Best: The Normal Heart (2014) Spotlight and Ruffalo's take on the Hulk are both captivating in their own way, but his politicised but deeply personal performance as Ned Weeks in the beautiful, terrifying tale of the rise of AIDs in early 1980s New York City is on another level entirely. Like most of his best work, the performance is one of contradiction as Weeks tries to balance his provocative firebrand public persona with a personal romance ravaged by the disease. He is a portrait of outrage and unfathomable heart-break and he is utterly compelling to watch. Worst: View From The Top (2003) This came before Ruffalo was comfortable in his skin (and clearly before Hollywood knew what they had with him), as he played Gwyneth Paltrow's love interest in this deflated comedy about flight attendants. Far from the layered performances and fractured identities he would come to be known for, this seems like an exercise in miscasting, completely unforgettable and extremely strange.
