. . . "Geoff Berkshire wishes that would change this year, citing Liam Neeson in The Grey, Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers\" and Christopher Walken in Seven Psychopaths\" as examples of actors who elevated the material with their performances. (Perhaps the problem lies in the perception that genre material even needs elevation?) I would throw Elizabeth Olsen in Silent House, Javier Bardem in Skyfall and" . .