American Honey has plenty going for it, beautiful cinematography, great naturalistic acting, dogs & mescal. However it also has, for me, a lot of negatives: a bum numbing 163mins with dozens of shots that are minutes longer than they need to be. An inordinate amount of musical sing along dance numbers that grate more an more as the film goes on. And a repetativeness in general as the story goes nowhere, seemingly recycling events every half hour or so.

I'm a fan of Andrea Arnold's work, love Red Road (2006) and Fish Tank (2010) was a decent effort but AmHon just frustrated. Almost every actor turns in a good performance, from newcomer Sasha Lane to modern dance loving Indy Jr wierdo Shia LeBeouf. Yeah i said it, he is pretty good in this. While it's a little unfair to call this a 'terrible' movie (it isn't) it did get me thinking about the best acting performance in the worst film.

I thought Da Vinci Code was an absolute mess, but Paul Bettany's flagellant monk was awesome. Jodie Foster in Elysium, or The Brave One, or Panic Room... thinking about it i reckon Walken & Henriksen must've been in a few.

Top spot has to be Gary Oldman in Tiptoes (2003), where he plays a dwarf alongside Peter Dinklage. Oldman spent the shoot on his knees or in the sofa (see below) giving Day Lewis a run for extreme method staying in character.

Soooo... which shitty films have the greatest performances in your opinion?