The worst film performances of 2022
SalonMichelle Yeoh finally got the recognition she long deserved this year as "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" was a super smash hit. Brendan Fraser's astonishing work in "The Whale" had everyone buzzing on the festival circuit, and Cate Blanchett may have given her career best performance as Lydia Tár in "TÁR." But as Vic in "Deep Water," Affleck's passive performance masquerades as mysterious and it just feels lazy. Early in "Blonde" after a difficult screen test, one studio exec describes Norma Jeane's performance as "Pretty bad." 04 Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig as Jack and Babbette Gladney in "White Noise" Sam Nivola, Adam Driver, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Dean Moore/Henry Moore and Raffey Cassidy in "White Noise" Noah Baumbach 's head-scratching adaptation of Don DeLillo's brilliant novel features two flat, affectless performances at its hollow center.