Bad Actors

Tarah04

Who's your favourite?

Tzardine

That kid that plays Lily on Modern Family is atrocious. She is so bad that it's funny.

Tarah04

Tzardine wrote: »

That kid that plays Lily on Modern Family is atrocious. She is so bad that it's funny.

Do you remember when Oisin was a kid in Fair City?

AndyBoBandy

Nicholas Cage.

Brilliant in Raising Arizona. Utterly awful in pretty much everything else he’s ever been in.

Tarah04

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Nicholas Cage.

Brilliant in Raising Arizona. Utterly awful in pretty much everything else he’s ever been in.

And still he's so enjoyable to watch.

Oink

Actors who’ve stopped acting. Like De Niro. He just comes over, does his Italian gangster shtick and leaves.

sbs2010

Charlton Heston

He starred in loads of good films but he has only one facial expression - constipated.

Skill Magill

John Wayne, wooden and typecast, never understood his popularity.

Tarah04

Skill Magill wrote: »

John Wayne, wooden and typecast, never understood his popularity.

That scene where the do his walk in The Birdcage is gas.

is_that_so

Skill Magill wrote: »

John Wayne, wooden and typecast, never understood his popularity.

Presence, dear boy presence. Watch The Searchers to see why.

ButtersSuki

Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liasions; not helped by the fact he’s surrounded by top of their respective games Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer amongst others (incl. Peter Capaldi, best known as Malcom Tucker). It’s a fantastic film with some very fine performances, which is occasionally interrupted by Keanu in full-on Bill & Ted mode.

Kaybaykwah

Keanu "cardboard cutout of himself" Reeves.

Oh hi Mark!

FHFM50

Tzardine wrote: »

That kid that plays Lily on Modern Family is atrocious. She is so bad that it's funny.

The lad that played Luke was just as bad.

RobbingBandit

Neil Patrick Harris Starship Troopers and Barney Stinson anything else he's crap

Terence Rattigan

Brendan O Carroll`s missus, woeful.

mloc123

FHFM50 wrote: »

The lad that played Luke was just as bad.

And the kid that was Jays young son in the last few series

Irishphotodesk

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Neil Patrick Harris Starship Troopers and Barney Stinson anything else he's crap

Doogie houser MD (where he actually became known)

flasher0030

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Nicholas Cage.

Brilliant in Raising Arizona. Utterly awful in pretty much everything else he’s ever been in.

Didn't take long for the thread to descend to the ridiculous. Nick is an oscar winner, and was nominated in another year.

Should have won an oscar for Con Air:):)
No-one else could deliver that immortal line - put the bunny back in the box.

santana75

flasher0030 wrote: »

Didn't take long for the thread to descend to the ridiculous. Nick is an oscar winner, and was nominated in another year.

Should have won an oscar for Con Air:):)
No-one else could deliver that immortal line - put the bunny back in the box.

Yup. Theres Birdy and Moonstruck to consider aswell

CatFromHue

The thing about Nicolas Cage is he knows how to make an entrance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNMjO2SpF0

Dante

Nicholas Cage in Mandy was perfection.

the purple tin

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuyH89V_HV8

Dempo1

I've never figured out Colm Meanys appeal albeit I've not seen him in anything in recent years, perhaps that in itself says it all. Some pretty dreadful performances in equally dreadful films but whilst not a film, his performances generally in Star Trek Deep space nine was just appalling where he played the token Irish character chief O Brien, just awful cringe enducing stuff. Seems the snapper was pretty much a one hit wonder.

Coybig_

Cameron Diaz is a really bad actress. She has had the odd decent performance but has the ability to single handedly ruin a movie with her "acting".

pixelburp

CatFromHue wrote: »

The thing about Nicolas Cage is he knows how to make an entrance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNMjO2SpF0

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

Cage is a good actor whose early career proves this, it's simply that (IIRC) he has had financial and tax issues that necessitated him saying yes to pretty much any job that crossed his desk. But unlike similar Z-movie, former stars like Bruce Willis, rather than act like it's all beneath him, Cage just goes for broke and channels some crazy energy.

Homelander

Casper Van Dien.

Won't hear a bad word about Nic Cage though. No matter how low he sinks, he really gives it his all. So many terrible movies that are strangely compelling due to his unhinged performance.

Can't remember the name but watched one recently where his dead wife was reincarnated in his girlfriend's teenage daughters body. It was so unbelivably awful, yet brilliant, due to his unhinged performance.

phonypony

Tzardine wrote: »

That kid that plays Lily on Modern Family is atrocious. She is so bad that it's funny.

FHFM50 wrote: »

The lad that played Luke was just as bad.

Luke was atrocious. I thought the same of the girl who played Lily, especially at the beginning, but I recently watched it all again from start to finish, I grew to dislike her less as it went on, thought she was doing ok by the end.

phonypony

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

Brendan O Carroll`s missus, woeful.

Ah Mammy! Awful!

odyssey06

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liasions; not helped by the fact he’s surrounded by top of their respective games Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer amongst others (incl. Peter Capaldi, best known as Malcom Tucker). It’s a fantastic film with some very fine performances, which is occasionally interrupted by Keanu in full-on Bill & Ted mode.

That reminds me of a quote attributed to John Gielgud:
"You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie."

razorblunt

phonypony wrote: »

Ah Mammy! Awful!

In a show that has a long list of bad actors she’s by far the worst. You’d think after all this time she’d get used to it and would stop laugh-talking.


Kat Dennings started off as that quirky-cool-awkward character and just seems to live it now. Not sure if she’s just half arsíng it now because she’s sick and tired of the roles being same but it’s become so self aware (as per Wandavision).

An Claidheamh

razorblunt wrote: »

In a show that has a long list of bad actors she’s by far the worst. You’d think after all this time she’d get used to it and would stop laugh-talking.

The “breaking” is deliberate, they do it on SNL as well*

Sh1te shows do it a lot

*was mentioned on an episode of 30 Rock

HamSarris

saabsaab

Julia Roberts. Can look like she is trying to figure out why she is there?
Reese Witherspoon. Almost always too intense bit like like Tom Cruise?

Dempo1

Dempo1 wrote: »

I've never figured out Colm Meanys appeal albeit I've not seen him in anything in recent years, perhaps that in itself says it all. Some pretty dreadful performances in equally dreadful films but whilst not a film, his performances generally in Star Trek Deep space nine was just appalling where he played the token Irish character chief O Brien, just awful cringe enducing stuff. Seems the snapper was pretty much a one hit wonder.

Nah, Meaney is a fine actor. He did a scene in DS9 as "Smiley" in the alternate universe, where he wishes for the life in the other universe, as anything would be better than this, and it was just fabulous acting. There were plenty of bad actors in DS9, but Meaney wasn't one of them. He was also great as Gene in Layer Cake.

loyatemu

re: Cage - he's a superb actor who appears in a lot of bad movies. Ethan Hawke described him as “the only actor since Marlon Brando that’s actually done anything new with the art of acting”. No matter how sh1t a movie is, Cage generally improves it.

getting back to the question, the correct answer is Arnie - he can't act for toffee, but he's always entertaining.

Samsonsmasher

Harrison Ford has two expressions - frown and point his finger or sideways grin. His movies are always about his wife or his family in danger.

Michael Douglas never made a movie where he doesn't have a shower scene or a white bathrobe or he doesn't slick his hair back.

Tom Cruise - surprise or a grin or he runs manically.

After scores of movies actors become parodies of themselves

Losendos

I knew Jenny slightly, a long time ago, when we were both young actors. She had talent, but getting drawn into the BOC world did her no favours. You need to be a superb actor to rise above scripts that bad.

Capt'n Midnight

Check out the Steven Seagal emotion chart.

If you can't see his face it's been a body double since the turn of the millennium.

fryup

Michael Caine, why he's so highly regarded has me baffled

angel eyes 2012

I know it's nowhere near Hollywood levels but Keith Duffy in Coronation Street. He just played himself and kept looking at the camera.

appledrop

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Neil Patrick Harris Starship Troopers and Barney Stinson anything else he's crap

No can't agree with you at all. Neil Patrick Harris is absolutely outstanding in ' Its a Sin'

Church on Tuesday

I don't know the chaps name, but this is something else.

SouthernBelle

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

I don't know the chaps name, but this is something else.

Is that Ryan O’Neal?

fryup

fryup wrote: »

Michael Caine, why he's so highly regarded has me baffled

3 time oscar nominee, 1 time winner. Plus a golden globe.

saabsaab wrote: »

Julia Roberts. Can look like she is trying to figure out why she is there?

Nominated for a total of 8 awards between oscars and golden globes. winning 3 golden globes it of the 4 I believe.

saabsaab wrote: »

Reese Witherspoon. Almost always too intense bit like like Tom Cruise?

2 golden globes and an oscar winner out of 7 nominations.

This thread has jumped the shark so many times the shark has gitten bored, given up and gone home, shaking its head sadly.

angel eyes 2012

Andie MacDowell. She is just blessed she picked great comedies in Four Weddings and Groundhog Day.

Lesalare

I find Julia Roberts - whilst a stunningly beautiful woman, somewhat annoying to watch as an actress. I don't see her as a character in all her movies, rather just Hollywood celeb - Julie Roberts. She does the same quirky traits in every movie she's in.

Also I can't watch a movie with Kiera Knightly.

ziedth

I think Nic Cage has very been good in too many movies to be called a bad actor to be honest. I can easily see why people would jump to him so quickly.

alchemist33

Hayden Christiansen - terrible from his first scene in Star Wars.

Theworldisy

Is the betting without Nicolas Cage. Only good film i have seen him in is On frozen ground. Other than that shocking.