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Gunny said:I haven't met anyone who hates him. As a person he seems very down to earth and I like him as an actor.
Creeping-Cruds said:I wouldn't say I "hate" him but I don't particularly like him and certainly don't get why so many regard him as such a great actor. If you're gonna play the same guy every time out ala Denzel, Goldblum, you'd better be extra f'n charming...
Gunny said:What are you talking about same character?
Bourne, Good Will Hunting, Talented Mr Ripley, (urgh) Brothers Grimm, Good Shepard, Syriana.
The only characters with similar characteristics would be Bourne and Good Shepard.
Gunny said:But how?
Compare Bourne/Good Shepard and Ripley/Good Will Hunting it's like night and day.
Creeping-Cruds said:Night and day? Naw..
Wearing different hats isn't the same as taking on completely different personas..
Same face different place. Matt Damon is simply not diverse. The only time I've seen him even attempt to step out of himself was Bros Grimm and that was outright mediocrity.
titanbuoy said:It always bothers me when people are dismissive of the abilities of actors such as Eastwood, Washington, or Brad Pitt (or going even further back, guys like Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant or Spencer Tracy). For lack of a better term let’s just call these types of actors “movie stars”. I think the thing that separates movie star type actors from the rest of their peers is a natural presence that comes across the moment they walk on screen. I don’t think this is a learned ability, I think it’s something that an actor has the moment they first step in front of the camera. It’s an almost inexplicable quality, but it’s an undeniable thing. That star quality is dual edged; obviously for the most part it's a positive, but in one specific sense it can be viewed as a negative, it’s utterly inescapable. It’s not something that can be simply switched off, no matter how fully Clint Eastwood realizes a character, the same star quality that makes them so charismatic also shines through that performance (they can’t escape it). Often movie stars give some of their worst, scenery chewing, performances when they attempt some obvious, against the type-cast role in an effort to escape their own on screen persona. I don’t think all of this makes them one trick ponies, I think it means the viewer has to look past that overpowering star quality to see the finer nuances in their work (which in the case of movie stars like Eastwood, Washington and Deniro is almost invariably there).
Puck said:one actor that does not is Nicolas Cage
Childress79 said:For all the plaudits Al Pacino's acting has earned him over the years, when was the last time he actually used a different persona in a role.
That guy has lost it.
Some actors have made a nice career out of just being themselves & thats what we love about them. Christopher Walken is a good example.
Childress79 said:
Check out Cage in 'The Weather Man' & especially 'Matchstick Men'.
He delivers very different performances in both of those movies. They're both excellent films too that I would recommend watching.
Creeping-Cruds said:Can't talk about Nick without mentioning Wild at Heart.