#3 worst actor nomination thread

Keira Knightley is a real test of the bar as is portman i think

rogue nation or maverick prob his best movies and id not have said he was any different (or his being him) was a bigger or smaller part of any of them (id stress not a criticism of edge of tomorrow which was super until it had to end)

i raised portman/knightley as a pair (and rightley so) earlier in thread i hid nothing

portman does all of her acting with her (googles) upper molars

hence her perfect casting in May December.

nancy myers perfectly casts furniture and soft furnishings by the same token

Nancy Myers knows how to decorate using Pottery Barn's finest.

Denise Richards a very good shout

re: denise richards.... is an actor disqualified if one or more of their performances is perfectly-pitched camp

bc... she is that in wild things. and tammy and the t-rex

i fear that opens the door for radcliffe to escape

bloom will never

Bf and I chatted Andie Macdowell yesterday— she is absolutely amazingly bad in everything, even Maid I would argue, but there is nevertheless something so likeable about her

I haven't seen Maverick yet, and the more recent MI movies have all blurred together for me + haven't seen the newest one.

perhaps I'm just easily taken in by the trick of Mr Movie Star playing weak or cowardly as in EoT (or EWS, for that matter). likewise I enjoyed him playing a crap dad in War of the Worlds

And ivy. otm re Richards. I need to rewatch that awful Bond she’s in, I remember her performance is bonkers

portman does all of her acting with her (googles) upper molars

i hear WOTW but something keeps me away from it, i think i got very very sick of spielberg tbh

McDowell is def v likeable and charming and also id argue model-turned-actor, id need reminding which role she has ever had that demanded more of her than that

richards, in comparison, has definitely had fun in a few things while being that girl

xp i dont see it but im just one voice on the thread

Bale was good in The Prestige!

He's been good in quite a few things, starting with his amazing turn in Empire of the Sun, although I think he is now mostly playing "Christian Bale."

which means "DDL but with strain and humorlessness"

While my mind is on monsters from the 90s, I never liked Greg Kinnear in anything, and thought he was abjectly terrible in As Good As It Gets and Little Miss Sunshine; but even worse than him is Cuba Gooding Jr, I cannot think of a less-deserving acting Oscar winner

id have put in a much stronger defence of bale if id felt it needed tbh but his turn in the big short alone is tiers above the bar

kinnear played the other half of matt damon in a comedy which is something but agreed hes watery eyed and worthy in all else besides

cuba gooding hmm interesting submission id agree bad and limited bat jerry maguire and certainly never shouldve been in running for awards even for that

I never liked Greg Kinnear in anything

The defense submits Auto-Focus as Exhibit A. He was absolutely pitch-perfect in that.

which means "DDL but with strain and humorlessness"

Not everyone can be the GOAT.

lol yes also fair, the bar is ddl to steal a phrase

id need reminding which role she has ever had that demanded more of her than that

Cuba Gooding Jr also a good shout, I’ve seen him in several things according to his filmography and I couldn’t tell you a single thing about any of them. Whether that crosses the line from egregiously bland to Bloom country is another debate.

I’ve never seen it but is she at least passable in sex lies and videotape?

― mojo dojo casas house (gyac),

Well-cast, yes.

I enjoyed Edge of Tomorrow enough to watch it a few times, but I don't think Tom Cruise brought much to it - he was just an easily replaceable part (as long as he wasn't replaced by someone who'd totally stink it up like Matt Damon) of an impressive sci-fi movie - but I would say that cos I can't stand the fucking guy.

the J Gyllenhaalster would have been a better casting choice imo

Admittedly Kinnear is great in that Courtney Cox-in-a-house show that my bf enjoys to watch

Idk what in the world people see in Bale’s performance in Empire Of The Sun, few movies have left me with a greater desire to imprison a child

exempting that kid from matilda/mrs.doubtfire i presume?

matt damon is great in so much stuff

id say you wouldn't quickly swap his roles in the martian or the informant with cruise to good effect for starters

Damon's an example of an actor who's relaxed on hitting middle age and is a genuine pleasure to watch like he never was even 25 years ago (see: Paul Newman).

Late nom here for Holly Hunter. I will admit to not havng seen her in any of her award-winning roles. But her performances in everything I have encountered her in, namely Crash, Copycat and a couple of Coen Bros, enraged me beyond belief. The prim expression on her face as she enunciates the dialogue as if reading off a cue sheet! Her lack of a lack of screen presence, which might at least make her tolerable! Sorry, I know everyone thinks she's a genius but she's my #1 most hated actor, beyond even Jack Black in onscreen obnoxiousness.

You wouldn't say that if you'd seen her in Broadcast News ffs

xp You didn't like her in Raising Arizona? The mind reels.

wrong!!!!

a booming entry to the thread matt

not that i agree but the passion and case made are 8/10 imo

i believe the criticisms actually stand for her performance in broadcast news tbph but her turn in top of the lake is another thing entirely

I have not seen much late period Damon because a lot of his movies are ones that I avoid, so fair enough if he is aging gracefully. But that's what bothers me about Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow, he's playing a character who was probably imagined by the screenwriters as 25-30 years younger than him.

HH's primness is part of the attraction in my opinion

calz let me tell you a few things about jack reacher in the books

xp You didn't like her in Raising Arizona? The mind reels.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, December 30, 2023 4:56 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Hated her in it! In fact I hated the whole film. Reel away!

holly hunter is a 7/10 jodie foster is what im hearing here

lets get this argument going like

xp i wasnt needed, it turns out

that's a fair assessment calz, though maybe perversely I think the slight miscasting is part of why I like Cruise in Edge? he's certainly not irreplaceable in the role though

I've always liked Hunter a lot, but I confess to finding her surprisingly dull on Succession. I'd be open to hearing why anyone would prefer Jodie Foster though--has Foster ever done funny?

do we think Jesse Eisenberg is a good actor? I wouldn't say he's bad (and we're nowhere near the Bar), but I never look forward to watching him in anything

i thought holly hunter was ok playing a little softwr than usial in field of dreams but it turns out ofc that she didnt

he's fine playing the on-the-spectrum sociopath in The Social Network

xp eisenberg is amusing, deft but extremely limited, agreed nowhere near bar but i absolutely understand why "i dont want to see him in that" might be a thing

i think he has very very good awkward timing tho, which isnt a common talent