Actors who are bigger stars than they should have been

[Travelman6]

Too many to name, really. I find Hollywood actors in general to be over rated and you can find actors in lesser known foreign flicks that are superior.

Nicolas Cage (cringe)
Pauly Shore (double cringe)
Liam Neeson
Adam Sandler
Jim Carrey (man on the moon was okay)
Keanu Reeves
Christian Bale
Leo (though he was AMAZING in whats eating gilbert grape)
Samuel L. Jackson
Johhny Depp (yes, we get your shtick, do something new now).
Will Smith
Joaquin Phoenix
will ferrell
colin farrell
Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Anniston
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn
Ben Affleck
Robert Downey, Jr.

 

[Excalibur]

So everybody sucks? Sophisticated opinion you’ve got there . . .

 

[Travelman6]

There are so many actors, that is not even close to everyone, not even a percent of a percent.... The thread is about over rated actors, so I listed some. Make one about UNDER RATED actors and I would have a list three times as long. If you have a problem with it (with someone elses opinion) feel free to dispute it with a ...sophisticated... response.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Make one about UNDER RATED actors and I would have a list three times as long.

That thread (well close enough, it's not titled under rated but it's the same idea) is right here:

Actors that should have been bigger stars

 

[Travelman6]

That thread (well close enough, it's not titled under rated but it's the same idea) is right here:

Actors that should have been bigger stars

Oh, okay. Thanks. I will be happy to reply in that thread, after putting some thought into it, hope it is "sophisticated" enough for some of our more "sophisticated" posters.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

There are any number of people in Hollywood that are such one trick ponies that I don't think they're even acting, they're just playing themself. Hugh Grant and Seth Rogen are two that I find particularly guilty of this. I even enjoy them some of the time, but not much range for them.

Sam Worthington is a guy I find fairly limited in terms of talent that was a pretty big star, at least for a while.


edited--Jason Segel is another guy that has been exactly the same character in a bunch of different roles. Again I like him sometimes, but not much variety.

Should watch "End of the Tour", the David Foster Wallace biopic of sorts. He was great in it IMO.

 

[CL82]

Disagree strongly with this on both counts.

Okay how about just for Barbarella?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Should watch "End of the Tour", the David Foster Wallace biopic of sorts. He was great in it IMO.

I haven't seen it. I remember when it came out, it did appear that he was very much breaking the mold of his typical character.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I haven't seen it. I remember when it came out, it did appear that he was very much breaking the mold of his typical character.

It’s worth the watch. Obviously if you read Infine Jest or any of his other stuff you’ll find it more enjoyable and interesting, but either way it’s very good.