10 Actors Who Gave Great Performances In TERRIBLE Recent Movies

2. Jason Momoa - Fast X

Fast X Jason Momoa
Universal

Take a bow Jason Momoa, for basically single-handedly making the worst Fast and the Furious film a (mostly) tolerable sit.

Momoa gleefully devours the scenery as Fast X's vengeful, Joker-esque villain Dante Reyes, giving a performance of such energy and personality that it couldn't be more diametrically opposed to Vin Diesel's charisma-vacuuming protagonist, Dominic Toretto.

Whether Momoa's painting the toenails of slain men or introducing himself to Dom as "Dante, enchanté," he's acting in a totally different movie to everybody else slumming it in this thing - and a far more enjoyable one, to be clear.

For all of Fast X's leaden action, risible dialogue, and ropey plot twists, Momoa puts the whole-ass movie on his gigantic shoulders and carries it all the way to the finish line.

The only upside of this movie ending on a hilariously abrupt, widely mocked cliffhanger? We know that Momoa's gonna return to mug it once more in Fast 11.

Momoa's so far ahead of everything else in this movie quality-wise that it doesn't feel right to call it a mere performance - it's basically a public service.

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