Overrated Actors/ Underrated Actors

A very under rated actor for me is Bill Murray, his work in 'Lost in Translation' was phenomenal, nobody could have done a better job than him. While he was quite good in Groundhog day he didn't really have much to work with, he makes movies enjoyable just by being in them.

Also an under rated actor is Adam Sandler; now don't go nuts disagreeing with me until you've seen '50 first dates' or 'Punch Drunk Love', I think he did a great job in both. Everyone just dismisses him because of movies like Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison which didn't have any decent acting at all, but the boy can act given the opportunity.

Can't think of anyone who's over rated right now sorry.

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To me, she is a character actor in the role of a leading lady.

She plays the same woman in a different setting.

I found Sophie's Choice to be her only powerful performance.

After making films like She-Devil and Death Becomes Her, I try to avoid her.

I'm sorry uconjack.

I was refering more to his style rather than actual Shakespearean films.

It's the style of the stage, overacting rather than acting naturally.


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I loved him in Marathon Man.

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P.S. The thread was "Over-rated actors."

I don't think Meryl Streep or Laurence Olivier suck.

I believe they get a little too much praise.

The most Over-rated actor i can think of is Denzel Washington.
Every freakin' role he plays is all the same. His performance in Training Day might have been his "best", but it sure as he** wasn't any different from any of his other movie roles. Its just Denzel himself in every movie.

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Denzel is an excellent actor, but to an extent he's overrated. His range isn't all that great, he's always recognizable. He can play different characters, but his tone and mannerisms hardly change. After he says one line, you know it's Denzel.

Training Day was not his best performance though.

Denzel's performance in Malcolm X > Denzel's performance in Training Day

And not by a little.

I think Russell Crowe is incredibly overrated.

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I agree Piddzilla, he got a lot of praise from Gladiator which may have been his best role although I didn't like him in that, and the same happened with A Beautiful Mind although I haven't had the pleaseure of seeing that yet.

I just think as soon as he's trying to play sensitive or vulnerable he's on thin ice.

Maybe that's because in a sensitive role, everyone has to focus on him.

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Most Overrated: John Wayne

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John Wayne could act!

Overrated: Ben Affleck - This guy can't act. The only reason he gets to make movies is because girls like to look at him.

Underratedon Cheadle - He is a powerful character actor. The sad thing is that most of the movie going public will only see him in Ocean's Eleven and Twelve.

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Not all girls like looking at him...

Mr Cheadle was in After the Sunset as well

yeah. I don't either.

...piggy little eyes.

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Ben is basically in every Kevin Smith movie. What does that tell you about his acting?

Julia Roberts

Or maybe I just don't like her big mouth.

I am still pissed that she stole the oscar from Ellen Burstyn in 2000.

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Kevin Smith movies are the only time I've seen Ben Affleck and thought he acted well.