Nicolas Cage kind of runs hot and cold for me.

Movies of his that I liked (in no order):
-Honeymoon in Vegas
-Leaving Las Vegas
-The Rock
-Con Air
-Face/Off
-Gone in Sixty Seconds
-Lord of War
-The Weather Man
-World Trade Center
-Ghost Rider

Movies of his that I didn't like:
-8MM
-Bringing Out the Dead
-The Family Man
-Adaptation.
-Matchstick Men
-National Treasure
-The Wicker Man

But to look at actors who hardly do bad movies, look at Edward Norton or Matt Damon (he's been convincing me lately).