7. Jim Carrey - Batman Forever
An article looking at over-the-top performances would never be complete without mentioning Jim Carrey. More specifically, an article looking at over-the-top performances would never be complete without mentioning Jim Carrey's performance in Batman Forever as The Riddler. Dressed in what appears to be an early incarnation of the onesie, Carrey is all camp, cackling mischief without the slightest resemblance of threat. Carrey's brand of comedy has always been wide eyes and goofy smiles, and many people, judging by the box-office his movies used to do, liked his shtick, but Batman Forever was most definitely not the place for that. Carrey plays most things on a level of hysteria, but in Batman Forever, the over-the-top goofiness tires quicker than ever before.