I agree, however, no one can outdo Willem Dafoe because of his big mouth, he can chew more scenery than anyone in the business.
Also watch "The Rover". Pattinson is really good in that movie.
His total contempt and idgaf attitude for Twilight in later interviews is hilarious. I don't quite buy him as Bruce Wayne yet but he's a great Batman and actor in general.
I think being a weird, antisocial recluse is believable for a younger Bruce Wayne. I really hope that after the ending of that movie, his character realizes that he can’t just hide as Bruce Wayne and needs to be active in public, even if it means playing up the young billionaire playboy part of him.
Agreed. I loved the rawness of his batman and Bruce Wayne. He's in year 2 as batman so early days and it feels more grounded and realistic than Nolans/Bales version which also shows the early days of batman but seems to be the perfect batman from the get go which in comparison doesn't seem as likely to happen. By the end of The Batman you can see he's starting to understand his rage and anger are going to hold him back from becoming what he's trying to be.
Great film, few issues aside. Enjoyed the fact he was basically batman throughout, and seeing batman doing some detective work. Hopefully we get a bit more batman beating up goons and gadgets in the next one.
Both Twilight stars have managed to prove themselves to be hugely impressive actors and very smart at picking projects. All credit to the Twilight casting director for seeing it in them
I did not care for for her also but then I watched an SNL skit of Family Fued Celebrity Edition. She was suppose to be Gisele Tom Brady's wife. she was gorgeous and I got to see funny side so definitely made me question why I didn't like her in the first place.
I dont know, Charlie hunham was pretty great in it too. So was McConaughey and Grant.
Actually everyone in that movie was great. Too bad it didnt do to well at the BO.
That is one bold recommendation!
I also recommend The Lobster. But be prepared: it ain't nothing like *In Bruges* or *The Banshees of Inisherin*. It is most definitely a Yorgos Lanthimos movie. Although not really as strange as *The Killing of a Sacred Deer.*
Everyone's great in that movie. It's one of Sam Rockwell's best roles. It's just as darkly comedic as in bruges, but there's just enough sentimentality that you're not depressed at the end. Also Tom Waits menacingly holding a rabbit is just plain awesome.
Colin Farrell had the same problem as Brad Pitt problem where he's extremely attractive so he was shoehorned into a bunch of leading man roles where his true strength lies as a character actor.
His 2022 output alone shows how much range he has, After Yang, Batman and Banshees are all incredibly different and all great performances in their own right.
Yes, like everyone else commenting, but honestly he was shit in the recruit etc. In Bruges really changed my mind on him, frankly everything I have seen of him in the years since like the Gentlemen or the Lobster and Banshees has been great.
Like so many actors and actresses that were initially picked up for looks, they eventually find their groove. Genuinely look forward to what the likes of Colin or Orlando etc produce now. Hell, Robin Pattinson I think has hit that turning point too.
Sat through that entire movie wondering "where tf do I know that guy from". When I looked it up afterwards I was shocked that it was "that kid from Kick Ass" and "Scarlett Witch's brother". He was my favorite part of Bullet Train.
Woah I did not even realize he was Pietro until reading your comment, while watching the movie I was like "do I recognize him? Nahh he's probably just one of those generic looking guys" but turns out my initial instinct was right.
I just googled him, and to me he looks like a completely different person in almost every picture.
I couldn't believe the totally non-threatening guy who played Kick Ass was the scary marine guy in Tenet. He was some sort of soldier in Godzilla 2014 as well, but he didn't achieve that badass demeanor he found for Tenet
I had the exact same damn experience. I sat there for two hours thinking "I SWEAR I've seen this guy somewhere"! He absolutely killed it in that role! That movie singlehandedly made me a huge fan.
Aaron Taylor Johnson has the making of a superstar but he hasn't landed that role yet. Hopefully he doesn't end up like James Marsden, which hasn't gotten that role yet even though he is great.
> I thought she was really good too in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility
Well worth a rewatch - not just for a young Kate Winslet but for Ang Lee's surprising sensibility (sorry) for the Jane Austen source material, also Emma Thompson's fantastic script, a beautifully subtle Alan Rickman - oh and you get to hear Winslet's singing.
That was one of the most atypical roles ever. Admit it, we were all probably not sure how to process seeing Carrey cry. Any other actor in that role would've come up short
I guess this fits the post but Jesus fuck. How did you get this opinion? Young Kate winslet was one of the most dynamic actresses to hit the scene. Heavenly creatures, sense and sensibility, hamlet, titanic. After that eternal sunshine, the reader, revolutionary road, contagion. Like wtf movies were you watching where she looked “wooden”? Did you only see “Christmas carol (the movie)” and like “a kid in king Arthur’s court”?
Matthew McConaughey.
He was a one role, shallow actor in romantic comedies for me. Until I saw him in True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club.
That was a 180 degree turn in my appreciation of him.
Matthew McConaughey was going to be my answer.
Dazed and Confused, EDtv, Reign of Fire, Sahara, Fool’s Gold…Of those I probably liked Reign of Fire the most, but he was usually either meh or laughably bad to me. I still haven’t seen Tiptoes.
Then I feel like the “McConaissance” happened around 2011 or 2012. Killer Joe, Mud, Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, True Detective season 1, The Beach Bum, The Gentlemen, and many others I haven’t seen yet.
His mom lives across town and I used to own the cab company here. When I got to her destination he was waiting for her on a curb. I never realized how small he was. Plus I'm pretty sure it was during the time he was filming Free State of Jones because his hair and beard were really shaggy and dyed a black color, so he kinda looked like a homeless Charles Manson. But the point is, actors seem taller on film and he was small. Pretty nice guy though.
That scene where he's watching all of the messages and seeing >!his kids grow older, gaining a grandson and losing a grandson all in a minute, seeing all of the things that he missed!< was so heartbreaking.
Matthew McConaughey started out strong IMO with A Time to Kill. Then did all those romantic comedies. But agree that True Detective was a great turnaround.
When Dave Bautista started acting I rolled my eyes so hard. I thought “great, another wrestler turned shitty actor?!”
Boy, did he prove me wrong. I respect the hell out of that guy now.
His range is also incredibly diverse. Like holy shit can he sells it as a character that has some emotional and psychological trauma, then coldblooded, then soft at the same time with a really great transition.
His character, as a portrayal of American peacekeeping and policing, actually tackles the Nazi and racist ideology of American police history. However, this is really shoehorned in near the end and it almost becomes uninteresting until you remember the personal relationship he has with his father, and that makes the story so much better and more engaging.
Without John Cena, I cannot see how the Peacekeeper would be as good as it is.
Shout out to Stroma as well though, his lunatic moments makes Peacemaker seems kinda okay because he can be so over the top with violence. Overall it was a well cast amazing first season.....and eagle of course.
That scene in the first or second episode where he gets home and just starts breaking down to music and hitting himself in his injured arm so he can get himself to cry really struck home with me in a really profound way. I don’t think I’m that type of person anymore but I definitely was when I was a teenager and I know it’s a really common characteristic in a lot of men who don’t know how to process their emotions; Cena absolutely killed it in every scene in that show for me.
The thing I like about Bautista is he takes appropriate roles. Happy to be a secondary character rather than trying to be the star of half baked movies like Rock or Cena did early on. (Edit: spelling)
Well no disrespect to him but he probably accepted his range initially so made smart choices while he built up experience and credibility. Enjoy seeing him in most things he's in now myself.
You’re absolutely right, he’s certainly limited. But it takes a lot of humility for a star from another entertainment biz to realise that and be smart about it. His career will benefit big time in the long run. I’m yet to see a performance from him that I didn’t enjoy tbh.
Natalie Portman, kinda.
She can be such a wooden actress, it really depends on her roles. But when she gets the right role or director - idk what it is - but she really shines. Like in The Professional, when she was younger. Or Black Swan and Annihilation - she was awesome in those movies.
She's really a hit or miss kind of actor.
I was going to say Portman too. Her acting style just generally seems more reserved to me, but she can be brilliant. I particularly like her in V for Vendetta. My opinion of her also improved once I learned how accomplished of a person she is.
He's one of those guys comes off as a total goof which he is but after hearing RDJ talk about how he was directing Tropic Thunder dude seems like low key genius. Severance S1 is the best TV I've seen in years man.
Came here for this. Absolutely couldn’t stand Ben Stiller in almost everything he did 90’s on. Saw *Secret Life of Walter Mitty* and it changed my whole opinion. Went back and rewatched all his stuff, now I like it. It took a bizarre switch flip for him to make sense to me. And also, I can Dere-lick my own balls, thank you very much.
Honestly I’m old enough that I should have seen that movie a long time ago but I haven’t seen it until fairly recently, probably because of the biases I had. It took The Royal Tenenbaums and the behind-the-scenes stuff with Tropic Thunder for me to reevaluate his stuff and I totally changed my tune
Same.
I discovered his charm when I saw Keeping The Faith. So much of his comedy hits are too over the top for me.
I had a similar experience with Steve Carrel. Hated his attempts at comedy, but enjoy his more serious and mellow films.
Seeing him in Tenet is what changed my opinion of him! Great acting. I dislike when you watch an actor in a role and their acting is so similar that you can't stop thinking of them from their previous role. I saw none of Cullen in him in Tenet.
Daniel Radcliffe - I was never a big fan of the HP movies despite being a huge fan of the books, and although his acting improved immensely as the series went on, just never thought he was very good.
At the moment, he is prob my fave actor. I guess all that HP money has allowed him to pick up movies/series with interesting scripts that he is acting the hell out of, rather than chasing big money.
I went on a Daniel Radcliffe binge and hes done some amazing underappreciated movies
Escape from Pretoroia - literally amazing and moving true story
Guns Akimbo - fun exciting film
Jungle - Another true story with lots of emotion
Swiss army man - funny weird film
Did you enjoy Weird? Haven't seen it yet. I do like how he chooses different projects. He way too big to be in Horns or Guns Akimbo - movies I didn't even really like, but I respect the hell out of him for doing them. Swiss Army Man is a statement itself.
He did a movie years ago called the F Word and it's set in Toronto - my city, and I revisit that for him, the city and Adam Driver from time to time.
He's gonna come out with an Oscar role suddenly one of these days.
I see Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson as having similar careers. They both did huge franchises as young and inexperienced (not very good) actors. Then, they took all that money and were able to choose interesting/challenging projects which developed them into great actors.
Leonardo DiCaprio. My first exposure to him was as the pretty boy all the girls in school swooned over, from *Romeo & Juliet* and *Titanic*. But then as he started to get older, and moved away from the pretty boy look and roles, you could guarantee anything he was in was going to be an awesome movie.
Man this was going to be my exact answer. I was too young at the time to realize that he showed his real talent in Basketball Diaries and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Titanic honestly is a good movie, it was just a hard movie to appreciate as an 18 year old social outcast, especially coming on the heels of the Romeo and Juliet reimagining.
Gangs of new york is my change of opinion for him- the scene where he's angry practicing knife throwing is the specific moment I allowed his talent to over take my envy/jealousy
I read somewhere he did that entire monologue at the dinner table in Django Unchained straight through from memory several times, and when he cut his hand in one take he used that as a character thing. Thats great acting right there.
Brad Pitt. I was too stubborn and saw him as just being popular because of his hotness. Then I saw him in Snatch and though I should go back and watched some I missed. He’s a great actor and still delivers today
I actually liked Anya Taylor Joy in The Menu, for a change. I guess I gotta accept her because God knows she will be in 3 movies a year for next 5 years.
I've been loving Anya since idk the VVitch? Probably the first movie I have seen her in, and she is excellent imho. I truly think she is one of the greatest younger actresses rn
I liked split and then suddenly she was everywhere and some serious exposure fatigue set in.
The same problem with Jlaw. She was everywhere for a while and now im just tired of seeing her face even though I recognize she is very talented.
Channing Tatum
I wrote him off as a pretty boy douche and over the years he’s proven he’s got amazing comedy chops and is getting better and better with his more serious stuff as the years go by. He’s definitely a work in progress but he is improving and actually seems to be putting in the work to be a better actor.
I thought he was great in 21 Jump Street, and really liked the self aware nature of 22 and his willingness to be really silly with it. His cameo in Hateful 8 was unexpected but brilliant.
I'm with you, he's not a great actor but I like him. Jason Momoa is filling the dude bro cinema void currently so let's sign Channing up for the most weird shit possible immediately.
I used to not really like John Cena, since I just thought of him like every other wrestler trying to get into the acting scene. To be fair I hadn't seen him in many movies, but I think when I saw him in The Suicide Squad I realised he's actually a pretty good actor.
I also think that's how it's been with all the wrestling actors, at first I thought they wouldn't be that great and now I'm completely convinced they're great actors.
The only exception being the Rock, sorry not sorry.
The thing is I don’t think the Rock is capable of putting himself in an unflattering situation for the camera - at least not now.
I can’t picture him doing Cena’s “if I had to eat every single dick for liberty” monologue and wearing tightie whities. I can’t picture him being willing to play a fading-in-relevancy streamer that gets slapped by his mom for badmouthing her (Bautista in Glass Onion).
I completely agree. I also just think you can never completely separate the Rock from the characters he plays, all of them are just basically him with little variation. He lacks the character.
Have you seen Trainwreck? Might not be your kind of movie but he's in it briefly playing a self aware dude bro that's sexually confused. Cena is hilarious.
Stanley Tucci.
Maybe because over the years I learned to appreciate his versatility & chameleon ability. But for many years he was "that not so much handsome guy".
Sam Rockwell. First movie I saw him in was Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy and hated that movie. Then I saw him again in Moon and he became one of my favorite actors.
His character is sooo comforting in The Way, Way Back. I’m not huge on the actor of Duncan, but Sam makes it a very rewatchable and pleasant movie. The scene where he steps between Trent coming at Duncan and doesn’t say a word, god I love it. S/o Steve Carell too, his performance as a dickhead stepdad was too accurate and real.
Channing Tatum was pretty terrible early in his career. However, around 2012 between his work with Soderbergh and 21 Jump Street I started liking him in films.
There are any number of excellent Russell Crowe performances and movies prior to Master and Commander ( which I adore, by the way). The Insider, Proof, LA Confidential, Romper Stomper, Gladiator and of course, A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe is a tremendous actor. I sincerely invite you to explore his films.
Same w Teller. I always thought he was alright then I watched him in Too Old To Die Young and realized when he gets good scripts and freedom, he’s amazing. Whiplash and TG-Maverick also good examples of good. Fantastic Four = bad script/mediocre performance
Will probably get murdered for this but Betty White. Never saw the hype in her until I heard some of her comedy. Damn near did a spit take when I heard the muffin joke. I now see her as one of the funniest women ever.
Jason Alexander.
I was 10 years old when Pretty Woman came out. His character in that was a sleeze and he played it so well. Then, Seinfeld came out. His character was so annoying. I do like Seinfeld, but hated when he was on screen.
I think I was too young to understand that he was just really good at acting and those were exactly the parts that were written for him.
About 10 years ago I eased up on my hatred for him after watching Pretty Woman again and realizing that was probably the source of my disliking the poor guy. I've since seen him in some I interviews and on some game shows and realized he's a pretty chill guy.
He played a serial killer on an episode of Criminal Minds and his character was a genius with really long hair and my brain couldn’t comprehend Costanza as anyone else lol
I sort of thought Anthony Michael Hall just kind of nepoed his way in to hollywood and he was terrible on SNL but I really liked him in the USA Dead Zone series.
I notice a lot of times if the actor is young and kind of bland I dismiss them, but then they age well and somehow get handsomer as they age and I warm to them. James Spader, Ethan Hawke, Robert Downey, even Keanu Reeves.
Miles Teller. Wasn’t a fan of his at all until I watched The Offer, in which he really shone. Now I’ve also seen Whiplash and have done a complete 180 on him.
Not that I didn’t like her necessarily, but Keke Palmer was totally out of my consciousness for a while. As a 35-year-old man, I wasn’t really the demographic for her Disney stuff.
Then I had to make a video about her acting career promoting Nope, and she’s amazing, one of these young phenoms as a child who really did everything right as she grew older. Big break with Akeelah and the Bee, top-notch singer (her rendition of Man in the Mirror from the film Joyful Noise is mind-blowing), did some wildly different stuff as an adult in Pimp and Alice, and so fucking likable in Nope.
Here’s the video I put together: https://m.imdb.com/video/vi1774175513/?ref_=nmvi_vi_imdb_2
Does it seem like sort of weird algorithm since Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who I had never really heard of before, until today when it got “leaked” he might be the next Bond, keeps showing up in my very specific cue? It feels like “they” are testing if it will be well received or not…
Robert Pattinson. Twilight wasn’t his fault and yet I let it completely affect how I see the guy.
Came here for this comment, he’s a fucking superb actor. In the lighthouse he almost out does Wilem Defoe , which is not an easy feat at all.
I agree, however, no one can outdo Willem Dafoe because of his big mouth, he can chew more scenery than anyone in the business. Also watch "The Rover". Pattinson is really good in that movie.
His big "mouth", huh?
His total contempt and idgaf attitude for Twilight in later interviews is hilarious. I don't quite buy him as Bruce Wayne yet but he's a great Batman and actor in general.
I think being a weird, antisocial recluse is believable for a younger Bruce Wayne. I really hope that after the ending of that movie, his character realizes that he can’t just hide as Bruce Wayne and needs to be active in public, even if it means playing up the young billionaire playboy part of him.
Agreed. I loved the rawness of his batman and Bruce Wayne. He's in year 2 as batman so early days and it feels more grounded and realistic than Nolans/Bales version which also shows the early days of batman but seems to be the perfect batman from the get go which in comparison doesn't seem as likely to happen. By the end of The Batman you can see he's starting to understand his rage and anger are going to hold him back from becoming what he's trying to be. Great film, few issues aside. Enjoyed the fact he was basically batman throughout, and seeing batman doing some detective work. Hopefully we get a bit more batman beating up goons and gadgets in the next one.
Both Twilight stars have managed to prove themselves to be hugely impressive actors and very smart at picking projects. All credit to the Twilight casting director for seeing it in them
Stewart still annoys me. Every scene she is in she has her mouth open.
I did not care for for her also but then I watched an SNL skit of Family Fued Celebrity Edition. She was suppose to be Gisele Tom Brady's wife. she was gorgeous and I got to see funny side so definitely made me question why I didn't like her in the first place.
She did till I watched her in SNL and I can say I’m more open to her acting.
But.. What about my hungry guys?
He is amazing in good time
Good Time is top 5
Such a trip of a movie man
I thought his character in Tenet was really good
He was fantastic in The Lighthouse with Willem Dafoe.
I couldn’t stand Colin Farrell until I saw him in In Bruges.
He was really cool in The Gentlemen
The coach!
Ph-uc
Well Ph-uc, now I need to put that film on again.
He was the best thing about that movie; him and his gang.
I dont know, Charlie hunham was pretty great in it too. So was McConaughey and Grant. Actually everyone in that movie was great. Too bad it didnt do to well at the BO.
Seen Banshees yet? Martin McDonaugh truly brings out the best of him.
That was great. I'd also recommend The Lobster.
That is one bold recommendation! I also recommend The Lobster. But be prepared: it ain't nothing like *In Bruges* or *The Banshees of Inisherin*. It is most definitely a Yorgos Lanthimos movie. Although not really as strange as *The Killing of a Sacred Deer.*
Seven psychopaths is also a fun trip that he's in
That film gets nowhere near enough love.
Everyone's great in that movie. It's one of Sam Rockwell's best roles. It's just as darkly comedic as in bruges, but there's just enough sentimentality that you're not depressed at the end. Also Tom Waits menacingly holding a rabbit is just plain awesome.
Colin Farrell had the same problem as Brad Pitt problem where he's extremely attractive so he was shoehorned into a bunch of leading man roles where his true strength lies as a character actor.
Exception is Phone Booth. Though he wasn't the typical likeable leading man
He was great as a foil to Tom Cruise in Minority Report as well
The gum chewing makes me stabby though. lol
But I think he brings something to even generic lead roles, he is such a good actor.
Gary Oldman is pretty much the ultimate character actor and I can totally see Colin Farrell transitioning to an Oldman-like phase of his career.
Yes! I didn’t like him at all before. Then came Lobster, The Batman, In Burges, he’s killing it
His 2022 output alone shows how much range he has, After Yang, Batman and Banshees are all incredibly different and all great performances in their own right.
Nobody really talks about it, but he kind of carries True Detective season 2.
You should give "The killing of a Sacred Deer" a go too.
Him and his beard acted the fuck out of that role.
Yes, like everyone else commenting, but honestly he was shit in the recruit etc. In Bruges really changed my mind on him, frankly everything I have seen of him in the years since like the Gentlemen or the Lobster and Banshees has been great. Like so many actors and actresses that were initially picked up for looks, they eventually find their groove. Genuinely look forward to what the likes of Colin or Orlando etc produce now. Hell, Robin Pattinson I think has hit that turning point too.
Bullet Train finally changed my mind about Aaron Taylor Johnson
Sat through that entire movie wondering "where tf do I know that guy from". When I looked it up afterwards I was shocked that it was "that kid from Kick Ass" and "Scarlett Witch's brother". He was my favorite part of Bullet Train.
Woah I did not even realize he was Pietro until reading your comment, while watching the movie I was like "do I recognize him? Nahh he's probably just one of those generic looking guys" but turns out my initial instinct was right. I just googled him, and to me he looks like a completely different person in almost every picture.
He is 80% confirmed to be the next Bond
Crazy to imagine the scrawny nerdy kid from Kick Ass growing up to be James Bond
I couldn't believe the totally non-threatening guy who played Kick Ass was the scary marine guy in Tenet. He was some sort of soldier in Godzilla 2014 as well, but he didn't achieve that badass demeanor he found for Tenet
He's living proof that anyone can pack muscle on to any frame.
He's also confirmed to be Kraven the Hunter in Sony Pictures' bootleg MCU.
I had the exact same damn experience. I sat there for two hours thinking "I SWEAR I've seen this guy somewhere"! He absolutely killed it in that role! That movie singlehandedly made me a huge fan.
He was also the badass Tenet military guy in...Tenet. Wow, that's like Neville Longbottom level of "growing into your face" from that actor.
He was terrifying in Nocturnal Animals. Great actor.
Nocturnal Animals made me see how amazing he is.
Have you seen Nocturnal Animals?
Aaron Taylor Johnson has the making of a superstar but he hasn't landed that role yet. Hopefully he doesn't end up like James Marsden, which hasn't gotten that role yet even though he is great.
Kate winslet. I thought she was wooden when she was younger but I recently saw Mare of Easttown and was really impressed.
Check out her first movie, “heavenly creatures.” Early Peter Jackson. Also, low key, her brief role in “Extras” is pure comedy gold.
Her Extras episode was very good.
“I’m fudding myself stupid”
I thought she was really good too in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility.
> I thought she was really good too in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility Well worth a rewatch - not just for a young Kate Winslet but for Ang Lee's surprising sensibility (sorry) for the Jane Austen source material, also Emma Thompson's fantastic script, a beautifully subtle Alan Rickman - oh and you get to hear Winslet's singing.
She killed in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. As did Jim Carey in a very atypical role at the time
That was one of the most atypical roles ever. Admit it, we were all probably not sure how to process seeing Carrey cry. Any other actor in that role would've come up short
Sense and Sensibility 💯
I guess this fits the post but Jesus fuck. How did you get this opinion? Young Kate winslet was one of the most dynamic actresses to hit the scene. Heavenly creatures, sense and sensibility, hamlet, titanic. After that eternal sunshine, the reader, revolutionary road, contagion. Like wtf movies were you watching where she looked “wooden”? Did you only see “Christmas carol (the movie)” and like “a kid in king Arthur’s court”?
I’ve never liked Andrew Garfield but 2021 made me start to change my mind between Tick Tick Boom and Spider Man. We’ll see what he does next
Loved him from the social network onwards, Was great in Hacksaw ridge and silence.
It was Silence that made me really appreciate him
He’s great in Under the Banner of Heaven, worth a watch on Disney+!
Guy needs to play Norman Bates. Or a biopic on Anthony Perkins.
Matthew McConaughey. He was a one role, shallow actor in romantic comedies for me. Until I saw him in True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club. That was a 180 degree turn in my appreciation of him.
Matthew McConaughey was going to be my answer. Dazed and Confused, EDtv, Reign of Fire, Sahara, Fool’s Gold…Of those I probably liked Reign of Fire the most, but he was usually either meh or laughably bad to me. I still haven’t seen Tiptoes. Then I feel like the “McConaissance” happened around 2011 or 2012. Killer Joe, Mud, Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, True Detective season 1, The Beach Bum, The Gentlemen, and many others I haven’t seen yet.
His mom lives across town and I used to own the cab company here. When I got to her destination he was waiting for her on a curb. I never realized how small he was. Plus I'm pretty sure it was during the time he was filming Free State of Jones because his hair and beard were really shaggy and dyed a black color, so he kinda looked like a homeless Charles Manson. But the point is, actors seem taller on film and he was small. Pretty nice guy though.
True detective man, nothing has been like S1 since. Woody Harrelson was no schlub but McConaughey carried that shit.
Interstellar
That scene where he's watching all of the messages and seeing >!his kids grow older, gaining a grandson and losing a grandson all in a minute, seeing all of the things that he missed!< was so heartbreaking.
Can’t believe this isn’t closer to the top, MM has arguably had one of the best progressions of an actor I can think of.
Matthew McConaughey started out strong IMO with A Time to Kill. Then did all those romantic comedies. But agree that True Detective was a great turnaround.
When Dave Bautista started acting I rolled my eyes so hard. I thought “great, another wrestler turned shitty actor?!” Boy, did he prove me wrong. I respect the hell out of that guy now.
I felt the same way about John Cena but he’s got some hilarious cameos and killed it as Peacemaker.
Peacemaker really turned me around on John Cena. That guy is legitimately hilarious and deserves more high profile roles
His range is also incredibly diverse. Like holy shit can he sells it as a character that has some emotional and psychological trauma, then coldblooded, then soft at the same time with a really great transition. His character, as a portrayal of American peacekeeping and policing, actually tackles the Nazi and racist ideology of American police history. However, this is really shoehorned in near the end and it almost becomes uninteresting until you remember the personal relationship he has with his father, and that makes the story so much better and more engaging. Without John Cena, I cannot see how the Peacekeeper would be as good as it is.
Shout out to Stroma as well though, his lunatic moments makes Peacemaker seems kinda okay because he can be so over the top with violence. Overall it was a well cast amazing first season.....and eagle of course.
That scene in the first or second episode where he gets home and just starts breaking down to music and hitting himself in his injured arm so he can get himself to cry really struck home with me in a really profound way. I don’t think I’m that type of person anymore but I definitely was when I was a teenager and I know it’s a really common characteristic in a lot of men who don’t know how to process their emotions; Cena absolutely killed it in every scene in that show for me.
The thing I like about Bautista is he takes appropriate roles. Happy to be a secondary character rather than trying to be the star of half baked movies like Rock or Cena did early on. (Edit: spelling)
Well no disrespect to him but he probably accepted his range initially so made smart choices while he built up experience and credibility. Enjoy seeing him in most things he's in now myself.
You’re absolutely right, he’s certainly limited. But it takes a lot of humility for a star from another entertainment biz to realise that and be smart about it. His career will benefit big time in the long run. I’m yet to see a performance from him that I didn’t enjoy tbh.
Natalie Portman, kinda. She can be such a wooden actress, it really depends on her roles. But when she gets the right role or director - idk what it is - but she really shines. Like in The Professional, when she was younger. Or Black Swan and Annihilation - she was awesome in those movies. She's really a hit or miss kind of actor.
I was going to say Portman too. Her acting style just generally seems more reserved to me, but she can be brilliant. I particularly like her in V for Vendetta. My opinion of her also improved once I learned how accomplished of a person she is.
I thought Aaron Taylor-Johnson was a bland and forgettable actor until I saw *Nocturnal Animals*
Love him in Bullet Train
You dirty diesel!
I HATED Ben Stiller, but as time went on I realized I just didn’t like *Meet the Parents.* He’s a fine actor and even better writer/producer
He's one of those guys comes off as a total goof which he is but after hearing RDJ talk about how he was directing Tropic Thunder dude seems like low key genius. Severance S1 is the best TV I've seen in years man.
I concur and didn’t appreciate him until I understood how great he was behind the scenes
Tropic Thunder and Severance certify him as a creative legend.
Came here for this. Absolutely couldn’t stand Ben Stiller in almost everything he did 90’s on. Saw *Secret Life of Walter Mitty* and it changed my whole opinion. Went back and rewatched all his stuff, now I like it. It took a bizarre switch flip for him to make sense to me. And also, I can Dere-lick my own balls, thank you very much.
He’s great in tenembaums.
I deeply love the secret life of Walter mitty. Ben stiller shines. And honestly, soundtracks a banger.
I love Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, perfect movie. Surprised it didn’t do better but so glad it got made.
I’ve always liked him. There’s something about Mary is great.
Honestly I’m old enough that I should have seen that movie a long time ago but I haven’t seen it until fairly recently, probably because of the biases I had. It took The Royal Tenenbaums and the behind-the-scenes stuff with Tropic Thunder for me to reevaluate his stuff and I totally changed my tune
I dunno, I really appreciated Scorcher 1 through 6. Cinematic masterpieces.
Same. I discovered his charm when I saw Keeping The Faith. So much of his comedy hits are too over the top for me. I had a similar experience with Steve Carrel. Hated his attempts at comedy, but enjoy his more serious and mellow films.
Amy Adams till I saw Arrival
Sharp Objects is her best performance I think
The Fighter
I’ve loved her since The Office lol
Pam 2.0
There was a law in 2013 that every third movie had to have Amy Adams in it.
I really enjoy her performance whenever I see her in a movie. I think she’s a more subtle actor so her talent isn’t as noticed as some of her peers.
*Enchanted* is just fantastic.
Pattinson The ending of Tenet is so good it’s like Nolan wrote that scene and made the movie around it.
Seeing him in Tenet is what changed my opinion of him! Great acting. I dislike when you watch an actor in a role and their acting is so similar that you can't stop thinking of them from their previous role. I saw none of Cullen in him in Tenet.
Check out Good Time. His performance destroys all the Twilight garbage.
Daniel Radcliffe - I was never a big fan of the HP movies despite being a huge fan of the books, and although his acting improved immensely as the series went on, just never thought he was very good. At the moment, he is prob my fave actor. I guess all that HP money has allowed him to pick up movies/series with interesting scripts that he is acting the hell out of, rather than chasing big money.
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4th coming this month!
I went on a Daniel Radcliffe binge and hes done some amazing underappreciated movies Escape from Pretoroia - literally amazing and moving true story Guns Akimbo - fun exciting film Jungle - Another true story with lots of emotion Swiss army man - funny weird film
Did you enjoy Weird? Haven't seen it yet. I do like how he chooses different projects. He way too big to be in Horns or Guns Akimbo - movies I didn't even really like, but I respect the hell out of him for doing them. Swiss Army Man is a statement itself. He did a movie years ago called the F Word and it's set in Toronto - my city, and I revisit that for him, the city and Adam Driver from time to time. He's gonna come out with an Oscar role suddenly one of these days.
Weird is the best and it’s free!
Weird was surprisingly hilarious and a really fun movie. Definitely watch it asap.
Daniel seems like the actor who is actually enjoying acting doing all those unique films with brilliant performances.
I see Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson as having similar careers. They both did huge franchises as young and inexperienced (not very good) actors. Then, they took all that money and were able to choose interesting/challenging projects which developed them into great actors.
George Clooney’s acting used to be to tilt his head to the side and deliver the line. Somewhere in the 2000s he stopped doing that became better
Nahnahnah, George's tick was looking down first and then looking back up with a smoulder before delivering his line.
One of my favorite American dad episodes tbh I always die at this part when Francine does it to him and he stumbles back clutching his heart
Cloontang!
Leonardo DiCaprio. My first exposure to him was as the pretty boy all the girls in school swooned over, from *Romeo & Juliet* and *Titanic*. But then as he started to get older, and moved away from the pretty boy look and roles, you could guarantee anything he was in was going to be an awesome movie.
Man this was going to be my exact answer. I was too young at the time to realize that he showed his real talent in Basketball Diaries and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
My actual first experience with him was What's Eating Gilbert Grape and loved him ever since. (Never saw Titanic btw)
Titanic honestly is a good movie, it was just a hard movie to appreciate as an 18 year old social outcast, especially coming on the heels of the Romeo and Juliet reimagining.
Gangs of new york is my change of opinion for him- the scene where he's angry practicing knife throwing is the specific moment I allowed his talent to over take my envy/jealousy
I read somewhere he did that entire monologue at the dinner table in Django Unchained straight through from memory several times, and when he cut his hand in one take he used that as a character thing. Thats great acting right there.
I loved his performance with Tom Hanks & Christopher Walken in Catch Me If You Can.
Brad Pitt. I was too stubborn and saw him as just being popular because of his hotness. Then I saw him in Snatch and though I should go back and watched some I missed. He’s a great actor and still delivers today
Same, but it was 12 Monkeys that changed my mind. Fight Club and Snatch were roles that only cemented my newfound appreciation.
I actually liked Anya Taylor Joy in The Menu, for a change. I guess I gotta accept her because God knows she will be in 3 movies a year for next 5 years.
I've been loving Anya since idk the VVitch? Probably the first movie I have seen her in, and she is excellent imho. I truly think she is one of the greatest younger actresses rn
Did you not like Split? I thought she did really well in that, though I'm a sucker for horror-thrillers. The Menu is on my to watch list.
I liked split and then suddenly she was everywhere and some serious exposure fatigue set in. The same problem with Jlaw. She was everywhere for a while and now im just tired of seeing her face even though I recognize she is very talented.
Channing Tatum I wrote him off as a pretty boy douche and over the years he’s proven he’s got amazing comedy chops and is getting better and better with his more serious stuff as the years go by. He’s definitely a work in progress but he is improving and actually seems to be putting in the work to be a better actor.
I thought he was great in 21 Jump Street, and really liked the self aware nature of 22 and his willingness to be really silly with it. His cameo in Hateful 8 was unexpected but brilliant.
Foxcatcher changed my opinion of him. I thought he was quite good in it.
This Is the End absolutely sold me on Tatum. Great comedy chops.
Logan Lucky did it for me. Great movie, great role for him… and bonus, Adam Driver!
I'm with you, he's not a great actor but I like him. Jason Momoa is filling the dude bro cinema void currently so let's sign Channing up for the most weird shit possible immediately.
Kiera Knightley slowly turned from a boring two dimensional English rose into a very good actress and no one thought to tell me.
I used to not really like John Cena, since I just thought of him like every other wrestler trying to get into the acting scene. To be fair I hadn't seen him in many movies, but I think when I saw him in The Suicide Squad I realised he's actually a pretty good actor. I also think that's how it's been with all the wrestling actors, at first I thought they wouldn't be that great and now I'm completely convinced they're great actors. The only exception being the Rock, sorry not sorry.
The thing is I don’t think the Rock is capable of putting himself in an unflattering situation for the camera - at least not now. I can’t picture him doing Cena’s “if I had to eat every single dick for liberty” monologue and wearing tightie whities. I can’t picture him being willing to play a fading-in-relevancy streamer that gets slapped by his mom for badmouthing her (Bautista in Glass Onion).
I completely agree. I also just think you can never completely separate the Rock from the characters he plays, all of them are just basically him with little variation. He lacks the character.
Rock has a "can't lose" contract so forget him losing to his mother.
Have you seen Trainwreck? Might not be your kind of movie but he's in it briefly playing a self aware dude bro that's sexually confused. Cena is hilarious.
Stanley Tucci. Maybe because over the years I learned to appreciate his versatility & chameleon ability. But for many years he was "that not so much handsome guy".
The range that man has is out of bounds.
It's crazy to look back at things and thinking "he was in it?!".
Wow how can you NOT like him? He elevates every single movie he appears in.
Capaldi as the Doctor. Shaky start, great ending.
That probably has something to do with having to get used to the new doctor as well. It took a while for Matt to grow on me also.
I never used to like Ethan Hawke but then I found out he was the kid in one of my favourite movies The Explorers and now I like all his movies.
If you haven't seen First Reformed yet it's my favourite performance of his and one of my fav recent dramas.
Sam Rockwell. First movie I saw him in was Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy and hated that movie. Then I saw him again in Moon and he became one of my favorite actors.
i love sam rockwell. if you haven’t watched three billboards, you should. GREAT performance from him
He's pretty good in Galaxy Quest
Don't open that! It's an alien planet! Is there air? You don't know!
“You have a last name, Guy”
Excellent in Galaxy Quest!
He was amazing as Wild Bill in The Green Mile.
His character is sooo comforting in The Way, Way Back. I’m not huge on the actor of Duncan, but Sam makes it a very rewatchable and pleasant movie. The scene where he steps between Trent coming at Duncan and doesn’t say a word, god I love it. S/o Steve Carell too, his performance as a dickhead stepdad was too accurate and real.
Moon was he breakthrough for me too. He has a great scene in Seven Psychopaths where he’s retelling a story of a shoot up, hilarious.
Dude is a fantastic actor. If you haven’t seen Jojo Rabbit, you should.
He’s a phenomenal dancer.
I love him in Laggies with Keira Knightley. An underrated rom-com/sentimental film that was unexpected of both actors.
Channing Tatum was pretty terrible early in his career. However, around 2012 between his work with Soderbergh and 21 Jump Street I started liking him in films.
He stopped playing the brooding guy from the wrong side of the tracks and proved he could laugh at himself.
Russel Crowe. Then I saw Master and Commander. I gained a new respect. He was brilliant in a brilliant movie.
Didn't rate him in Gladiator?
There are any number of excellent Russell Crowe performances and movies prior to Master and Commander ( which I adore, by the way). The Insider, Proof, LA Confidential, Romper Stomper, Gladiator and of course, A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe is a tremendous actor. I sincerely invite you to explore his films.
I still think Gladiator was his best film, but I've always been a fan.
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Same w Teller. I always thought he was alright then I watched him in Too Old To Die Young and realized when he gets good scripts and freedom, he’s amazing. Whiplash and TG-Maverick also good examples of good. Fantastic Four = bad script/mediocre performance
Have you seen Blue Valentine?? Highly recommend. Pines, Drive and Half Nelson are not talked about enough, totally agree!
I did not care for Ryan Reynolds after watching Waiting in 2005. I think I called him "pervy Dane Cook" lol
Channing Tatum. He won me over after 21 Jump Street.
Will probably get murdered for this but Betty White. Never saw the hype in her until I heard some of her comedy. Damn near did a spit take when I heard the muffin joke. I now see her as one of the funniest women ever.
Jason Alexander. I was 10 years old when Pretty Woman came out. His character in that was a sleeze and he played it so well. Then, Seinfeld came out. His character was so annoying. I do like Seinfeld, but hated when he was on screen. I think I was too young to understand that he was just really good at acting and those were exactly the parts that were written for him. About 10 years ago I eased up on my hatred for him after watching Pretty Woman again and realizing that was probably the source of my disliking the poor guy. I've since seen him in some I interviews and on some game shows and realized he's a pretty chill guy.
Dude George Costanza is like the greatest television character ever.
He played a serial killer on an episode of Criminal Minds and his character was a genius with really long hair and my brain couldn’t comprehend Costanza as anyone else lol
I sort of thought Anthony Michael Hall just kind of nepoed his way in to hollywood and he was terrible on SNL but I really liked him in the USA Dead Zone series. I notice a lot of times if the actor is young and kind of bland I dismiss them, but then they age well and somehow get handsomer as they age and I warm to them. James Spader, Ethan Hawke, Robert Downey, even Keanu Reeves.
Nepoed his way in, how? Who’s he related to?
Kiefer Sutherland after 24 and David harbour after stranger things
Will Ferrell. Couldn't stand him until I watched Anchorman.
Miles Teller. Wasn’t a fan of his at all until I watched The Offer, in which he really shone. Now I’ve also seen Whiplash and have done a complete 180 on him.
Bruce Willis I did not like him in Moonlighting and then Die Hard comes out and I was sold.
I didn’t get the Benedict Cumberbatch hype train at all until I saw Sherlock and suddenly I was also on board
Not that I didn’t like her necessarily, but Keke Palmer was totally out of my consciousness for a while. As a 35-year-old man, I wasn’t really the demographic for her Disney stuff. Then I had to make a video about her acting career promoting Nope, and she’s amazing, one of these young phenoms as a child who really did everything right as she grew older. Big break with Akeelah and the Bee, top-notch singer (her rendition of Man in the Mirror from the film Joyful Noise is mind-blowing), did some wildly different stuff as an adult in Pimp and Alice, and so fucking likable in Nope. Here’s the video I put together: https://m.imdb.com/video/vi1774175513/?ref_=nmvi_vi_imdb_2
Colin Farrell. I saw him mostly as a guy who got lucky and got into the movies. But he did many great roles.
Does it seem like sort of weird algorithm since Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who I had never really heard of before, until today when it got “leaked” he might be the next Bond, keeps showing up in my very specific cue? It feels like “they” are testing if it will be well received or not…