They've all gone some very extended periods of producing nothing but shit. DDL seems to have a rather continuous skill level, that spans 4 decades
Seriously since I've watch lincoln I've realized he's in the majority of the best movies from the last 30 years.
He is good, but not as good as THE IMP midget on Game Of Thrones , Robert De Niro Peter Dinklage Tom Hanks Jack Nicholson
great range. Much more than De Niro