Jason Bateman is as comfortable as they come playing the lead or a supporting role, and in Joel Edgerton’s ingenious psychological thriller The Gift, he gets a chance to flex his sinister side in what might be one of the most disarming roles of his career thus far.
In a career littered with strong character turns and commanding central performances alike, his reliability is undeniable — and he can recently be seen in the acclaimed Air.
While Bateman flirted with darker edges in the hit Netflix show Ozark (a far cry from some of his more comedic work in flicks like Paul – a wild star-studded ride) he was still grounded in some kind of family-driven morality.
At no point was his Marty quite so fiendishly or destructively self-serving.
The same can’t quite be said for his apparently charming but ultimately devious turn as Simon Cammel in Edgerton’s 2015 film.
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