Actor: Josh Brolin

Spike Lee's 2013 remake of Park Chan-wook's Korean original. Josh Brolin and Sharlto Copley.

Ridley Scott's 2007 Frank Lucas biopic. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in parallel protagonist tracks.

Coen Brothers' perfect Best Picture winner. Bardem's Oscar-winning Anton Chigurh.

The most contrived blockbuster of the decade. The 4 reflects honest evaluation of one of the most commercially successful films in cinema history.

Two billion dollars on the strength of accumulated franchise capital. Forty characters, the Snap that wasn't depicted, and structural failures.