this is true
he was good in 'The Fifth Element', because his character was an annoying prick
( Turing's Artificial Hand Sig Sauer, Fri 4 Jun 2021, 8:27, archived)

He certainly did what was asked of him, even though his performance was so OTT that it completely derailed the film.
Luc Besson should have parachuted him into Valerian to do the same thing, though, he might have improved that incoherent mess.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Fri 4 Jun 2021, 8:32, archived)