10 Actors Who Were Criminally Wasted In Famous Movies
1. Paul Giamatti - Jungle Cruise
It's likely that the majority of the folks who wandered into theatres to take in the latest offering from a jungle-surrounded Dwayne Johnson weren't expecting to be left wanting more. However, those same popcorn munching souls also probably weren't expecting to see Paul Giamatti show up and routinely steal the spotlight from the film's supposed top names.
Perhaps more impressively, the Golden Globe winner was able to pull off this achievement after, criminally, only appearing in a fraction of the film's bloated 127-minute runtime. Clearly luxuriating in the role of dastardly harbourmaster Nilo Nemolato, Giamatti gurns and explodes his way through his all too brief appearance as Frank's local business rival.
Simply put, Jesse Plemon's Prince Joachim and Édgar Ramírez's Aguirre may have been the film's official big bads, but when given the option of watching those villains collide with Rocky in a sequel or Giamatti's cockatoo-owning delight, it's really a no-brainer.
It's also really no surprise to hear Giamatti was pretty much given a blank canvas to paint on for the Italian treat. But if this is all we ever get to see of the moustache twiddling legend, you can bet more than a few Giamatti-loving hearts will be broken.