50 God-Tier Acting Moments Buried in Bad Movies

With this one, most seemed to be on the same page. The Girl on the Train was a limp and clichéd Gone Girl knock-off that just so happened to contain a fantastic lead performance. 

Emily Blunt plays Rachel Watson, a troubled alcoholic who becomes a suspect in the disappearance of Megan (Haley Bennett), a neighbour of her ex-husband's. Blunt gives one hell of a powerful performance in the lead role, and the fact that she was actually able to deliver such a potent portrayal of a broken woman while stuck in such a weak murder mystery is a testament to her phenomenal acting chops. The term 'mystery' should be used with a heavy degree of sarcasm, as you'll probably guess who the villain is pretty early on. 

Tate Taylor's routine direction and a generally lacklustre screenplay drag The Girl on the Train down quite a bit, so Blunt's performance really is the only good reason to watch it. Among the movies of the 2010s, this is one of the epitomizing examples of great acting lurking within a bad movie.