15 Worst Performances In 2016 Films (So Far)

14. Travis Fimmel - Warcraft

Worst Performances 2016
Universal Pictures

The long awaited adaptation of this best selling video game turned out to have little cinematic value, perhaps because of how faithfully it was adapted for the screen. The film portrays the initial encounters between the orcs and humankind, employing a number of different story lines and a variety of locations well established in the video games but alien to those of us late to the Warcraft party.

One such story line is that of Sir Anduin Lothar, the military commander of the human forces in the Kingdom of Stormwind and a charismatic knight willing to sacrifice everything to keep his king and his people from harm. At least, that's how it plays out in Warcraft canon, and while the same thread is followed in the movie, the part about the charismatic knight seems to have left out.

Those of you familiar with the Travis Fimmel-led drama Vikings were no doubt excited to hear that the Australian actor had landed a part in a major blockbuster. His brilliant performances as legendary viking Ragnar Lodbrok put him on the Hollywood radar and kick-started a loyal following, though Ragnar fans were disappointed to see Fimmel essentially water the character down for Warcraft.

He brings the same whimsicality to the character, though with the intensity levels dialled down significantly his somewhat aloof approach doesn't work half as well and seems to get lost among the torrent of CGI.

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