15 Great Movie Villains Who Totally Stole The Show

14. Johnny Tapia - Bad Boys II

It takes a certain kind of lunatic to stand out in a film composed almost entirely of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith trying to out-crazy each other, but Jordi Mollà rose to the occasion and handily became one of the highlights of Bad Boy II. Serving as the primary antagonist to our boys in blue, Johnny Tapia is an eccentric drug lord trying to balance running a cocaine empire with keeping his elderly mother and cherubic daughter non-the-wiser.

Basically, his life is what the Sopranos would have looked like if it was a single camera sitcom. From his bizarrely ingenious (if grim) methods such as transporting his product in hollowed-out corpses to his skittish, wild-eyed presence and penchant for shooting rats, there isn't a scene he features in that he doesn't steal. However, a truly excellent villain is only as good as his untimely demise and as with everything else that he does, Tapia provides the audience with an unforgettable blood-soaked pièce de résistance.

Having destroyed the homes of what I'd estimate to be at least hundreds of favela dwelling poor folks under the wheels of Humvees, the cartel kingpin is shot between the eyes and onto a landmine, exploding like a glorious Cuban meat balloon. What could easily have ended up as a cut-and-paste villainous performance was elevated by Mollà who clearly enjoyed every second on screen, up to and including turning into strawberry jam.