12 Worst Movie Performances Of 2018 (So Far)

6. Johnny Depp (Sherlock Gnomes)

Sherlock Gnomes
Paramount

Sherlock Gnomes is for the most part an animated offering so instantly forgettable that nothing even sticks in the mind long enough to be considered genuinely bad.

Except for Johnny Depp's mumbling, catatonic vocal rendition of the titular gnome detective, which he presumably phoned-in from one of his rented homes while having his Sunday morning breakfast.

It's a quintessential paycheck role if there ever was one, with Depp tearing through his lines like he's late for an appointment elsewhere. Given Depp's talent and larger-than-life appeal, he was the movie's single chance to be anything more than dull and soulless. Mission failed.

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