12 Worst Movie Performances Of 2018 (So Far)

11. Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Franklin Justice Smith
Universal

Likeable, well-written characters aren't exactly easy to come by in the latest Jurassic Park movie, but nobody has earned more ire from fans than Franklin Webb (Justice Smith), the petrified techie who Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) brings with her to Isla Nublar during Fallen Kingdom's first-act rescue mission.

Granted, the character is so irritating as written that Smith didn't really stand a chance, but that does little to ease the fact that his shrieking, grating performance actively works against director J.A. Bayona's noble attempt to make sense of the film's generally dreadful screenplay.

When a supposedly "good" character has the audience actively rooting for their demise, you know something's gone horribly wrong at several levels. The material blows, but Smith also plays up to Franklin's irritable qualities rather than gently rein them in.

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