Do you guys consider John Turturro to be a good actor?

johnnyboy

I have been thinking about this recently. I almost never see him mentioned when favorite actors are being talked about, so i want to know what you guys opinion is about him. Even when The Coen brothers are in the discussion, the main players always are Jeff Bridges, John Goodman or Steve Buscemi, but almost never him.
So do you people rate him as an actor, and if not, why?

Karl Hungus

John Turturro is seriously class!
Dont think I could imagine Barton Fink, or Oh, Brother without him.

Nobody ****s with the Jesus!

John Turturro is a superb actor. He brings an air of class to each and every film he is in. From Barton Fink to Mr Deeds to Collatoral Damage.

Krusty_Clown

He is a really great actor....

Barton Fink
Quiz show
The Big Lebowski
Rounders
O' Brother where art thou?
The Luzhin Defence

I will always (in my own mind) typecast him as that furtive, wacky, slightly unbalanced character (as in the above movies)..

But of the above, his performances in The Big Lebowski and the Luzhin defence are the most memorable..

Always a pleasure to watch him on screen..

commuterised

I wouldn't have known this guy by name until I read this thread. But now I do!

johnnyboy

Originally posted by Krusty_Clown
He is a really great actor....

Wel i'm glad to know!:)

sceptre

Krusty's list should be proof enough for anyone that the guy is a really great actor. None of those movies would have been the same without the guy. When I went to see Anger Management I'm sure I went "whayhey, Turturro!" when he appeared.

Makaveli

Yeah, great actor. Highly underrated. I'd say a lot of people wouldnt have a clue who you were talking about if you just named him, but if you showed them his picture they'd know right away.
Liked him in Clockers too, worked well as Keitel's (police) partner.

sci0x

Yes, he is. He's probably not mentioned because he's not a big megastar. He mostly gets supporting roles and actors like that are not very often mentioned on best actors lists. It's just like Philip Seymour Hoffman.

BlitzKrieg

i wouldnt recognise him without a picture i got all these faces in my head but cant figure out which one

Pigman II

Originally posted by BlitzKrieg
i wouldnt recognise him without a picture i got all these faces in my head but cant figure out which one

^^


'On the Waterfront!?!'

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Too right he's a good actor!

Check out the scene in Millers Crossing where he's out in the forest begging Gabriel Byrne for his life if you don't think so.

Also check out 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Five Corners' for more good performances by him.

BlitzKrieg

bingo....name and face click...


Yep v.good actor...thx man

Goodshape

John Turturro is a great actor. So very, very versatile..

...so versatile in fact, that I don't think he will ever really 'make it'. He changes his appearance and acting style so much, audiences would have a hard time recognising him from one film to the next.

IMO, he's destined to stay in the background making quality left-of-the-centre flicks... and thank fxck for that.

KdjaCL

I think he is superb actor but when i seen Big lebowski and seen this i nearly cried laughing.



"It dont matter to jesus"


LOL still laugh at that.

kdjac

Pigman II

Originally posted by KdjaC
I think he is superb actor but when i seen Big lebowski and seen this i nearly cried laughing.






kdjac

'You ready to be ****ed man? I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we're gonna **** you up.'

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Does anyone find that those scenes with 'The Jesus' are doubly funny purely because of Liam (his bowling partner) standing there saying nothing? You just keep thinking to yourself 'How on earth could those two guys actually know each other?' I think the fact that his name is Liam (of all things) just adds even more to it.