Man reading over this thread I think a lot of people are confusing "phoning it in" with "hamming it up".
Marlon Brando - The Island of Dr. Moreau
James Spader - Stargate
Ian McKellen - The Da Vinci Code
Jeremy Iron - Dungeons & Dragons, Eragon, Beautiful Creatures
Emma Thompson - Beautiful Creatures
Man reading over this thread I think a lot of people are confusing "phoning it in" with "hamming it up".