Certainly doesn’t need a new thread but how about worst/most overrated actor/actress?
I’ll start:
Jodie Foster
Any of the Baldwin Brothers.
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Guess you never saw Bio-Dome.
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I’ll gladly watch his movies but all Ryan Reynolds does is play Ryan Reynolds.
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My two:
Keanu Reeves can do two characters: Bill from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and the guy from Speed. Neo was a combo of the two, John Wick was Speed guy + headshots.
Andie MacDowell. Only decent role was Groundhog Day and she just barely pulled it off.
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He should do Point Break on Netflix like Cobra Kai did. Hahahahah
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Ben Affleck . . . not that I don’t like some of his movies but he’s not a great actor and he doesn’t have the charisma and charm of a Pitt, Clooney, etc.
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Never thought of her as good or bad as far as acting goes, but she gave the world Margaret Qualley. I can forgive any shortcomings as an actress for that.
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Or to put it in modern terms: Jennifer Lawrence.
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Totally agree. Just watched Air last night and he try too hard as Phil Knight. Damon made no sense as Vacarro either but I proly know Vacarro too well ha.
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Oh man that’s a great idea. Someone green light that now!
The best thing Ben Affleck has ever been a part of. And I genuinely like a few of his movies.
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The greatest thing Affleck has been a part of is Dazed and Confused. (Not because of him) I will hear no other suggestions. Even better than Good Will Hunting.
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The mention of Dazed and Confused made me think of its predecessor Fast Times at Ridgemont High which leads me to nominate Nicholas Cage. Only thing I can tolerate him in is Raising Arizona.
Trivia Note: Fast Times had three actors in it who won the Oscar for Best Actor (one of which is, admittedly, Cage).
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I haven’t seen Air, but when I heard Damon and Affleck were playing Vaccaro and Knight, I figured it would be Affleck as Vaccaro and Damon as Knight. Just seems to fit better.
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3 Oscar wins from D&C actors too — Affleck (one for Argo, one for Good Will Hunting) & McConnaughey (Dallas Buyers Club).
And as for Fast Times, also included was an Oscar nominee for supporting actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and a woman murdered by Phil Spector (Lana Clarkson).
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But for Fast Times, it’s three different actors, not one winning more than once.
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Sean Penn
Nick Cage
Forrest Whitaker
Judge Reinhold
Eric Stoltz
Anthony Edwards
Phoebe Cates
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Not all Oscar winners obviously, but that’s a lot of people that would go on to bigger and better things for one movie, early in all their careers.
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You’ve clearly never seen Valley Girl.
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Am I the only one that gets Matt Damon confused with Mark Wahlberg?
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