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102. "Jeremiah Johnson" may be my favorite "Western" of all time -- Oscar-worthy in that, he was.

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Most overrated actor/actress in your opinion? [View all] WillParkinson Jul 2012 OP

Well, since I haven't gone to movies in years Denninmi Jul 2012 #1

Totally agree. geardaddy Jul 2012 #2

Keanu Reeves Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #3

I agree. Punkingal Jul 2012 #8

Hahaha Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #9

I'm not sure he counts becuase he's not rated particulary high to begin with n/t RZM Jul 2012 #13

In certain roles, he's as good as anybody IMO. Kaleva Jul 2012 #123

Here are a bunch I don't think are very good at all RZM Jul 2012 #4

I like Andi TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #45

I kinda liked her in Michael.....the angel movie with John Travolta.... a kennedy Jul 2012 #66

I also liked Andie MacDowell in everything I remember seeing her in. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #99

Tom Scientology (nm) Rambis Jul 2012 #5

I'll second that. Horrible actor. n/t. Avalux Jul 2012 #30

i thought his best film was the one where he played the sleazey guy. can't remember the name. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #59

Thinking of Rainman....maybe? Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #64

no. it was a film that he wasn't the star of -- magnolia. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #76

He's hit or miss. Initech Jul 2012 #97

I think too many people here let an artist's personal life cloud their judgment of his/her art. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #100

I think he plays a similar character in a lot of his movies NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #114

Charleton Heston from the of all time list. alphafemale Jul 2012 #6

i can't stand nicolas cage fizzgig Jul 2012 #17

John Wayne frogmarch Jul 2012 #7

The recent remake of True Grit was amazing. alphafemale Jul 2012 #11

I haven't seen it, but frogmarch Jul 2012 #19

It's alot closer to the book NT Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #129

Richard Gere El Supremo Jul 2012 #85

Oh Yeah! The original was on TV the week I saw the new one... TreasonousBastard Jul 2012 #132

Think of some of his films intaglio Jul 2012 #26

OMG, why did you make me think frogmarch Jul 2012 #32

He's not recognized as a good actor, though. He was known for playing himself. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #40

Most everyone of his characters that he played could have had the name of "John Wayne"... Kaleva Jul 2012 #49

and his voice was very irritating Skittles Jul 2012 #53

Have you watched "The Searchers?" begin_within Jul 2012 #93

I think I may have. frogmarch Jul 2012 #94

You talk pretty tough for a greenhorn, wet-behind-the-ears tenderfoot... ... ... ... pilgrim. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #101

:-D frogmarch Jul 2012 #110

That's my pick as well sharp_stick Jul 2012 #115

I like Steve Carell. He's not a HaHA! type of actor. alphafemale Jul 2012 #10

Kevin Costner, aka White Pine Scuba Jul 2012 #12

But I like his face... Ineeda Jul 2012 #57

Robert Redford - he's the same guy in every movie. KG Jul 2012 #14

You think so? I don't think so. The Great Gatsby vs. Jeremiah Johnson vs. All President's Men. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #39

"Jeremiah Johnson" may be my favorite "Western" of all time -- Oscar-worthy in that, he was. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #102

Stalone graywarrior Jul 2012 #15

stallone triggers the same reaction from me fizzgig Jul 2012 #18

Sly is good in Copland. And at least he has a sense of humor about himself. zonkers Jul 2012 #23

Now I feel bad coz he son was just found dead. graywarrior Jul 2012 #35

Try "Paradise Alley" -- a film he wrote, directed and starred in just 2 years after "Rocky" (1978). MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #104

Ben Affleck, J-Lo, Meg Ryan, Billy Chrystal, Cameron Diaz, Selma Hayek, Ice Cube, and the entire ohiosmith Jul 2012 #16

You are so right about Affleck! Punkingal Jul 2012 #51

Are any of them well regarded as actors/actresses? NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #112

Julia Roberts FloridaJudy Jul 2012 #20

Ditto. Some actors I don't like, but I still recognize they can act. With Julia, I don't like her & Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #38

Yes, double ditto to this one (nt) TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #46

I'll triple ditto Julia Roberts. Fridays Child Jul 2012 #50

I agree Tabasco_Dave Jul 2012 #54

and I swear her mouth is getting bigger, and bigger, and not in a good way.... a kennedy Jul 2012 #67

I don't mind Julia''s acting Brewinblue Jul 2012 #103

Steve Carell was great as a gay suicidal Proust scholar in Little Miss Sunshine. Still Blue in PDX Jul 2012 #21

John Malkovich OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #22

I love them both. Outstanding actors. kwassa Jul 2012 #87

Oh great, now another poster has me on ignore! OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #91

How could I insult your taste if I had you on ignore? kwassa Jul 2012 #92

Mira Sorvino. zonkers Jul 2012 #24

Christian Bale. (Currently playing Batman) AJTheMan Jul 2012 #25

Christian Bale was outstanding in "The Fighter" for which he won an academy award Kaleva Jul 2012 #48

And he was beyond awesome in "American Psycho" Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #65

Equilibrium OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #119

Ah, yes. Excellent. I did the same thing. Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #120

Did you see Empire of the Sun? TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #122

Yes. A very good movie. Kaleva Jul 2012 #125

Goldie Hawn's daughter Quantess Jul 2012 #27

LOL. She's on my list above as well RZM Jul 2012 #33

I fully agree with your list except, Quantess Jul 2012 #34

I thought JonLP24 Jul 2012 #56

Ronald Reagan, playing President of the United States. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #28

I always wondered if Ronny KNEW what and where the h*ll he was most times benld74 Jul 2012 #84

SNL nailed it many years ago. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #86

C-SPAN showed he said "I Don't Recall" 75 times. Later, we knew he had Alzheimer's. No Lo Contendere 7wo7rees Jul 2012 #98

Didn't they release his memoirs several years back NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #113

Here's a huge pipi_k Jul 2012 #29

Oh, so just wanted to add... pipi_k Jul 2012 #31

Simply and overwhelmingly A-FUCKING-NNOYING!!! MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #105

Ashton Kutcsher speedoo Jul 2012 #36

but he isn't really rated high as an actor, he is seen more as an entertainer JI7 Jul 2012 #37

Harrison Ford. He uses the same expressions in all his movies, and often ONE for several emotions... Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #41

I LOVE Steve Carrell OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #42

John Travolta mykpart Jul 2012 #43

I'm going to catch hell for this... Chan790 Jul 2012 #44

Agree RZM Jul 2012 #47

Sean Penn is an amazing actor. undeterred Jul 2012 #63

He won an Academy Award for his performance in "Milk". Kaleva Jul 2012 #73

And he was Oscar nominated for his performance in "Dead Man Walking" undeterred Jul 2012 #74

I didn't say he wasn't amazing... Chan790 Jul 2012 #80

Depp is like a Lon Chaney who doesn't have to endure physical pain to play grotesques Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #82

Halle Berry Skittles Jul 2012 #52

I thought JonLP24 Jul 2012 #58

Halle is never dreadful. That is an impossibility. kwassa Jul 2012 #89

Gwyneth Paltrow. I can't stand her. And she's an idiot in RL. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #55

She was GREAT in "Shakespeare in Love" and pretty good in "Iron Man", but... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #107

Meryl Streep Shrek Jul 2012 #60

George Clooney HopeHoops Jul 2012 #61

Tom Cruise undeterred Jul 2012 #62

Jennifer Aniston riverwalker Jul 2012 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jul 2012 #126

Jack Nicholson SfromCanada Jul 2012 #69

Always Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #79

Nicolas Cage Generic Brad Jul 2012 #70

Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford bigwillq Jul 2012 #71

Disagree about Hanks.... Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #77

Nicole Kidman. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #72

She was AMAZING in "American Beauty"!!! MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #106

LOL. Good one. That was Annette Benning! mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #111

Oops. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #127

Jennifer Anniston and Ben Affleck. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #75

Check out "The Town". Kaleva Jul 2012 #124

heresy, but: meryl streep. always found her approach technical & bloodless. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #78

Good critique. kwassa Jul 2012 #88

I am a Meryl Streep fan...but I did not agree with the Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #128

you pegged it for me. esp. in the roles where she does accents, i feel she's mimicking rather than HiPointDem Jul 2012 #131

Leonardo DiCaprio ( from chicken to chicken shit) Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #81

I think he's unbelievably over-rated in EVERYTHING, except he WAS fantastic... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #108

I have to say something here JonLP24 Jul 2012 #118

Angelina, Clooney, heck - most of them Myrina Jul 2012 #83

Scarjo. RiffRandell Jul 2012 #90

who i think are *underrated* actors = the two brits in "the wire". those guys pinned their chara- HiPointDem Jul 2012 #95

Idris Elba is a Brit too cemaphonic Jul 2012 #96

another one! HiPointDem Jul 2012 #116

Shia LaBeouf steve2470 Jul 2012 #109

Matthew McConaughey FloridaJudy Jul 2012 #117

Check him out in "The Lincoln Lawyer". Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #121

Hands down Alec Baldwin Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #130