6 Best & 6 Worst Comic Book Movie Performances Of 2016

3. Tilda Swinton - The Ancient One (Doctor Strange)

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Marvel Studios

Doctor Strange has gone on to become the most successful individual character film so far in the MCU, no doubt partly thanks to the draw of Benedict Cumberbatch who does a fine job donning the cloak of the Sorcerer Supreme.

Thing is, Tilda Swinton steals the movie out from under him with her take on The Ancient One. Met with a lot of criticism for the whitewashing of her casting, Swinton clearly did not let the negativity bother her as her performance is equal parts intense, hilarious and overall enchanting with her androgynous aesthetic enhancing the mysticism and mystery of the magical master.

Swinton is a chameleon and her part in Doctor Strange is a fantastic example of her ability to completely inhabit a character and steal the show, even amongst such a talented ensemble.

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