Jack Black

Grab All Association

How does he keep getting work?

It’s the same ducking roles in most movies. down on his luck rocker who learns the meaning of [insert here] and leaves behind his slacker lifestyle.

callaway92

Keeps getting work because he's clearly a draw. Everything he is in does well. Doesn't really take a genius to figure it out.

Boom_Bap

Shallow Hal is one of the greatest movies ever.

valoren

I think it's because he pretty much created a casting cliche all by himself.

A casting note for a 'Jack Black'.

An egotistical, self absorbed rocker/stoner/ne'er do well type who doesn't have movie star looks but appeals due to his charismatic passion and strong moral compass.

Big Budget movie.

Casting Director: "Get me Jack Black for this role"
Agency: "We're sorry, he's unavailable.."
Casting Director: "Ok, get me a 'Jack Black' for this role"
Agency: "How does Seth Rogan sound?"
Casting Director: "Beee-u-tiful...."

Alternatively, a low budget movie.

Casting Director: "Get me Jack Black for this role"
Agency: "Sure, he's available..it will be $5 million"
Casting Director: "No, that's too much, get me a 'Jack Black' for $50k"

B0jangles

Because it is 100% guaranteed he will make this face at some point in the film:

Funny.

Trigger Happy

And he did write and perform the greatest song in the world.

troyzer

Trigger Happy wrote: »

And he did write and perform the greatest song in the world.

And then wrote a tribute.

seamus

Jack Black is great. Yes, he does play the same character in every movie, but so do many other comedy actors. Will Ferrell, Seth Rogan, Jason Bateman, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Ed Helms....the list goes on. Adam Sandler for God's sake has made a 20-year career out playing himself in movies.

Arguably even the likes of Chris Pratt play the same character in every movie.

If you have a think about it, very few actors actually stray from their niche through their career.

wakka12

Hes quite likeable and entertaining, he does play the same role in everything but so do lots of big actors..patrick bateman has never not been a depressed middle aged dad with kids and a dark comedic streak

bluefinger

Inward singing

_Brian

I wouldn’t be over gone on him overall as a performer, but he’s quite good in the current clock/house/wall Halloween flick.

McMurphy

Trigger Happy wrote: »

And he did write and perform the greatest song in the world.

I.like his arch nemesis Jack White slightly better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsnIdx8JSBY

Frank O. Pinion

Bernie (2011)
The Polka King (2017)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot (2018)


How do you like them apples.

pleas advice

Sprawl...

Riddle101

I like his music a lot more then his acting. I have a lot of time for Tenacious D. But yeah, I wouldn't be that big on his movies. Although I liked that HBO series he did with Kyle Gass way back years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8crygG5YEhY

elefant

wakka12 wrote: »

Hes quite likeable and entertaining, he does play the same role in everything but so do lots of big actors..patrick bateman has never not been a depressed middle aged dad with kids and a dark comedic streak

You're obviously not familiar with his earlier work in mergers and acquisitions.

ohnonotgmail

He keeps getting work precisely because producers know exactly what they are going to get. And he was really funny in the Jumanji remake.

chrissb8

Never once found him funny. Saw him on the Eric Andre show and he was completely out of his depth trying to make his bad jokes with that annoying eyebrow thing he does. 
Also Tenacious D was the worst thing ever. I wouldn't usually mind a band existing, but that goddamn tribute song was just being played too much at one point. 
Then his movies are just him. Playing him. Waster, stoner, heart of gold, just needs the right motivation to change his life for the better. 
I'm sure he's obviously nice but he just strikes me as the guy who makes not funny jokes in the voice of a 19th century lord type stroking his beard, because obviously that makes it more funny. While no one laughs or a muted quick laugh comes out just to save the awkwardness of it all.

homosapien91

I find him very hit & miss. I loved Shallow Hal & School of rock but anything else just felt very meh about

razorblunt

Alot of actors don't stray far from usual types.
George Clooney repeatedly turned down "villain" roles, the guy loves himself so probably can't help but want people to love him as much as he does himself.

Tom Cruise was about the only one who went against the trend in Collateral but that was ages ago.

Black just does what he's good at and if he's getting paid then happy days, easy life for him!

Birneybau

I find him likeable enough

mistersifter

didnt he do some christmas rom com and some action films (godzilla or king kong or somethin?) . Stepped away from the school of rock vibe in those films maybe.

he was very good in high fidelity but that was nearly 20 years ago.

ohnonotgmail

razorblunt wrote: »

Alot of actors don't stray far from usual types.
George Clooney repeatedly turned down "villain" roles, the guy loves himself so probably can't help but want people to love him as much as he does himself.

Tom Cruise was about the only one who went against the trend in Collateral but that was ages ago.

Black just does what he's good at and if he's getting paid then happy days, easy life for him!

Clooney plays against type in The American.

MetzgerMeister

elefant wrote: »

You're obviously not familiar with his earlier work in mergers and acquisitions.

And let's not forget his great work in the murders and executions market

PlaneSpeeking

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Shallow Hal is one of the greatest movies ever.

.... Nurse, the big needle please!!!!!

Gwynplaine

Just like Johnny Depp. The same character in every film. I avoid anything he's in.

MetzgerMeister

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Just like Johnny Depp. The same character in every film. I avoid anything he's in.

Really???

How are Edward Scissorhands, Jack Sparrow, Raoul Duke, Dean Corso and Fred Abberline in any way comparable

ceadaoin.

I thought he did a good job playing a teenage girl in jumanji. Also, the goosebumps films and the other Halloween movie he's in are nothing like the roles described in the op. Maybe he was typecast in the early 00s but he seems to have moved on now

Donald Trump

Racist feckers on here.

Is it coz he is Black?

fryup

he's about funny as a cracked nipple

pleas advice

How about the power to kill a yak. From 200 yards

suicide_circus

cock push ups

Vincent Vega

Can't say I've ever found him particularly funny, and his presence can often put me off watching a movie.

Find his style of humour to be far too forced for my liking.

buried

Vincent Vega wrote: »

Can't say I've ever found him particularly funny, and his presence can often put me off watching a movie.

Find his style of humour to be far too forced for my liking.

I'm the same, if this gadge is in it I will do my best to never watch it.

He seems to continuously play the exact same sort of character he played in 'High Fidelity' which was years back.

His presence and this same character portrayal drags you out the fourth wall and escapism of the film you are trying to watch

Arghus

I recommend the movie Bernie. He gives a great not for laughs performance. With the right material he can show his range.

I can't hate Jack Black because School of Rock.

The Crowman

A legend behind the drumkit for the Stranglers.

fryup

Vincent Vega wrote: »

Can't say I've ever found him particularly funny, and his presence can often put me off watching a movie.

Find his style of humour to be far too forced for my liking.

like jim carey,

Vinculus

Be kind Rewind is a gem of a movie.

AllForIt

I've never watched a movie with Jack Black in it because I don't watch the kind of movies he would be in and if I see him in the credits I won't watch it because I will know it's the kind of movie I wouldn't want to watch because he is in it.:pac:

donegal_man

Not a big fan of his movie persona but liked the HBO's "The Brink". I was really disappointed when they cancelled it after just one series.

Birneybau

AllForIt wrote: »

I've never watched a movie with Jack Black in it because I don't watch the kind of movies he would be in and if I see him in the credits I won't watch it because I will know it's the kind of movie I wouldn't want to watch because he is in it.:pac:

You are SO cool

JupiterKid

For those who don’t love Mr Jack Black, you may revel in the scene in The a Jackal where the evil Bruce Willis blows Black’s arm clean off before blowing the gimp to oblivion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXdB_AYiDs

Akrasia

AllForIt wrote: »

I've never watched a movie with Jack Black in it because I don't watch the kind of movies he would be in and if I see him in the credits I won't watch it because I will know it's the kind of movie I wouldn't want to watch because he is in it.:pac:

The credits happen after the movie is over. Jokes on you, you've already watched it


Sucker

boredatwork82

I have to say I am a fan of Jables. Lived Tenacious D.

Also his role as a teenage girl trapped inside a grown mans body in jumangi was class. That's definitely not the stereotype role many people here are saying he never strays from.