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Shaun · 17-02-2014, 09:47 PM

Idea carried on from the whole Matthew McConaughey-suddenly-being-an-amazing-actor thing... after his really criticized past in crap romcoms like Failure to Launch or whatever.

Who springs to mind when you think of bad actors putting in great performances?

DrunkerThanMoses · 17-02-2014, 10:22 PM

Probably Adam Sandler in Reign On Me

smeagol · 17-02-2014, 10:31 PM

a actor is only as good as the parts they are given though or willing to do.
mathew was always great its just he probably wasn't given the roles.
people say de nero hasn't done a good film in years doesn't mean he is suddenly a bad actor just means he is older so he isn't going to be given those great roles anymore.
some actors fund them selves just to get the parts, like wahlberg. other wise they'd be playing crap as well.

Niamh. · 18-02-2014, 09:03 AM

I think Brian Cranston going from the kind of flaky role of Hal from Malcolm in the Middle to his absolutely outstanding portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad comes to mind straight away

Z · 18-02-2014, 09:09 AM

Ben Affleck
Jim Carrey (not necessarily bad, just every once in a while he does a serious role and you realise he's capable of way more than he lets himself do)

Ammi · 18-02-2014, 09:15 AM

..I don't think that I really took Leonardo DiCaprio seriously after watching Titanic, which I hated anyway but he's a great actor...the same with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who I loved in Argo...I also thought that Tom Hanks was just a light comedy actor with his first few roles as well...oh and Robin Williams..

...he's such a good actor...and Cameron Diaz...

..there are probably more that I can't think of atm...

Smithy · 18-02-2014, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Zee

Ben Affleck
Jim Carrey (not necessarily bad, just every once in a while he does a serious role and you realise he's capable of way more than he lets himself do)

I'm sure I read somewhere that Jim only does comedies now because of some belief he has

Vanessa · 18-02-2014, 09:16 AM

Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer. I can't stand him, but i love him in that movie.

Niamh. · 18-02-2014, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..I don't think that I really took Leonardo DiCaprio seriously after watching Titanic, which I hated anyway but he's a great actor...the same with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck who I loved in Argo...I also thought that Tom Hanks was just a light comedy actor with his first few roles as well...oh and Robin Williams..

...he's such a good actor...and Cameron Diaz...

..there are probably more that I can't think of atm...

Have you seen What's eating Gilbert Grape? He gave a fantastic performance in that when he was still a teenager so I always knew he was a great actor, I was able to forgive him for Titanic

Z · 18-02-2014, 09:27 AM

Oh yeah Cameron Diaz actually; her role in Bad Teacher was in total contrast to the likes of Something About Mary which was all sweetness and light... amazing to see her in a different kind of comedy role, she was very funny

Vanessa · 18-02-2014, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you seen What's eating Gilbert Grape? He gave a fantastic performance in that when he was still a teenager so I always knew he was a great actor, I was able to forgive him for Titanic

He made a lot of nice movies when he was still a teen. There's The basketball diaries, This boy's life and Marvin's room.

Vanessa · 18-02-2014, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Zee

Oh yeah Cameron Diaz actually; her role in Bad Teacher was in total contrast to the likes of Something About Mary which was all sweetness and light... amazing to see her in a different kind of comedy role, she was very funny

I liked her on There's something about mary.

Marc · 18-02-2014, 09:41 AM

I was going to say Matthew

DrunkerThanMoses · 18-02-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you seen What's eating Gilbert Grape? He gave a fantastic performance in that when he was still a teenager so I always knew he was a great actor, I was able to forgive him for Titanic

How he lost an academy award for Gilbert Grape to Tommy Lee Jones I will never understand

Ammi · 18-02-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you seen What's eating Gilbert Grape? He gave a fantastic performance in that when he was still a teenager so I always knew he was a great actor, I was able to forgive him for Titanic

..I'm not sure that I have seen it, it's Johnny Depp isn't it.?..Titanic was the first thing that I saw Leonardo in and it was a hard movie to forgive..

...I guess, Kate Winslett for the same reason as well...

Niamh. · 18-02-2014, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DrunkerThanMoses

How he lost an academy award for Gilbert Grape to Tommy Lee Jones I will never understand

tbh as much I loved The Fugitive, Tommy really played the same role he plays in pretty much all of his films and anyone on that list of nominees should have beaten him imo

Ammi · 18-02-2014, 09:49 AM

with Matthew McConaughey, I've liked him for a long time, in the Lincoln Lawyer, he was exactly the character in the book and in Mud he was just amazing and a great movie...

Niamh. · 18-02-2014, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

..I'm not sure that I have seen it, it's Johnny Depp isn't it.?..Titanic was the first thing that I saw Leonardo in and it was a hard movie to forgive..

...I guess, Kate Winslett for the same reason as well...

It's a really good film, Leonardo plays a mentally handicapped boy

Vanessa · 18-02-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ammi

with Matthew McConaughey, I've liked him for a long time, in the Lincoln Lawyer, he was exactly the character in the book and in Mud he was just amazing and a great movie...

I'm still not keen on him.

Ammi · 18-02-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's a really good film, Leonardo plays a mentally handicapped boy

..I'll put it on my to watch list...and I agree about Tommy Lee Jones, he's one of my favourite actors but he pretty much plays the same character in most movies..even in something lighter like men in Black, he was the same serious character only much more toned down...