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JonLP24

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118. I have to say something here

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 12:25 PM

Jul 2012

When I read Bob Delaney's book about his experience going undercover in the NJ mob the one thing that I felt from those pages was the fear and the general emotions that comes with avoiding letting others in on who you really are, close calls, etc.

Someone mentioned Johnny Depp above, while I think Depp is one of the best at playing characters that make you forget Depp is playing them, he was incredibly lame in Donnie Brasco. He didn't capture that fear.

DiCaprio did an excellent job in The Departed portraying someone undercover in an incredibly dangerous situation based on reading first hand accounts of someone who 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

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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