

[@seantlewis376]

I don't blame Kate Capshaw. It's the writing and directing for the character. I'm a huge Indy fan, but George and Steven blew it with that character. Same with Mutt. It wasn't Shia LaBeouf's fault that he played the role exactly as he was directed to.

[@kingcole1012]

keanu didn't ruin dracula for me. I admit he wasn't good in it (not right casting imo) but the movie has way too many other good things going for it (namely an incredible performance by the legendary gary oldman)

[@will345davis]

People shit all over Jared Leto’s Joker, but fail to acknowledge that there’s a version of the Joker out there in a run of comics that’s almost exactly what he was doing in the film.

[@tombruncker7013]

I’m sorry what in the hell, Kate Capshaw didn’t ruin Temple of Doom, her performance isn’t great but Temple of Doom is still fantastic

[@marilyntaylor9577]

It’s all the screaming that I couldn’t stand.

[@jasontoddman7265]

How did Jesse Eisenberg from Batman V Superman or Matthew Broderick from Godzilla not make this list?

[@zoyadulzura7490]

To me, the problem with that Godzilla wasn't Matthew Broderick.

[@leob4403]

No actor could have saved the poor script of Batman v superman

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@leob4403 Perhaps, but I also think Eisenberg would have ruined even a good script playing Luthor the way he did. Not unless a good script would have put him into a more correct frame of mind. But admittedly not having seen any of his other movies I personally can't see him doing that.

[@joyunicycle]

Glad Sophia Coppola can write and direct good movies.

[@lefantomer]

Yes, because the last good acting she did was as the infant in Godfather 2. Not her fault, if Ryder dropped out -- I originally read that she was ill -- she should have been replaced with a comparable professional actress.

[@Hilz28]

Debatable. She's not her Dad, as a Director, either. 🤷‍♀️

[@earlchatterton9133]

# 1 should be Mickey Rooney in Breakfast At Tiffanys. Every single time he's on screen it's embarrassing and insulting and hurts an otherwise good movie from a bunch of very talented people.

[@cajayson8301]

Plus his character was unnecessary. He added absolutely nothing to Breakfast at Tiffany's

[@Jenifer_R_]

Russell Crowe sang one note over and over throughout his entire performance.

[@Youknowmikekhan]

This guys annunciation reminds me of the old dog man from the purge episode of Rick and Morty 😂especially during the Snow White and the huntsman part lmao

[@alin81-82]

I'm reminded of ryan reynolds in "blade: trinity". My fav in the franchise, but he nearly ruined it for me.

[@TMX1138]

6:00 Actually, Temple of Doom was a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, not a sequel.

[@joshuakline1435]

Knowing that it was a prequel and happened a year before the events of Raiders. Wouldn't be cool at the end when Indy went back to the village with the stone, and Rene Belloq was there and took the last stone.

[@annad9534]

I was today years old when I found that out 🤯

[@TheGawdessDravidienne]

The irony of this video is the accent and inflection of the narrator being a gigantic distraction....

[@yomanrich3]

To quote Honest Trailer, “Elizabeth Berkeley chewed the scene like a rabid dog.”

[@SensationalBanana]

Chris Rock single-handedly destroyed season 4 of Fargo. Single. Handedly.

[@tvalokibatman6563]

No wonder he gets slap by will smith

[@nycstreetpoet]

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen featured a bad role, Tom Sawyer (spoiled rich southerner inexplicably turned CIA(?) agent) played by Shane West, who failed to impress as an actor. I actually think it would’ve been much better without that character altogether.

[@cattameme]

Already convinced this is a good list when starting off with The Joker.

[@snakehands]

I was really disappointed with Leto's Joker. I thought he came off as a petty thug; nothing special. Heath Ledger felt like an actual dangerous threat.

[@cattameme]

@@snakehands yeah I don’t know how Harley would’ve been attracted to that

[@bruceleeroy8302]

I can’t believe Temple of Doom gets so much hate. That was the Indy movie I grew up watching the most.

[@fromthehaven94]

Same here, it was the one that was on HBO a lot in the 80s.

[@davidking4838]

It's my favorite!

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Aside from Cate Capshaw, the casual but near-constant racism in that movie is also something to contend with. Indians really don't much care for it.

[@davidking4838]

@@user-mg5mv2tn8q Kate was great, and if we go by modern standards about 90% of all movies are racist, misogynist, or otherwise unworthy. We really do need to lighten up. The movie was fun and I enjoyed it.

[@bernardomello842]

Stop Bullying Travolta and his devotion to our Lord, Xenu. Battlefield is a masterpiece and a blessed movie.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video what culture,fantastic job.

[@michellecarr3993]

No one is going to take exception to the "Bram STROKER"? LOL.

[@Vobatho]

Yeah I love me some Keanu, but he didn’t do that movie ANY favors. 😅❤

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

Lol, so true!

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Put it on mute and he does

[@colinmason8320]

John Travolta didnt ruin Battlefield Earth with his acting, he ruined it by getting it made in the first place.

[@SupaRush]

The main character in Showgirls is the 1st person i think of, my gosh she was so hard to watch.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

As much as I like the late, great Richard Pryor, I don't think he should've been cast in Superman III. And the campy tone that was added in the film didn't help.

[@jessp571]

Great vid. Some of those roles were love/hate though

[@davisphillips993]

I thought it was the behind-the-scenes chaos that destroyed Suicide Squad

[@GoRicky15]

I'd add Eric Roberts in the Doctor Who TV movie. The part called for a campy, over the top bad guy, but he turned that up to 25. It was an odd contrast to the earnest portrayals by the other actors

[@annad9534]

Don’t you TOUCH Showgirls! Berkley is a treasure

[@cameronjr8]

Please do Top 10 Times Movies were bombed by critics!

[@isaiahcass9875]

The Russel Crowe one is wrong, fantastic movie with fantastic voices.

[@taylorwatts9391]

I won’t say the movie was bad, but Kate McKinnon in Yesterday is a reason why I won’t rewatch that movie if I had the chance to

[@earlchatterton9133]

She always hams it up in movies. She and Leslie Jones were annoying as hell in Ghostbusters, but I liked Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy a lot more there because they played it quieter and down to Earth.

[@annad9534]

Kate Mckinnon amazing at sketch comedy, horrible at movies. She doesn’t translate well

[@dhenderson1810]

​@@earlchatterton9133I actually found that the first two had the only lines I laughed at in their "Ghostbusters" film.

[@DJGamingSmash]

Showgirls is a cult classic and Elizabeth Berkeley's performance oozes the appeal of camp one desires from it, she is excellent in the cult classic, and still refusing to think so is fascinating to me as I cannot fathom why someone would.

[@Daisysdomain]

A personal pick. Nicolas Cage in both Ghost Rider films. I know he is a fan of the character which is why he took on the role but for me, especially in the second film, it just doesn't work.

[@markmaioli4]

I'll give Sofia a pass as the roll was supposed to go to Wynona Ryder who had to pull out 3 weeks before shooting began. Francis should've found someone else. Keanu REALLY ruins Dracula for me, his accent and acting is far worse than Costner's in Robin Hood. And lastly, I didn't mind Jared's attempt to put a new & different spin on the Joker but the entire movie was a mess so don't blame him for everything.

[@tedgruver7618]

Winona Ryder pulled out because she got sick, Francis did have some other actresses in mind before he ended up casting his daughter in Godfather 3, all couldn’t make it for one reason or another. Julia Roberts: unavailable. Madonna: too old. Rebecca Schaffer: dead.

[@earlchatterton9133]

It's frustrating because the movie also has Bridget Fonda in a smaller role. If they had swapped Fonda and Coppola's roles it might have come across better.

[@markmaioli4]

@@earlchatterton9133 except for the fact that she's far from looking Sicilian.

[@earlchatterton9133]

@@markmaioli4 That is true

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I agree. I can't blame Sofia Coppola for that terrible miscast, she was just a kid and said yes to a very amazing opportunity. The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of her father. Even though he only had 3 weeks, he could have found a decent replacement. There are so many young actresses out there. It would have a been a scramble, but they didn't need someone famous, they just needed someone who could really act.

[@KezyBugg1998]

Dishonourable Mention: Amber Heard - Aquaman 2018

[@GEVEG]

😂

[@bennywark3103]

I liked her acting, but I know it's what she did that makes you think that. I do too.

[@NaLu_85]

Don't forget Ezra Miller, Brie Larson, and Rachel Zegler

[@KezyBugg1998]

@@NaLu_85 Ezra Miller yes. Brie Larson and Rachel Zegler no.

[@NaLu_85]

@@KezyBugg1998 Brie on Captain Marvel and Rachel Zegler is destroying Disney Live Action Snow White

[@Twell98]

Literally just watched Scanners yesterday and said the exact same thing about Vance lol dude was a tree

[@HariSeldon913]

Been a long time since watching it, but do remember he couldn't handle being in the frame with Michael Ironside.

[@jshumphress13]

Jared Leto was in a tough spot. Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger are the most recent, but they’re not the only ones. Big shoes to fill and probably destined for failure. At least when Ledger played the role, there had been almost 20 years that had passed (and he did an incredible job). I don’t think Leto’s performance was terrible, but it was ill timed and over the top. He made it his own at least…

[@charlessalzman4377]

There was a lot wrong with that movie. A better portrayal of the Joker wouldn't have saved it.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Leto's acting was bad, but his on-set behavior and treatment of his fellow actors, infamously, was even worse. When the one and only breakout performer in an awful movie, Margot Robbie, agrees to star in a sequel *only* on the condition that it actually be spelled out in her contract, explicitly and in so many words, that she not have to act alongside Jared Leto, that says something.

[@xaviconde]

Leto in House of Gucci was so terrible 🤦

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@user-mg5mv2tn8qLeto belly-crawled backwards so that Joaquin Phoenix could run.

[@TheRockinDonkey]

Scorsese making Dracula a love story is what ruined that movie.

[@earlchatterton9133]

Coppola not Stone. But now I want to see a Scorsese vampire movie!

[@kenmclemore523]

Travolta's turn in "Battlefield Earth" was definitely deserving of No. 2 and Brando's Dr. Moreau of No. 1 ...KDM

[@Youknowmikekhan]

Yoda ass lmao I like this guy

[@lovefromwonderland]

I like how these choices imply that the movie would’ve been good otherwise if the acting had been good. Do you really think Battlefield Earth would’ve been a good film if John Travolta wasn’t overacting?

[@dhenderson1810]

Definitely the case with the "Godfather Part 3".

[@nonamewillbegiven2412]

Battlefield Earth was never gonna be good

[@andsprite3034]

8:50 9:08 "Bram Stroker." 😂

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Can someone please explain why I thought _Suicide Squad_ was a good movie on my first viewing? I’ll never forgive myself for it. Jared Leto hasn’t anything on Heath Ledger.

[@petratyraanderson]

Doesn't help they cut pretty much his entire performance from the movie

[@bennywark3103]

That was the only movie I didn't like. And that's because I never wanted to see it, I got dragged along by my family.

[@chemrebel]

All of the promo for the first SS movie was Joker and his look, as opposed to the rest of the cast aka the actual movie, which was an awful marketing tactic. They should have saved his appearance for the after credits scene in breaking out Harley, and kept it a damn secret.

[@mimcduffee86]

@@chemrebel There is a difference between marketing and internet trolls fixating on a singular aspect of an entire movie.

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

Jared Leto did not try to convince us he was a mob boss. David Ayer DIRECTED Jared Leto as his rendition of the joker as a mob boss. If you take Jared Leto and put him with a good director like Zack Snyder, you can see what a difference a director makes, not just an actor.

[@paulford4407]

I had no big issues with suicide squad but I did like letos joker at the end of ZS justice league more.

[@dhenderson1810]

Zack Snyder is not a good director.

[@AstralXMidnight]

I'm sorry I haven't heard of Bram Strokers Dracula... 😂😂

[@aleahhenderson-carter61]

Battlefield Earth was DOA

[@introvertsrock9843]

Leto wasn't that bad... Movies can also be destroyed by the actor's off screen behavior (turd, ezra, k. Stewart, Travolta making a scientology movie)

[@Buddingkicks5206]

Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction.

[@earlchatterton9133]

Even worse in Django Unchained!

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Yes, Keanu Reeves' English accent actually sounds pretty good compared to Tarantino's Australian (?) accent.

[@fd5927]

02:38 "I can HEAR myself" Ahhh, so that's where The Future Sound of London ❤ took the sample from. The film "Scanners" ...... "I think I'm a bit afraid" .....

[@maynardperalta3188]

This list could’ve just been 10 Justin Long movies.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

What? Lol. I've liked him in literally everything I've seen him in.

[@jellybeanhdl911]

I wouldn’t say Keanu destroyed the movie, but better casting could’ve been a better chance to save the movie

[@zoyadulzura7490]

I agree that he was miscast, but I do wonder if he would've been better if they'd just changed the character to American. Not like the book, but they made other changes (despite still being overall one of the most faithful adaptations I've seen), so that likely would've helped his performance.

[@snakehands]

I saw that movie for the first time when I was around 14 or so. I had heard it was a serious movie and I remember being confused with Keanu's performance; he did not have the same energy as anyone else. For the first 30 minutes or so I kept waiting to see if it was a parody movie, like he would just suddenly start being silly and over the top, and when he didn't I just thought it was weird. I don't think he ruined it, though - I did enjoy it.

[@letolethe3344]

STOKER! STOKER! It's STOKER! Not "Stroker"! Am I the only one hearing this?

[@NRSagerOOLF]

Thought all ten were going to be Jared Leto. Had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@annad9534]

That would hilarious

[@zoyadulzura7490]

Omfg that would've been brutal 😭

[@etolbert5799]

Making a video criticizing actors while saying Bram STROKER'S Dracula is wild 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ChuckH2901]

Katie Holmes in Batman Begins.... almost ruined the film

[@Luna.Raphael]

Often times I wonder if Temple of Doom would have been more bearable if the actress wasn't in the movie at all