Bill Paxton: 5 Awesome Performances (And Five That Sucked)

5 That Sucked

5. Mason - The Colony (2013)

Paxton's recent work has been nowhere near as memorable as the performances he delivered in his earlier days, and his role in The Colony is a fine example of this.

Perhaps it's because he plays an out-and-out villain (of sorts) and his character possesses few, if any, redeeming qualities. We're not used to seeing Paxton like this, and it felt rather jarring and unusual to watch him play against type to such a severe degree.

The material didn't exactly serve him well, with a predictable script and by-the-numbers execution, so it's hard to say if Paxton could have added another dimension to the character or not.

As it stands though, Mason is paper-thin, and the disgruntled expression he wears for much of the movie's runtime is probably indicative of how the actor felt when he saw the finished product.