Heroes you liked in movies you didn't

[Chris Wallace]

This is for heroes whose portrayals you liked-not ones you like in general but came across badly in your eyes-in films whose stories may not have grabbed you. Mine include:
Christopher Reeve in Superman III & IV
Michael Keaton in Batman Returns
Jennifer Garner in Elektra
Vincent Perez in "The Crow: City of Angels"

 

[November Rain]

i'm not sure if it's possible to like a leading man who a story is based around and not the story itself...

but that's just me...

i guess the closest answer for me would be maximus in gladiator.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Sure it is; the actor brought his/her "A"-game to a substandard script. happens all the time.

 

[DarKush]

Qui Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace
Blade in Blade Trinity

 

[weezerspider]

Hulk in Hulk
Batman in Batman returns

 

[Chris Wallace]

Oh, yeah-Wesley Snipes in Blade Trinity.

 

[OmeletDeFromage]

Billy Zane in The Phantom. Actually, I did like the movie, but only because of his performance.

George Clooney in Batman and Robin. I think he did the best that he could under the circumstances. He was like the closest thing to a normal person in that universe. His Batman seemed really uncomfortable, even slightly embarassed. Probably how the real Batman would act if he woke up one day in Bizarro World.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Y'know, almost every still photo I saw of Clooney in that costume shows him smirking. Like he knows he looks ridiculous.

 

[jimmylace]

brandon routh in superman returns. Awful, meandering and pointless movie, but with a decent superman.

 

[Chris Wallace]

And I'll also add Billy Zane. Of course it wouldn't be the first or last time he was good in a movie that wasn't.

 

[body_crumbles]

Carnby "Alone in the Dark"