Good movies with bad actors

[gorcorps]

This may have been a thread before, but I don't remember it. Anyway I was talking with a buddy yesterday how there's some pretty bad actors out there that end up getting into some awesome movies.

Some of my favorites include Nicholas Cage in The Rock and/or Lord of War. I really enjoyed both those movies, and Cage still wasn't enough to ruin them for me. Maggie Gyllenhaal was pretty fucking terrible for The Dark Knight, and if she had a bigger role she could have totally fucked that one up for me.

What about you?

 

[shortylickens]

I agree with your picks. Nick Cage was alright in Leaving Las Vegas and 8MM, but that doesnt mean he's good in everything.

I would say most of the stuff with John Travolta after Pulp Fiction. He had his comeback but now its time to stop.
Sylvester Stallone in Oscar. He's by far the weakest link in that chain. Everyone else was a professional comedian and damn well cast.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

Keanu Reeves in any action movie he does. Speed, Matrix, Constantine, etc.

 

[gorcorps]

I also loved Idiocracy, but can't stand Luke Wilson.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

I might get flamed for this but Arnold Schwarzenegger in all his movies. His movies are awesome but his acting is comically bad.

 

[gorcorps]

I might get flamed for this but Arnold Schwarzenegger in all his movies. His movies are awesome but his acting is comically bad.

That's the POINT! His awful one-liners are what made those movies great.

"Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied..."

 

[AndroidVageta]

Keanu Reeves in any action movie he does. Speed, Matrix, Constantine, etc.

Speed and the Matrix possibly...however, I think he was pretty damn good in Constantine...seemed to fill the roll quite nicely, I wasnt bothered in the least by him.

 

[dfuze]

"Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied..."

Which one was that, Commando?

 

[Anubis]

Which one was that, Commando?

yea

 

[dfuze]

^^ holding that guy that looked like Sean Penn over the cliff by the leg. Haven't seen that movie in ages.

 

[purbeast0]

Saw
any of the older movies with Ahnold

 

[MiniDoom]

^^ holding that guy that looked like Sean Penn over the cliff by the leg. Haven't seen that movie in ages.

“What happened to Sully?”

“I had to let him go.”

 

[gorcorps]

^^ holding that guy that looked like Sean Penn over the cliff by the leg. Haven't seen that movie in ages.

"I had to let him go"

:awe:

ack... beaten to it

 

[lokiju]

Tom Cruise movies.

I've always said that a lot of his movies are good despite him being in it. He get's cast in a lot of movies I like, but I don't particularly like him.

Brad Pitt is close to that in my opinion also. He's been in some movies I really like but I don't think he's a very good actor.

 

[gorcorps]

Tom Cruise movies.

I've always said that a lot of his movies are good despite him being in it. He get's cast in a lot of movies I like, but I don't particularly like him.

Brad Pitt is close to that in my opinion also. He's been in some movies I really like but I don't think he's a very good actor.

Agreed with Cruise with the vast majority of his roles.

Very much disagree with Pitt. Seeing him in Snatch, Inglorious Bastards, Fight Club, and some other ones... I don't see a lot of other actors pulling off such different roles so well. I like him more often than not.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

Agreed with Cruise with the vast majority of his roles.

Very much disagree with Pitt. Seeing him in Snatch, Inglorious Bastards, Fight Club, and some other ones... I don't see a lot of other actors pulling off such different roles so well. I like him more often than not.

I agree. I also thought his acting was great in the Ocean's Eleven series and Benjamin Button.

And yea Cruise is the King of overacting.

 

[Pheran]

Agreed with Cruise with the vast majority of his roles.

Very much disagree with Pitt. Seeing him in Snatch, Inglorious Bastards, Fight Club, and some other ones... I don't see a lot of other actors pulling off such different roles so well. I like him more often than not.

I'm with gorcorps on this one, I think Brad Pitt is an excellent actor.

 

[dfuze]

also agree that Pitt is good, I liked him in Mr & Mrs Smith

 

[MiniDoom]

Keanu Reeves - Point Break, Matrix, the day the earth stood still

 

[ussfletcher]

Any movie with Shia LeBouf or whatever his name is. Terrible freaking actor.. quit giving him parts.

For that matter add the chick from transformers too, terrible, terrible actors.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Sin City had a bunch of awesome actors...minus Jessica Alba. Every movie she has ever been in has been a failure besides Sin City.

 

[gorcorps]

Any movie with Shia LeBouf or whatever his name is. Terrible freaking actor.. quit giving him parts.

For that matter add the chick from transformers too, terrible, terrible actors.

So... you liked his movies though? This isn't just another 'shit on the actors you hate' thread, it's trying to find movies you still really enjoy despite having those actors you don't care for in it.

 

[DT4K]

Keanu Reeves - Point Break, Matrix, the day the earth stood still

The topic is GOOD movies with bad actors. Point Break and the Day the Earth Stood Still were very bad movies.

The ultimate GOOD movie with a bad actor is the original Star Wars trilogy. Mark Hamill is terrible.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Nick Cage in Bad Liutenant Port of call New Orleans comes to mind ...

 

[shortylickens]

Saw
any of the older movies with Ahnold

Who didnt you like?
Tobin Bell? Danny Glover? Cary Elwes? Shawnee Smith? Ken Lueng?