Oh yeah hugh grant is pretty awful unless you want a really awkward stereotypical posh englishman then he is your go to guy
Actors that can't act...
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I haven't seen After Earth so I can't comment on that but I have seen him in The Pursuit of Happiness and The Karate Kid, and I thought his performances in those films were fine, especially POH. Having said that there are better kid actors out there who really out class him, Nathan Gamble and Asa Butterfield being just two I can think of off the top of my head.Hoplon said:
As for those who play themselves I think Jason Stathan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nicholas Cage and Harrison Ford are the best examples of where this is definitely true.
Robert Pattinson actually did pretty well in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It just seems that his primary mistake was auditioning for a poorly written movie based off of a poorly written book that is so massively popular that it's become what he's most known for now.
80sboy said:I was going to say this. I loved Collateral, it's such a fantastic film and Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx are both perfect in their roles. Tom Cruise seems a lot less like a slimy twat when he's rocking the silver fox look too.Legion said:Interesting thing about Tommy there is he makes exceptional assholes or villains... his best work is in Collateral.VoidWanderer said:
I think he has a better knack to play an asshole... hmmm... I wonder why?
I don't Will Farrel can really act but he still makes me laugh sometimes. He has a certain brand of dis-believable acting that suits the ridiculous types of films does.
Tom Cruise kind of impressed me in Tropic Thunder. I always pegged him as too vain to do a character like that, but he made me laugh. Especially:
Bil Hader was probably still better here though.
Tom Cruise probably can act though...I think. Yeah, he acts like Scientology is a good idea, he must be able to.
Tom Cruise kind of impressed me in Tropic Thunder. I always pegged him as too vain to do a character like that, but he made me laugh. Especially:
Bil Hader was probably still better here though.
Tom Cruise probably can act though...I think. Yeah, he acts like Scientology is a good idea, he must be able to.
I was actually really shocked to find out they were the same people, because I thought Digory was really solid in Goblet of Fire. I don't think there's much anyone could do to save Twilight and having pictures of you in the ridiculous makeup they gave everyone is probably never going to be good for improving what people think of you as an actor.Aesir23 said:
The nicest I can say about Nickolas cage is that his acting is exactly like a rice cake topped with styrofoam. But it has a little party hat on ... It's quirky that way.shootthebandit said:
I have to admit, I like Pattinson's acting. Twilight sucked, but look at what the guy had to work with for god's sake. And I might actually want to see him in something better, I just know that he can act. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.BrotherRool said:
I say if you want to watch a movie where Ryan Reynolds will convince you that he is a good actor when he's given a decent role, and those are few and far between, watch Buried. His performance held me until the very end. He's a good actor.Galletea said:
Defending Keanu Reeves, he's played at least two roles that work, one due to his vacant performance, and the other is just plain fun (the first one, I haven't seen the 2nd one), in order, A Scanner Darkly. That movie is soul-crushingly depressing, but well performed. It's one of my favorite movies, as an anti-drug statement as well as a film. Keanu does quite well in the role. The other is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, but I don't think that really counts, I suppose, but I like Keanu in it.Johnny Impact said:
OT: Actors I'm not big on, but can say they can act, would go to Vince Vaughn and Rob Schneider.
V.V. just gets on my nerves, since all of his roles are the same guy, except for The Cell, which is also Jennifer Lopez's best movie on top of it. Vincent D'onofrio plays what he always plays (A lunatic, what would you expect?), but the other two actors do better than what's to be expected of them.
Rob Schneider is only one notch above Adam Sandler as an actor I cannot stand, but the guy does play his roles well enough, comic foils are what he seems to do best, especially when he's performing against Adam Sandler. It is also my understanding that Rob did do a comedy/drama a few years ago where his dramatic capabilities came out of hiding. It's not very good, from what I've heard, but at least he's tried, and I can't fault him on that.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is practically the poster boy for ?so bad he?s good? actors. No, he can?t act, but even a bad film is made just that little bit better by his comedic one-liners.
Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise crazy...
We in Pittsburgh were honored to have parts of The Dark Knight Rises done here, but the Tom Cruise was doing a movie and really fucked up traffic to the point where we wish he'd leave us alone.
We in Pittsburgh were honored to have parts of The Dark Knight Rises done here, but the Tom Cruise was doing a movie and really fucked up traffic to the point where we wish he'd leave us alone.
I love my Nick Cage. When his acting is shite (i.e. The Wicker Man, Gone in 60 Seconds, Leaving Las Vegas) it generally makes an otherwise bad movie at least amusing, while when his acting is good (i.e. Lord of WAr, Con Air, Kickass) it's genuinely enjoyable.
For my legit pick, I've gotta go with this.Galletea said:
Michael Cera.
Okay hear me out on this one: he literally plays the same character in whatever he is in. He has no range and frankly I find him a bore. I can't remember a single role of his where he broke the standard "awkward nerd who has a crush on a girl."
Okay hear me out on this one: he literally plays the same character in whatever he is in. He has no range and frankly I find him a bore. I can't remember a single role of his where he broke the standard "awkward nerd who has a crush on a girl."
If you see any of his Twilight interviews your opinion of him will probably improve. It seems he's not really a fan of the books or the character but money is money.keniakittykat said:
Apparently Keanu Reeves does an impressive job as a red-neck wife beater in The Gift.
I find actors get lazy. Like Brad Pitt, he can act (Twelve Monkeys, Seven, Fight Club etc) but mostly chooses not to (Mr and Mrs Smith, Meet Joe Black, Oceans howevermany).
I'm not a fan of Nicolas Cage and that's more bad acting or exaggerated acting than lack of acting skills. Also, Matthew Mcconaughey and most martial artists ex. Jackie Chan are not particularly good at the drama scenes.
I've seen True Grit, and honestly it struck me as just drunk John Wayne. I liked it, but still, he has never made me see him as anyone else then John Wayne.trty00 said:
Channing Tatum: Now in most films he is pretty awful and wooden he i only there really to be handsome and his discovery in a strip joint and not from any acting work really shows. The movie Fighting is an example of just how bad he is which is to say he is so awful he scuks the talent out of others around him like a talent black hole. But saying all that he was pretty funny as a comedic actor in 21 Jump Street and he was actually funnier than Jonah Hill in that movie.
