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Old 07-27-12, 03:08 PM
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I was immediately going to mention Keanu Reeves in The Gift. I'm glad several did before me, he was effective and infuriating in that movie and made me wish more filmmakers would cast him in truly dark and more villainous roles instead of just having him play the dumb good-guy all the time.
He was a villain in The Watcher but he was awful in that.
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He was adequate in the film and I was able to tolerate him, which for me, still makes it a monumental achievement as I consider him to be almost completely talentless and annoying.




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He was a villain in The Watcher but he was awful in that.
Obviously the director calling the shots makes all the difference. It always does.
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I remember when Kristen Stewart was a teenager in Panic Room and everyone loved her and thought she'd be a big star.

Looking over her filmography, I've only seen her in two movies... Panic Room and Adventureland and thought she was good in both.

I guess all the hate for her comes from Twilight. I just find that silly though. Either people are hating her because they hate Twilight... or they hate her because she really wasn't good in Twilight (which would mean that you're admitting to watching Twilight).
I hate the way she acts on interviews and in public like she is a queen we are stupid for paying to see her movies.
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What do you mean "we", paleface?
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Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno. I cannot stand Rogen usually, but Kevin Smith was able to make him earn his paycheck for once.
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I'd really like to see Julia Roberts impress me. Just once at least.
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Patton Oswalt in Big Fan.
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I like Julia Roberts in Closer...only cuz Clive Owen was yelling at her and it was awesome.

I can't say I hate any actor but from those that I just don't think are or were good at that point:

Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street
Marlon Wayans in Requiem for a Dream
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Dane Cook in 'Mr. Brooks'.
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Russell Crowe in pretty much anything. I really detest him as a person, but there is no doubt he is very talented and I end up enjoying the movies he is in.
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Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno. I cannot stand Rogen usually, but Kevin Smith was able to make him earn his paycheck for once.
Rogen was infinitely better in Funny People. Zack & Miri was Smith's attempt at making an Apatow comedy, and he blew it.
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Gwyneth Paltrow was great in Se7en. Otherwise I can't stand her in anything at all. Bony. ****y.
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Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight comes to mind. This is actually more of a reason why I dislike her as she seemed like someone with decent acting ability and after this just chose the easy Diva route with safer roles.
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Sylvester Stallone in Copland
While I don't hate Stallone, I don't generally like him. That being said, he gave a stellar performance in Copland.
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Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises.
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Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight comes to mind. This is actually more of a reason why I dislike her as she seemed like someone with decent acting ability and after this just chose the easy Diva route with safer roles.
She was fantastic in that role. Great performance. Total shit since then. Although she was fairly decent in the rather shitty 'The Cell'.
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Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises.
Tom Hardy in everything except TDKR.
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Tom Hardy in everything except TDKR.
I was just trolling a little to see what kind of madness would ensue. Sadly not as much as I had hoped.

I like Hardy a lot and thought he was really good in DKR.
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Gwyneth Paltrow was great in Se7en. Otherwise I can't stand her in anything at all. Bony. ****y.
Have you seen Contagion? That was the role she was born to play.
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Originally Posted by KillerCannibal
Rogen was infinitely better in Funny People. Zack & Miri was Smith's attempt at making an Apatow comedy, and he blew it.
I agree. By making Zack and Miri funny and quotable with a witty script, he failed miserably at making an Apatow comedy. If he had just had his actors improvise for two hours, he would have finally made to the big leagues. Kevin Smith is the Icarus of raunch comedy.
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While I don't hate Stallone, I don't generally like him. That being said, he gave a stellar performance in Copland.
Glad this performance was mentioned a few times in this thread. Couldn't agree more. Stallone should have been nominated for this performance. At the very least. Also agree with Reeves in "The Gift". I'd like to add Jennifer Aniston in "Horrible Bosses".
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Glad this performance was mentioned a few times in this thread. Couldn't agree more. Stallone should have been nominated for this performance. At the very least.
Agree 100%.
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