10 Brilliant Characters Trapped In Terrible Movies

10. Joe Brody - Godzilla (2014)

2014's somehow underwhelming thriller Godzilla watches like nothing more than a desperate attempt to justify the existence of a franchise which hadn't been born yet. It's all build-up and exposition, a story which leads nowhere but looks pretty doing it.

Narratively, the film is thin, told from the perspective of a number of human characters who are both underdeveloped and abysmally performed, and it does very little to justify the fact that Godzilla - the title character! - is barely around.

But there is one saving grace in Bryan Cranston, fresh off the success of Breaking Bad and happy to sink his teeth into the role of short-lived protagonist Joe Brody. Brody not only guides the first half of the movie, but he's also the only character in the film who feels in any way authentic.

Unfortunately, despite the talent involved, Brody doesn't last long, and is replaced in the main role by Aaron Taylor-Johnson's infamously bland protagonist, a character who perfectly symbolises just how dull and unengaging the film actually is. What a shame.