MCU: 10 Most Underrated Performances

10. Andy Serkis - Ulysses Klaue

No matter how much you love Marvel, you have to admit that early villains like Malekith, Red Skull, and Ronan were pretty weak. Taking this criticism to heart, Marvel Studios CEO, Kevin Feige, took special effort to make the MCU's rogue gallery more complex. With three-dimensional supervillains like Loki, Killmonger, and Thanos receiving universal praise, this looked like the right decision.

But every once in a while, it's fun to have a cackling, moustache-twirling baddie like Ulysses Klaue, played by Andy Serkis. Even though his partner-in-crime, Killmonger, is a sympathetic villain, Klaue is anything but. This South African smuggler is a cold-blooded psychopath who will do anything and kill anybody for money.

As the mo-cap master proved with Gollum, nobody throws themselves into a role the way Serkis does. Every moment he's on-screen, the acclaimed actor and director chews every piece of scenery until there's nothing left. Despite the fact his performance is over-the-top, it works as a perfect counter-balance to Michael B. Jordan's subdued performance as Killmonger.

Because the character served his purpose in Black Panther, it made sense to have Klaue killed off. Nevertheless, it was a shame to watch him die since Serkis was endlessly entertaining in the role.