The Five Awful Movies: Machine Gun Preacher, Chasing Mavericks, Playing For Keeps, Movie 43, Olympus Has Fallen Likelihood is that you don't think Gerard Butler is very talented, or that he can't act, or that I've got insane putting him on this list, but Butler can be good in movies if he's given the right role. You know, in the same way that you cast Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix, you give Butler a character akin to the one he played in 300, where he can look scary and brutal and convincingly shout meme-worthy catchphrases. Ever since 300, though, the Scottish actor has kind of been caught in a never-ending spiral of bad movies, regardless of whether or not he's good in them or not. Maybe it's bad luck, or maybe Butler was the actor equivalent of a one-hit wonder when he first made an impression on us as King Leonidas. Truth is, I have no idea. What I do have, though, is the Godawful Playing For Keeps stored in my memory banks, which is probably the worst rom-com to have ever existed. Given the option of watching it or killing yourself, kill yourself.