The 10 Worst Thriller Movies With One Great Performance
Great thrillers make up many of the most captivating and pulse-raising viewing experiences cinema has to offer. Often defined by their twisty and unpredictable stories, atmospheric intensity, and their commanding lead performances, the very best movies of the genre are enduring and celebrated icons of suspense and excitement. However, for every masterpiece the genre has produced, there have been plenty of woeful misfires that have become infamous if not been forgotten entirely.
Within the rapid-paced story, Hawke does what he can to imbue the film with a central, grounded, and sympathetic presence. While no more detailed than the protagonist of any other cheap car-chase action thriller, Hawke’s Brent Magna is given a soul and a personality despite the movie’s endeavor to strip him of that. It’s not Hawke’s greatest ever performance, but he does bring depth and gravitas to a movie that is, frankly, undeserving of his talents.
The film’s one saving grace ends up being Jim Carrey’s committed and brooding performance as the detective on the case. While he doesn’t challenge the film’s somber tone, he does lean heavily into his dramatic talents to offer a performance of arresting weight and gravitas. Sadly, beyond Carrey, Dark Crimes has no redeeming qualities and even has a 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Gosling puts in a fine performance, one of similar brooding to his starring role in Drive, but the film around him is unable to do enough to give his insular and quiet protagonist the same presence on this occasion. However, Kristin Scott Thomas proves to be a scene-stealer as Julian’s eccentric and volatile mother thrust amid a stunningly stylish but otherwise shallow and unstimulating story.
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