Ten worst comic‑book movie performances, ranked

Collider has compiled a ranking of what it calls the 10 worst comic‑book movie performances, citing examples where acting, production problems or poor direction left negative impressions. The roundup singles out Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World (2013) — described as cheesy and reduced to a damsel in distress — and George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997), who is said to have “played himself” in a batsuit and later apologized.

Other entries include Kekoa Kekumano’s criticized flashback work in Aquaman (2018); Wesley Snipes in Blade: Trinity (2004), reportedly checked out amid a disastrous production; Marion Cotillard in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), whose death scene was called unintentionally funny; Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) for a flat delivery; Jesse Eisenberg’s twitchy Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016); Dakota Johnson in Madame Web (2024), who appeared uninterested and later complained about heavy CGI work; Jared Leto’s controversial Joker in Suicide Squad (2016); and Halle Berry’s widely panned Catwoman (2004), for which she accepted a Razzie.

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Culture, Halle Berry, Catwoman, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, Dakota Johnson