The Best and Worst of Judy Greer

“The Best and Worst of” series chronicles the career highlights and lowlights of an actor starring in one of the week's new theatrical releases. This week, I take a look at the filmography of “Halloween” star Judy Greer.

Films starring Judy Greer that I've seen:
Three Kings
Adaptation 
The Hebrew Hammer
The Village
Love & Other Drugs
The Descendants 
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Tomorrowland
Entourage
Jurassic World
Ant-Man
Grandma
Wilson
War for the Planet of the Apes
Our Souls at Night
Ant-Man and the Wasp

Best Performance: The Descendants (2011) 
This role made me realize the full extent of Greer's potential as an actor. As the partner of the man (Matthew Lillard) who had an affair with Honolulu lawyer Matt King's (George Clooney) wife before she entered a coma following a boating accident, Greer gives a devastatingly heartful turn in only about 10-15 minutes of screentime.

Worst Performance: Jurassic World (2015)
Odds are if your name isn't Chris Pratt, you turned in a stinky performance in this gleefully stupid Jurassic Park reboot. While Greer didn't fare quite as badly as her on-screen children (Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins) or sister (Bryce Dallas Howard), her few scenes are still pretty painful to watch as she seems pretty unenthused about the dinosaur pandemonium occurring on Isla Nublar.

Best Film: The Descendants (2011)
While it's definitely guilty of being a little too melodramatic at points, The Descendants is still an excellent movie with a lot of heart and magnificent, multi-faceted performances from George Clooney, Greer and Shailene Woodley-who I 1000% would've voted for if I had an Oscar vote for Best Supporting Actress.

Worst Film: Tomorrowland (2015)
To be honest, I don't remember much about Tomorrowland. This is probably due to the fact that I couldn't care less about anything or anyone that graced the screen over the course of this convoluted, overlong first ballot Sleepytime Cinema Hall of Fame entry.  

Thank you for reading this week's edition of “The Best and Worst of”. The next victim of my praise and ire will be “Suspiria” star Tilda Swinton.