I was curious to see Russell Crowe as Göring, but if you say Malek is so distracting, that's a bad sign. It's true that Rami Malek has very distinctive features (those bulging eyes are his trademark), and I completely understand what you're saying: if he starts making funny faces in a serious historical film, it totally pulls you out of the story. The comparison to Jim Carrey cracked me up, how harsh! hahaha.
I agree with you about the "blacklist" of actors. There are some people you just can't stand, for whatever reason, and they ruin the experience (I can't stand Adam Sandler either). I'll trust your judgment and save myself those two and a half hours; it seems I'm not missing much. Thanks for the heads-up!
You have to watch it now to see if Malek is that distracting lol. It sucks as I had high hopes for this.