10 Actors Who Gave Their WORST Performance In Great Movies

10. Marion Cotillard—The Dark Knight Rises

Maybe this one was a case of grabbing the Hollywood paycheque and making a run for it, but we kind of want to believe that rising star Marion Cotillard was just messing with the filmmakers in this instance. After all, by the time Inception helmer Christopher Nolan was casting the final film of his Batman trilogy, Cotillard had impressed in everything from acclaimed Edith Piaf biopic La Vie en rose to Michael Mann’s Public Enemies. The actor was well-established and would have been perfect for the role of Miranda Tate—so why that hilariously over-the-top death scene? Why the corny accent and overactive eyebrows?

Why the inexplicable decision to make her last words so… seductive? Is that even what they were meant to be?

Maybe Cotillard isn’t a big believer in Nolan’s grand vision, maybe she was a bitter fan of Occupy Wall Street, maybe she just wanted the role of Catwoman to go to her instead of the Princess Diaries star—whatever the case, her Talia al Ghul makes for a great hammy comic relief in the otherwise self-serious final chapter of this blockbuster franchise (intentional or otherwise).