Overrated/underrated actors

[peplaw06]

Underrated:

Christopher Walken
Don Cheadle
Steve Buscemi
Giovanni Ribisi

That's a great list altogether. Ribisi is one of my favorites though. I remember him in the Wonder Years.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

Nicolas Cage is tha MAN!

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Nicolas Cage is tha MAN!

^^^loves hair-plugs on a guy

 

[jksmith269]

^^^loves hair-plugs on a guy

How could you guys forget this guy, come on, he's Great I mean he's living a roll as we speak... (atleast I hope he's only acting if not he needs some serious help)

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[Yeagermeister]

How could you guys forget this guy, come on, he's Great I mean he's living a roll as we speak... (atleast I hope he's only acting if not he needs some serious help)

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He's acting......like an idiot

 

[jksmith269]

He's acting......like an idiot

Two more that's been missed IMO is

John Cusack and his sister Joan, I think both are very gifted and don't get near the credit they should for their acting...

 

[jem88]

I completely disagree. Great movies and performances.

I'll take Forrest Gump over Philadelphia, but to me, neither of those films, nor the acting in them, is anything special. I did enjoy the music in Forrest Gump though.

 

[jem88]

How could you guys forget this guy, come on, he's Great I mean he's living a roll as we speak... (atleast I hope he's only acting if not he needs some serious help)

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He is a good actor but I think he pretty much gets the credit/attention he deserves. So I don't really see him as underrated.

 

[trickblue]

Regardless of where they are rated....Nick Cage, Tom Cruise, Mark Whalberg, and Keanu Reeves are AWFUL actors IMO.

Not saying they aren't in some good movies...because each one has been in a few....just saying that overall, their acting is atrocious.

True



Very good movie. I couldn't believe how skinny the dude got.

Raising Arizona comes to mind. :laugh2:

Nicholas Cage is a great CHARACTER actor, but he stinks as a lead...

Overrated:
Julia Roberts
Jack Nicholson (I LOVE his movies, but he's the same character in every one)
Ben Affleck
Alec Baldwin
Matt Damon
Robin Williams (except when he plays a deranged role)
Samuel L. Jackson (still like his movies)
Matthew McConaughey
Heath Ledger
George Clooney
Jennifer Lopez

Underrated:
Jeff Bridges
Paul Giamatti
Harry Dean Stanton
Kevin Bacon
William H. Macy
Joan Allen
Dennis Leary
John Cusack
Ed Norton
John C. McGinley

Several I left off both lists I'm sure...

 

[Khartun]

A lot of these underrated lists remind me of one of my favorite movies.

Miller's Crossing.

It has Steve Buschemi, John Turturro, and Gabriel Byrne, who I also like a lot.

 

[RESIN8]

Under
Benico Del Toro
Jermey Piven
Robert Downey Jr(If Heath Ledger doesn't OD, Downey get the Oscar)
John C McGinley(Commish in the Miller Lite commericals)
William DaFoe
Tim Roth
Harvey Kietel

2 bit actor hall of fame(Small, but memorable parts)
Richard Edson- Ferris Bueller"What country do you think this is"
David Patrick Kelly-Warriors"Warriors---come out and play"
Taylor Negron-Nothing but Trouble"You've got a BMW, act like it"
Danny Trejo-Dusk till Dawn. Guy never says much, but he's got tons of credits for being the vato loco prototype.

Over
Charlie Sheen
Christian Slater
Ben Affleck

 

[MrMom]

Under
Benico Del Toro
Jermey Piven
Robert Downey Jr(If Heath Ledger doesn't OD, Downey get the Oscar)
John C McGinley(Commish in the Miller Lite commericals)
William DaFoe
Tim Roth
Harvey Kietel

2 bit actor hall of fame(Small, but memorable parts)
Richard Edson- Ferris Bueller"What country do you think this is"
David Patrick Kelly-Warriors"Warriors---come out and play"
Taylor Negron-Nothing but Trouble"You've got a BMW, act like it"
Danny Trejo-Dusk till Dawn. Guy never says much, but he's got tons of credits for being the vato loco prototype.

Over
Charlie Sheen
Christian Slater
Ben Affleck

I guess it goes back to what people consider overrated, but how would you figure these guys are overrated? I'd take Slater as the best actor of those three, but none of them are held in high esteem or get a lot of pub. So, I'm just wondering what your criteria is.

 

[MrMom]

Under

Danny Trejo-Dusk till Dawn. Guy never says much, but he's got tons of credits for being the vato loco prototype.

He was hilarious in Bubble Boy.

 

[ethiostar]

Under
Benico Del Toro
Jermey Piven
Robert Downey Jr(If Heath Ledger doesn't OD, Downey get the Oscar)
John C McGinley(Commish in the Miller Lite commericals)
William DaFoe
Tim Roth
Harvey Kietel

Yep, i forgot about him too. He was hilarious in Usual Suspects.

He was also excellent in '21 Grams', a great movie by the way.

 

[ethiostar]

Meryl Streep... you gotta be kidding.

Gotta agree with you on that one. I think she is a phenomenal actress.

 

[ethiostar]

Overrated:

George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Tom Hanks

Underrated:

Steve Buscemi (my favourite actor, check out Trees Lounge)
David Thewliss (you might recognize him from Harry Potter, but you must see him in Naked)
John Turturro (Do The Right Thing and Barton Fink immediately come to mind.)
David Strathairn (Brilliant in Good Night and Good Luck, also excellent in Limbo)

However, it really depends how we define over/underrated, because guys like Turturro and Buscemi are certainly held in the highest regard among cinema buffs, but they tend not to play the stereotypical leading Hollywood roles (although Buscemi has provided amusing supporting turns in otherwise forgettable Hollywood fare, such as The Rock and The Wedding Singer.)

Good call on those too. But I got to disagree with Strathairn

Edit: sorry for some reason i thought you were talking about Jason Statham. oops. But yes, he, Strathairn, is a good actor.

 

[ethiostar]

A lot of these underrated lists remind me of one of my favorite movies.

Miller's Crossing.

It has Steve Buschemi, John Turturro, and Gabriel Byrne, who I also like a lot.

That's a great movie.

 

[ethiostar]

I need to add Richard Gear and Harrison Ford on my overrated list. Both had a couple of good performances but overall they are the same person in every single movie.

 

[peplaw06]

I gotta throw another guy in there who I think is very underrated. Neil Patrick Harris.... aka Doogie Howser. He was typecast as that little kid doctor genius, but in How I Met Your Mother he's great, and he's getting roles in movies now (Harold & Kumar). I think he's hilarious.

 

[joseephuss]

Overrated:

Jack Nicholson (I LOVE his movies, but he's the same character in every one)
.

Is he even acting any more? Just seems as if he is being himself in his movie roles and not playing a character.

The same goes for Nick Nolte. I swear they just turn on the cameras and let Nick just be Nick. No scripts and let's see how it turns out.