15 Worst Movie Performances Of 2019
3. Jessica Chastain - Dark Phoenix
Chastain's character in Dark Phoenix was widely speculated about in the lead up to the movie, and the reveal about who she was going to play was highly anticipated, with the actors keeping tight lipped in the run up to the release date. Her role as shapeshifter Vuk, the leader of the D'Bari, however, was underwhelming to say the least, with minimal memorable lines throughout the movie.
While the script didn't exactly set the world on fire, Chastain showed literally zero emotion, and gave audiences absolutely no reason to connect with her, or care whether she made it to the end of the movie or not.
As a complete stranger who attempts to lure Jean to embrace the darker side of her raw power, there needed to be something from Vuk to actually tantalise and tempt Sophie Turner's character. Charm, passion, energy, literally anything more than the nothing that was offered. Chastain gave a far better example of her work in 2019 with It: Chapter Two, but just didn't bring that same enthusiasm to the X-Men universe.