15 Best Performances In The DCEU (So Far)

4. Viola Davis - Amanda Waller

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Is there anything Viola Davis cannot do?

Every single time she appears in a film she absolutely kills it, even when she plays meaningless supporting parts in films like Disturbia and Law Abiding Citizen. She did tremendous work once again as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad and gave one of the 'best performances stuck in a terrible movie' ever.

Chilling, determined and ferocious, Davis' Amanda Waller is a formidable on-screen villain who is so much better than almost everything else in Suicide Squad. She damn-near steals the entire film away from the main characters and, most impressively of all, she sends shivers down the spine with an entirely understated performance.

Thankfully, she's back for the upcoming The Suicide Squad (2021). There's no doubt that she'll be brilliant, but hopefully the film itself will match her performance this time around.

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Film Studies graduate, aspiring screenwriter and all-around nerd who, despite being a pretentious cinephile who loves art-house movies, also loves modern blockbusters and would rather watch superhero movies than classic Hollywood films. Once met Tommy Wiseau.