Good Actors, Crap Roles

[Draevyn]

Anthony Hopkins takes some apalling acting roles - a surprisingly large percentage in fact.

In an interview I heard I remember him basically saying that he rarely reads roles before he takes them

I love Hopkins but I've got to agree that some of his roles have been downright horrid. I say that before I've seen Fracture though. I'm interested in seeing how he does in that movie

[Trey]

I thought that he was absolutely awesome in Fracture myself, loved the entire movie.

[ClaRK! Kent]

Derek Jacobi and Christopher Lee in The Golden Compass. Two of the best British actors of the 20th century, condemned to mugging and hamming it up with awful dialogue and, thanks to the film's castration of the books' core religious overtones, no real clue as to what their characters are meant to be doing. I saw the movie the other day and, although I didn't hate it, seeing those two in it was pretty fucking painful.

[Pesci]

As others have said, Christopher Walken. About 99% of the films he's been in are utter shit. Shame, because he's awesome.

[BlackFlagg]

I love Walken and Sam L but they're not to choosy about what roles they take, heh...speaking of crappy Sam L flicks, the Shaft remake...

[GhostMachine]

I'm gonna have to add in Matthew Broderick that enjoys doing crap like Deck The Halls, Inspector Gadget, Godzilla...

[tristy]

Come on, "The Cable Guy" is fucking awesome.

[Vilge Duin]

I'm gonna have to add in Matthew Broderick that enjoys doing crap like Deck The Halls, Inspector Gadget, Godzilla...

Name ONE good movie Matthew Broderick has done since "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Seriously.

[Mick]

Name ONE good movie Matthew Broderick has done since "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Seriously.

The Freshman, The Producers, Election, The Lion King

[Guest Ant]

I always thought Walken would be an excellent Two Face. Just due to his demeanour and tone.

Walken was balls in Balls Of Fury though. As was Danny Glover in Predator 2.

[RavenBlack]

Anthony Hopkins takes some apalling acting roles - a surprisingly large percentage in fact.

[Mick]

Owen Wilson

Ben Stiller

The Royal Tenenbaums really showed how both of these guys are good actors. But when you get them in a movie where they just make asses of themselves, get me a bottle of JD, stat.

Chevy Chase has made some real stinkers. Caddyshack II, Funny Farm, Man of the House....

[ClaRK! Kent]

Ben Affleck.

No, seriously, he's not really that bad, but he's done some dross. He was quite good in that Tom Clancy adaptation, though.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Ben Affleck.

No, seriously, he's not really that bad, but he's done some dross. He was quite good in that Tom Clancy adaptation, though.

[Benji]

I fucking love Affleck, I don't care what people say, he's been in some stinkers but he's almost always entertaining in them and is good as both a straight man and has a great delivery of dry wit in comedy films and he can deliver well in serious films too, he doesn't deserve the schtick he gets or anywhere close to it.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I thought Matthew Broderick was good in the movie about Kellogg (which starred Anthony Hopkins amusingly) - "The Road To Wellville". If I'm flicking and it's on I have to sit there and watch to the end cos it's just a good, fun, entertaining romp.

[VerbalPuke]

I'm gonna have to add in Matthew Broderick that enjoys doing crap like Deck The Halls, Inspector Gadget, Godzilla...

Name ONE good movie Matthew Broderick has done since "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Seriously.

Glory, which was very damn good at that and Broderick portrayed his role well.

Other than that... I have no clue.

Absolutely, Glory is fantastic. It's the kind of movie that can erase any stinker he's done in his life. Even if he's been in some real stinkers.

One I'd like to add is Joe Pesci in Gone Fishing and Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag. Those movies might appeal to some, but come on, this is Joe fucking Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, My Cousin Vinnie Pesci. Hell, he was even pretty good in his role in Home Alone.

[Draevyn]

I fucking love Affleck, I don't care what people say, he's been in some stinkers but he's almost always entertaining in them and is good as both a straight man and has a great delivery of dry wit in comedy films and he can deliver well in serious films too, he doesn't deserve the schtick he gets or anywhere close to it.

I second the love for Affleck ever since I watched him in Armageddon. Chasing Amy was great, Good Will Hunting with him and Damon. Yup, I love Affleck.

[Jimmy]

Cuba Gooding Jr. Was fantastic in Jerry McGuire. I think he even won an oscar for the part. These days he's been reduced to a poor part in Eddie Murphey's Norbit film.

In sucked. Hard.

[Timmoru Suzuki]

This thread was made for Christopher Walken.

Josh Harnett is a good actor, though to be fair I wouldn't say he's done a LOT of crap, he's just done a lot of average.