These actors made some passable lemonade out of some really bad lemons.
We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about actors who gave amazing performances in not-so-amazing movies, to the point that they made a bad movie watchable. Here’s what they said:
1.
Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Thor: The Dark World
Marvel
“I think we can all agree that the movie was terrible, but Tom’s performance as Loki was the best part of it by far!”
2.
Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark and Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson in The Help
DreamWorks
“For a movie that is supposed to portray how Black women felt at the height of the civil rights movement while working for white families, their voices are barely heard while Emma Stone’s character perpetuates a white savior narrative. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer’s performances shine though, and I would’ve loved to see more from their characters’ perspective.”
3.
Meryl Streep as The Witch in Into the Woods
Disney
“Into the Woods was mediocre, but Meryl Streep was amazing in it.”
4.
Michael Fassbender as Magneto in X-Men: Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix
20th Century Fox
“Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix were craptastic movies, but Fassbender was worth watching. The scenes at Auschwitz and with his daughter in Apocalypse were especially great.”
5.
Tom Hiddleston (again) as Hank Williams in I Saw The Light
Bron Studios
“The movie is disjointed and not great, and the story of a musical legend’s fall into addiction isn’t anything new, but Hiddleston’s performance is really something special. It might be my favorite performance of his, even better than Loki!”
6.
Octavia Spencer (yep, again) as Ma in Ma
Blumhouse Productions
“The movie had major issues with story and character choices, but Octavia is a master of her craft, did the work, and committed. Her character was fascinating to watch. While I didn’t love the movie, her performance was brilliant.”
7.
Harrison Ford as Mike Pomeroy in Morning Glory
Bad Robot Prodcutions
“His acting brought some life and…
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