There are good number of curious individuals in Hollywood who, time and time again, manage to find their way into motion pictures, despite one very bizarre thing - they're pretty much unbearable to watch on-screen. Yes, Hollywood has long bewildered the masses with its uncanny ability to place even the most questionable actors in front of the camera for everyone to... enjoy? Is that the right word? Almost definitely, certainly not. But now and again, something amazing happens: an actor that you had absolutely no hope for - somebody you'd declared to be awful in every possible way and completely incapable of redemption - shows you another side to their talents. And all of a sudden, you're staring at the cinema screen, breathlessly wondering what the hell happened to that hack you were totally convinced to be the acting equivalent of a truly horrible, gut-wrenching poison. What follows, then, is a list made up of 10 actors who are - or were - generally considered to be unbearable, all of whom somehow managed to pull it out of the bag in a performance uncharacteristic of them. For most of the entries outlined here, these were one-time only deals; said actors remain unbearable in all other roles except for the one listed. In a few cases, the great performances discussed here led to an unexpected career resurgence...
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
