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Worst big-name actor working

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by bigpern23, Aug 15, 2009.

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Who is the worst supposedly good actor?

  1. Mark Wahlberg

    8 vote(s)
    10.1%

  2. Nic Cage

    24 vote(s)
    30.4%

  3. Keanu Reeves

    31 vote(s)
    39.2%

  4. John Travolta

    6 vote(s)
    7.6%

  5. Other

    10 vote(s)
    12.7%
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  1. waterytart

    waterytart Active Member

    Gotta go with Reeves. Each of the others has the (very?) occasional interesting piece of work.
     
    waterytart, Aug 15, 2009
    #13
  2. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    BINGO.
    I watched We are Marshall last night and I wanted to punch him the face for his performance.

    Is Wahlberg a big-name actor? Really?
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Aug 15, 2009
    #14
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Agree, "Leaving Las Vegas" saves Cage on this list. Strange as it might sound (alcoholism death, yeehaw!), it's one of my favorite movies. I fire it up every year or two.
     
    playthrough, Aug 15, 2009
    #15
  4. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    So do "Raising Arizona" and "Wild at Heart."
     
    Songbird, Aug 15, 2009
    #16
  5. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Christian Bale.
     
    RickStain, Aug 15, 2009
    #17
  6. huntsie

    huntsie Active Member

    Haven't seen his last couple of offerings, but Adam Sandler in a variety of juvenile rules with baby talk...
     
    huntsie, Aug 15, 2009
    #18
  7. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Well, Rick, this is where we disagree.

    Other than DiCaprio, there's not a better actor working than Bale. And I say that having hated him in "Public Enemies" and "The Dark Knight."

    But I also say that having watched 4 top-shelf films within a few days of each other:

    American Psycho
    3:10 to Yuma
    Harsh Times
    Rescue Dawn

    Bale was tremendous in each of them.

    I didn't like The Machinist, but not because of Bale.
     
    Songbird, Aug 15, 2009
    #19
  8. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    I doubt he's still considered a big name, but I've never been wowed by any Kevin Costner performance.
     
    Trey Beamon, Aug 15, 2009
    #20
  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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    And it's not even close. You're constantly reminded in every role that it's Tom Cruise. He rarely submerges himself in the role.
     
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    2muchcoffeeman, Aug 15, 2009
    #21
  10. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    What are our standards here? Are we rating guys with talent who mail it in for paychecks, like Cruise and Cage, or guys like Wahlberg who give it their all, which ain't much?
     
    Michael_ Gee, Aug 15, 2009
    #22
  11. albert77

    albert77 Well-Known Member

    Surprised nobody's mentioned Awnold.
     
    albert77, Aug 15, 2009
    #23
  12. pressboxer

    pressboxer Active Member

    The key word being "working." I'm not sure how you'd judge his current role.
     
    pressboxer, Aug 15, 2009
    #24
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