6. Nicolas Cage - The Wicker Man
Merely mentioning Nicolas Cage's name now is met with groans and looks of derision, but he is genuinely a great actor, it's just been a long time since he's shown it. It's easy to forget he's an Academy Award winner and deservedly so for his heartbreaking performance in Leaving Las Vegas. Performances in Wild at Heart, Adaptation, Kick Ass and Bad Lieutenant prove that Cage is as good as any Hollywood actor when paired with a good director. Cage, unfortunately has become infamous for his manic and exaggerated performances in rubbish films such as Ghost Rider, Con Air, Drive Angry and Face/Off, but none of them can top his performance in The Wicker Man, which can be easily categorised as the most over-the-top performance in cinema history. Remaking the 70's cult horror classic was never a good idea in the first place, but the execution of the movie is so ill-judged it borders on the indescribable. Nicolas Cage has made some trash in his time, but nothing, and I mean nothing, is on the same level as this. During The Wicker Man, Cage dresses up as a bear and punches a woman in the face. And that sums the movie up just perfectly.