10 Intense Movie Performances NO ONE Was Ready For

10. Jason Sudeikis - Colossal

When you look at Jason Sudeikis, you see a handsome, funny actor who's bounced from one comedy to the next. He's the charming one from those films you (probably) forgot you saw.

But given the chance to play a bad guy (a REALLY bad guy), and he's not so charming after all.

At the beginning of Colossal, the film makes us wonder if Jason Sudeikis' character Oscar is going to be something of a romantic interest for Anne Hathaway's Gloria. It certainly looks the case, but about a third of the way through the movie we get a very realistic portrayal of a real-world villain.

It's a welcome surprise when comedians play serious characters, so watching Oscar's turn into a nasty villain was certainly a twist. What's intense about his character, is that his behaviour is very familiar to a certain demographic of audience members.

The clever script, twinned with Sudeikis' charisma to play a gaslighting antagonist, generates a performance that feels all too real for people who've experienced adult bullying or specific levels of abuse.

It's hard to look at Jason Sudeikis the same way again after this film, especially since he's often playing such charming characters with his winning smile.