10 Movies That Actually Benefited From Bad Acting

When ranking the James Bond actors, the almost de facto last place is George Lazenby, who suited up to play 007 just once in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

It's a criminally underrated entry into the Bond canon, in part because many fans weren't particularly taken with Lazenby's off-key performance.

Lazenby, an Australian model and non-actor, was an unquestionably strange choice to take up the mantle from the legendary Sean Connery, and his unassured performance could only ever seem massively inferior by comparison.

But accepted on its own terms, Lazenby's lack of acting experience is actually basically perfect for the sort of James Bond the movie gave us: a more vulnerable, externalised spy.

This is in large part because Lazenby's line readings and facial expressions are totally unsubtle, rendering his 007 an open book compared to the more suave, composed "man's man" played by Connery.

Given that On Her Majesty's Secret Service gave audience the most emotionally exposed and available Bond up to this point, Lazenby's over-earnest, skittish performance actually ends up working pretty damn well.

Sadly we'll never know if Lazenby would've warmed up to the role in the sequels as he unceremoniously bailed out after just a single movie, as did nothing to aid his standing with fans.