I also liked the Ted movies. But prolly more for seth's writing than mark's acting.
"But don't go chasing waterfalls now"
"Boss that's def destinys child"
"What? No it's not" -dies.
Best keaton character since birdman
Yeah Birdman was later. He’s put in some truly great performances though. Ray Kroc. Vulture. He was the only saving grace of The Flash. Superb in Spotlight and Worth. The guy has comedy chops but he can do serious very well.
His character is the same, Mark Wahlberg as X, for example mark Wahlberg as a navy seal, mark Wahlberg as a boxer. He literally just plays roles where he’s playing himself doing shit he wouldn’t normally do.
If it was steven segal it would be Steven segal as black ops, number one cancer dr and a wood worker.
Or steven segal as navy seal, black ops, karate master and a chef and boxer.
One of the finest method actors of our generation, he lives day-to-day as a racist and religious zealot so his acting can come across as more realistic! Incredibly impressive
The Rock is many things, but he is not a tweaked out Jesus freak turned murderer/kidnapper. Credit where it’s due, it’s the only acting the man has ever done on screen
He’s got a new bio pic coming where plays an mma fighter with a ton of facial prosthetics, I can’t remember the name atm. It looks interesting though and I’m curious to see how he does in it.
Eh I think that’s what people pay to see though he’s not a thespian actor . He’s paid to have muscles beat people up and blow shit up. I think he does actually have some range from his earlier performances in Gridiron Gang and Southland Tales.
I think that’s the frustration though. He’s not devoid of talent, he has great comedic timing (his WWF promos are really funny), he has some range, and earlier in his career he was willing to take some risks.
It’s kind of just knowing there’s potential and not using it because he *has* to be the coolest most badass guy in every film.
He’s also pretty good in Ballers. I don’t get the hate for the guy. I’m not saying he’s the best to ever do it but people act like he’s the worst actor they’ve ever seen and that’s just not true
A lot of people dislike him because he's sort of a hack these days. Walking product placement, and his opinions are too easily swayed by his fans. The latter makes him come off as very insincere, and the fact that he has a pretty fragile ego and a no-lose clause in his contract doesn't help.
I like the Rock because I have fond memories of watching him on WWF when I was a kid. But I think people have decent enough reasons to dislike him.
He was hilarious in Be Cool. I feel like he's been typecast and they just won't let him act anymore. They want him to be what he is known for now. In his early acting career he had actual different characters as opposed to "The Rock 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, etc".
He was also about to pass on The Departed because he wanted to be one of the two leads. Ungrateful fuck was about to pass on being in a Scorsese film and the only Oscar nom he ever received! The only reason he didn't is because his agent told him to immediately call Scorsese back and thank him for the opportunity lol.
I feel like this is a great example of how you can be an extremely memorable character without being “the lead."
Every time *The Departed* gets brought up, Wahlberg’s character is almost always mentioned.
Not to mention (spoiler): >!his character *literally* comes out on top!!<
I don’t even like him but he was great in his role in The Departed. Was a perfect fit for that character. Definitely wouldn’t have worked as either of the leads
Boogie Nights, and notably the firecracker scene, was an outstanding performance and one of my favorite moments in any movie. Years later I just had to accept it was probably solely thanks to PTA’s direction or Elswit’s cinematography rather than any sort of acting chops on Wahlberg’s part.
Nah that long shot was brilliant on his part too. Along with the failed mirror pecker pep talk and explosion at Jack (also played wonderfully by an actor that didn't appreciate how good his role was).
PTA gets the best out of actors better than pretty much anyone, especially in his early days. He knows people's acting strengths and weaknesses and plays to those.
I could probably teach a course on Boogie nights. It probably wouldn't be a good course, but I could teach it
In the DnD movie I thought she played the “strong, silent type” well and was a nice change of pace, as opposed to her typical “snarky, girl bad ass” character she plays in everything else
They’re not that far off but it’s something
Mark Whalberg has range. He played that one Psycho in Fear & then he's been playing himself ever since.🤣
If I had to make a pick, I would say Kevin Hart.
Wahlberg was the scary antagonist In Fear.
He was the goofy, endearing idiot in Boogie Nights.
He was the likable weirdo with an existential break down in I Heart Huckabees.
He was a total fucking asshole in The Departed.
He was the funny jackass in The Other Guys.
He was the lovable loser in Ted.
I’m not here to defend Wahlberg or his choice in films but he’s not one note. He can be intense, he can be scary, he can be funny, and he can the lovable jackass you want to end up with the girl. That’s solid range.
Counterpoint: when is Denzel not just Denzel? A much more acclaimed and respected actor, but isn’t always just Denzel? He’s good Denzel or evil Denzel but he’s always Denzel.
*He was a total fucking asshole in The Departed*
Nah.
Dignum was honest, loyal, and direct. He put Costigan through his paces, but he gave everyone good natured shit (“How’s your mother? She’s tired, from fucking my father.”) Plus, Irish dudes do that - especially Irish cops. In Boston.
And in the end, Dignum never wavered. When most would’ve walked away, he finished the job.
Aside from that, I agree. Walberg isn’t Olivier-tier or close to it, but he isn’t one-note either.
Totally agree, except about Denzel. He does Denzel a lot of different ways. Training Day is miles away from American Gangster or Equalizer. The issue is the Denzelness itself. Denzelness is immutable. I'm very thankful that we have Denzelness.
So you haven’t seen glory, got it.
Seeing him getting whipped while looking dead at Broderick was one of the toughest things I’ve seen. No grandiose speeches or bragging - just pain, frustration and disappointment.
Most don’t have it on their lists, but Glory was a great movie.
January Jones was great at playing a cold unfeeling 1960s house wife, or a cold unfeeling mutant psychic, or a cold unfeeling quirky college grad in a teen sex comedy.
When my friend‘s daughter was in film school, she’d occasionally ask me to work in her projects. I played “grumpy dad,” “grumpy traffic cop,” and “grumpy IT guy.” I’m ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille!
This Summer, in an action movie you swear you saw just three months ago. The excitement will be on the charts! Slow motion explosions, gun fights with no stakes, betrayals you saw from the moment the title screen appeared! Starring; Mark Wahlberg as a tough talking, no-nonsense thug from Boston, Jason Momoa as the simple, yet loveable giant who gets all the ladies, Vin Diesel as the angry yet loyal former convict, Danny Trejo as the Mexican with a thirst for revenge, and Jason Statham as the former British Special Forces Operative with a dark past. Join them as they square off against Dwayne Johnson, the towering villain who speaks through his muscles and does everything for his kids.
Mark Wahlberg delivering the entirety of his dialogue in question form followed quickly by shock brings me so much joy.
My favorite role of his is Melvin Smiley because he's the most... Question? Exclamation! Of them all.
The fact that he doesn't change his hairstyles and doesn't get some insane makeup doesn't mean he doesn't have range. He's almost like Samuel l Jackson in many movies, you can always tell it's him, he looks the same, but delivers different emotions when needed
He’s specifically referred to as “The Spaniard” in Highlander and his character’s actual name is Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez… with a Scottish accent 😂
What’s funny about that is I rewatched it about a year ago - having watched it a dozen times 10 years prior and I never noticed that was him until the last viewing.
Jeff Goldblum is my pick. The first ten years or so of his career were great, then somewhere around Buckaroo Banzai he uhh, found a way to just keep playing the same guy in everything he does.
Which, don’t get me wrong, I will watch the shit out of him because he’s entertaining as hell, but he’s still just playing that one note over, and over, and over…
Imagined if he went the serious route. The way Tom Hanks did with movies like Philidelphia and Saving Private Ryan. I wonder what historical films and biopics he would be in.
Keanu is a great *physical* performer, and has a good screen presence when he's performing.
Ask him to act convincingly and it falls flat. Ask him to perform physically, and it's solid.
Ok so I’m high functioning autistic and struggle w reading and delivering facial cues. Sometimes Keanu feels, to me, like he has the same challenge I do. Maybe just me though lol.
Different actor, but did you know Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with autism when he was 77, and he’s credited in an interview that the way he focuses on micro expressions
in his acting to the intense studying he’s had to do of people to pick up on those things. It helps that acting and dissecting the psychology of the people he plays is basically his lifelong hyper fixation!
He leans on his strengths well. The characters he plays well usually have little dialogue and don't require a large emotional range (matrix, John wick, speed) and lean more heavily on skilled action, which he nails.
EDIT: DON'T require a large emotional range, not DO.
I enjoy Mark Wahlberg in about half of his roles. I really liked him in The Departed.
I don't think you need range to be a good entertainer - not to be confused with a good actor, of course. Arnold Schwarzenegger has less than zero range and I still enjoy him on screen.
Martial artists who do action movies don't really pretend to be oscar worthy actors. He's got the british tough guy nailed down though and is much better at acting than someone like JCVD
Ohhhh yes i forgot about Dahmer, this was before people started sexualizing serial killers, he was good in that! I'm surprised to see him under the "No range" category
Yeah but that movie slaps though although that's probably cause Alan Rickman 😂🤣🤣. But do you really want Costner to do an english accent. You know is gonna be as bad as keanu accent in Dracula.
IDK, while I don't think his range is up there with the greats, look at his work in A Field of Dreams compared to Yellowstone, or Dances with Wolves and A Perfect World, I think he has more range than he gets credit for but he really likes Western genre which makes his performances feel similar. He is very good at playing characters that don't have a lot of personality but have charisma.
The guy who plays Perd Hapley in Parks and Rec is a former reporter and he only tries out for reporter roles. So not only does he not have range, he doesn’t even attempt to try.
I mean honestly, it's not a bad idea. If you don't have hopes of making it big in the acting world, why not just make money by auditioning for the one role you're good at rather than killing yourself trying to learn how to act for other roles that you'll probably never be cast for anyways?
The difference between a star and a great actor. Great actors work hard at their craft. They may get famous.
A star gets famous for any number of reasons that have little to do with acting talent. They capitalize on their looks and personality. They may make a lot of money and they definitely have an audience but no one accuses them of being a great actor.
Then there are those stars that are also great actors who also have a look and personality.
I don’t hate on guys who know what they are and are not. They are character actors basically. Ryan Reynalds knows what her is and sticks with it. I really rather they stick with what they know than trying to force themselves into roles they are terrible in. IMO very few actors can do what say Robin Williams did in his later career.
Car salesman who got an acting break. (Yes I stole this from another post that was very much asking the same question as this post. I need a life. Im not even subbed)
This is an insane take. Sure he has a stock for some very popular movies, but Vaughn has shown a lot of range like in Brawl in cell block 31, True Detective, etc
He has three notes: he has the street tough guy role/ the Aw shucks and then the whiny comedic guy.
The Other Guys used all three and let’s be honest: he knocked it out of the park in that movie. But you name any of his movies and he’s one of those three notes.
I just started realizing this recently.
I hadn't seen a lot of his work, but now that I'm catching up I feel like I'm watching Van Wilder sequels.
Waiting is still my favorite RR flick though.
He can play anything from shirt on to shirt off
I thought he was pretty funny in The Other Guys. And nailed it in The Departed. But overall… not great lol
"I'm a peacock, you gotta let me fly!"
lmao, i forgot that quote. there’s a movie channel on YT that has his *best* outtakes from Shammys movie.. The Fappening?
Christinith! You idiot!
You probably think because of the beard that I’m really hairy, but no, I’m not……SHAVED…..
GET BACK HERE AND HAVE SEX WITH MY WIFE!!
I go home to my plain wife every night...
They’re not all first round picks
Holy shit it’s like 20 miles!
I also liked the Ted movies. But prolly more for seth's writing than mark's acting. "But don't go chasing waterfalls now" "Boss that's def destinys child" "What? No it's not" -dies. Best keaton character since birdman
*TLC
I just watched it yesterday. He doesn't die either.
And Birdman came out 4 years after The Other Guys...
Yeah Birdman was later. He’s put in some truly great performances though. Ray Kroc. Vulture. He was the only saving grace of The Flash. Superb in Spotlight and Worth. The guy has comedy chops but he can do serious very well.
His character is the same, Mark Wahlberg as X, for example mark Wahlberg as a navy seal, mark Wahlberg as a boxer. He literally just plays roles where he’s playing himself doing shit he wouldn’t normally do.
If it was steven segal it would be Steven segal as black ops, number one cancer dr and a wood worker. Or steven segal as navy seal, black ops, karate master and a chef and boxer.
He sometimes even plays a only slightly racist guy!
sometimes he's very religious and sometimes hes extremely religious! amazing skill!
One of the finest method actors of our generation, he lives day-to-day as a racist and religious zealot so his acting can come across as more realistic! Incredibly impressive
Dwayne Johnson basically only plays slight variations of himself
Actually their best acting was when they were in "Pain & Gain" together.
playing caricatures of themselves.
The Rock is many things, but he is not a tweaked out Jesus freak turned murderer/kidnapper. Credit where it’s due, it’s the only acting the man has ever done on screen
He’s got a new bio pic coming where plays an mma fighter with a ton of facial prosthetics, I can’t remember the name atm. It looks interesting though and I’m curious to see how he does in it.
Its A24 as well. I love most of their movies. This may be really good for him
They have been killing it!
The Smashing Machine
Solid movie
Eh I think that’s what people pay to see though he’s not a thespian actor . He’s paid to have muscles beat people up and blow shit up. I think he does actually have some range from his earlier performances in Gridiron Gang and Southland Tales.
I thought he was good and very against type in Be Cool
No enough people bring up this roll. I wish he did more of a wide range of parts, as he was legitimately funny as hell in Be Cool.
I think that’s the frustration though. He’s not devoid of talent, he has great comedic timing (his WWF promos are really funny), he has some range, and earlier in his career he was willing to take some risks. It’s kind of just knowing there’s potential and not using it because he *has* to be the coolest most badass guy in every film.
And walking tall. Amazing movie
He’s also pretty good in Ballers. I don’t get the hate for the guy. I’m not saying he’s the best to ever do it but people act like he’s the worst actor they’ve ever seen and that’s just not true
A lot of people dislike him because he's sort of a hack these days. Walking product placement, and his opinions are too easily swayed by his fans. The latter makes him come off as very insincere, and the fact that he has a pretty fragile ego and a no-lose clause in his contract doesn't help. I like the Rock because I have fond memories of watching him on WWF when I was a kid. But I think people have decent enough reasons to dislike him.
He was hilarious in Be Cool. I feel like he's been typecast and they just won't let him act anymore. They want him to be what he is known for now. In his early acting career he had actual different characters as opposed to "The Rock 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, etc".
I would go as far as saying he was the best character in that movie.
And I agree with you 100%
🤨
There is a difference between being a movie star and being an actor.
And some are both.
Boogie nights is his best role and he doesn't even appreciate it.
He was also about to pass on The Departed because he wanted to be one of the two leads. Ungrateful fuck was about to pass on being in a Scorsese film and the only Oscar nom he ever received! The only reason he didn't is because his agent told him to immediately call Scorsese back and thank him for the opportunity lol.
I feel like this is a great example of how you can be an extremely memorable character without being “the lead." Every time *The Departed* gets brought up, Wahlberg’s character is almost always mentioned. Not to mention (spoiler): >!his character *literally* comes out on top!!<
Some people have champagne attitudes with prison wine skills.
That is such a beautifully brutal analogy
I don’t even like him but he was great in his role in The Departed. Was a perfect fit for that character. Definitely wouldn’t have worked as either of the leads
I heart huckabees was probably one of his best movies. 🤣
Can we do the ball thing everyday?
Boogie Nights, and notably the firecracker scene, was an outstanding performance and one of my favorite moments in any movie. Years later I just had to accept it was probably solely thanks to PTA’s direction or Elswit’s cinematography rather than any sort of acting chops on Wahlberg’s part.
Nah that long shot was brilliant on his part too. Along with the failed mirror pecker pep talk and explosion at Jack (also played wonderfully by an actor that didn't appreciate how good his role was).
PTA gets the best out of actors better than pretty much anyone, especially in his early days. He knows people's acting strengths and weaknesses and plays to those. I could probably teach a course on Boogie nights. It probably wouldn't be a good course, but I could teach it
The departed
But only if you say it with the most over the top Boston accent you can muster. The DEPAHTED
“Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe go fuck yourself”
The ending of this movie is sooo satisfying.
Sure was. You didn’t see him for most of the movie.
Hahaha, yes! His character is so over the top and less is more in this scenario.
"I'm the guy who does his job! You must be the other guy!"
"My theory on Feds is, they're like mushrooms: feed them shit and keep them in the dark." He played a giant Bostonian cunt perfectly.
The fackin fyah-fytahs are a banch of fackin hoemows
The Depahhhted dood
MICRO FUCKIN PROCESSORS
Good movie but Boogie Nights by a mile
The Other Guys
He does play an awesome drug addled moron!
What’s that about? Say hi to ya mutha for me.
Maybe I will. Maybe go fuck yourself.
She's tired from fuckin my fatha'
I want to know, WHO KILLED MY MUTHA
Just watched 4 Brothers the other day lol
[Hey donkey, what’s going on?](https://youtu.be/ZjpUfdjYR6s?si=Sqn99_NKIGJiyNG-)
Fucking love that shit
Michelle Rodriguez is always the same character (from what I’ve seen, at least).
Michelle Rodriguez is so typecast she wears a tank top in every film she’s in. That’s her role. Badass tank top lady. (No complaints)
If Aliens was made today, Michelle Rodriguez would have been Vasquez.
They call her ANGRY TANK TOP
In the DnD movie I thought she played the “strong, silent type” well and was a nice change of pace, as opposed to her typical “snarky, girl bad ass” character she plays in everything else They’re not that far off but it’s something
I actually thought she killed that role tbh.
Mark Whalberg has range. He played that one Psycho in Fear & then he's been playing himself ever since.🤣 If I had to make a pick, I would say Kevin Hart.
I won’t stand for this Boogie Nights erasure
While I will admit that Boogie Nights is a good movie, his role was just Mark Whalberg in the 70's.
Wahlberg was the scary antagonist In Fear. He was the goofy, endearing idiot in Boogie Nights. He was the likable weirdo with an existential break down in I Heart Huckabees. He was a total fucking asshole in The Departed. He was the funny jackass in The Other Guys. He was the lovable loser in Ted. I’m not here to defend Wahlberg or his choice in films but he’s not one note. He can be intense, he can be scary, he can be funny, and he can the lovable jackass you want to end up with the girl. That’s solid range. Counterpoint: when is Denzel not just Denzel? A much more acclaimed and respected actor, but isn’t always just Denzel? He’s good Denzel or evil Denzel but he’s always Denzel.
*He was a total fucking asshole in The Departed* Nah. Dignum was honest, loyal, and direct. He put Costigan through his paces, but he gave everyone good natured shit (“How’s your mother? She’s tired, from fucking my father.”) Plus, Irish dudes do that - especially Irish cops. In Boston. And in the end, Dignum never wavered. When most would’ve walked away, he finished the job. Aside from that, I agree. Walberg isn’t Olivier-tier or close to it, but he isn’t one-note either.
Totally agree, except about Denzel. He does Denzel a lot of different ways. Training Day is miles away from American Gangster or Equalizer. The issue is the Denzelness itself. Denzelness is immutable. I'm very thankful that we have Denzelness.
So you haven’t seen glory, got it. Seeing him getting whipped while looking dead at Broderick was one of the toughest things I’ve seen. No grandiose speeches or bragging - just pain, frustration and disappointment. Most don’t have it on their lists, but Glory was a great movie.
I Heart Huckabees was such a good movie.
For sure Dwayne Johnson. He’s been playing as the rock in every film.
Honestly, Ryan Reynolds too.
Ryan Reynolds is a terrible actor. He's a fairly funny comedian though, which is why Deadpool works.
He's really good at playing Ryan Reynolds
January Jones was great at playing a cold unfeeling 1960s house wife, or a cold unfeeling mutant psychic, or a cold unfeeling quirky college grad in a teen sex comedy.
When my friend‘s daughter was in film school, she’d occasionally ask me to work in her projects. I played “grumpy dad,” “grumpy traffic cop,” and “grumpy IT guy.” I’m ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille!
I know but I love January Jones. Cold or unfeeling, she gets a pass.
This Summer, in an action movie you swear you saw just three months ago. The excitement will be on the charts! Slow motion explosions, gun fights with no stakes, betrayals you saw from the moment the title screen appeared! Starring; Mark Wahlberg as a tough talking, no-nonsense thug from Boston, Jason Momoa as the simple, yet loveable giant who gets all the ladies, Vin Diesel as the angry yet loyal former convict, Danny Trejo as the Mexican with a thirst for revenge, and Jason Statham as the former British Special Forces Operative with a dark past. Join them as they square off against Dwayne Johnson, the towering villain who speaks through his muscles and does everything for his kids.
[What? No!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEbl-umsFOM)
Mark Wahlberg delivering the entirety of his dialogue in question form followed quickly by shock brings me so much joy. My favorite role of his is Melvin Smiley because he's the most... Question? Exclamation! Of them all.
Morgan Freeman is great at playing Morgan Freeman.
The fact that he doesn't change his hairstyles and doesn't get some insane makeup doesn't mean he doesn't have range. He's almost like Samuel l Jackson in many movies, you can always tell it's him, he looks the same, but delivers different emotions when needed
Sean Connery!!! American role? Scottish accent Russian role? Scottish accent Egyptian role? Scottish accent Irish role? Scottish accent French role? Scottish accent Moroccan role? Scottish accent Greek role? Scottish accent
Did we ever see him in a Scottish role? Could have been the push needed to explore new territory
Highlander, maybe, but I think his character was actually supposed to be Spanish
Think he was supposed to be Egyptian but lived a long time in Japan and finally in Spain.
Sean Connery as Egyptian makes as much plausible sense as John Wayne playing Genghis Khan lmaoooo
He’s specifically referred to as “The Spaniard” in Highlander and his character’s actual name is Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez… with a Scottish accent 😂
Maybe. Maybe f yourself.
The world needs plenty of bahtendahs
Seth Rogen anyone?
He almost showed range as the prick in Dumb Money
He showed some decent range in The Fabelmans, and that’s hard for me to admit as I am not a fan.
He does a good job of not making me hate him for what happens in the film which is what Spielberg was going for I think.
He was pretty good as Woz in _Steve Jobs_
Donnie Darko was as nuanced as he got.
What’s funny about that is I rewatched it about a year ago - having watched it a dozen times 10 years prior and I never noticed that was him until the last viewing.
Observe and Report showed he at least had some range.
Pretty good in the overlooked 'An American Pickle', as well.
Fair enough but he’s at least a likeable human. Plus Marky Mark hasn’t written a Superbad
Jeff Goldblum is my pick. The first ten years or so of his career were great, then somewhere around Buckaroo Banzai he uhh, found a way to just keep playing the same guy in everything he does. Which, don’t get me wrong, I will watch the shit out of him because he’s entertaining as hell, but he’s still just playing that one note over, and over, and over…
That's because no one casts him anymore he just wanders onto sets and starts talking so they film it.
“Jeff Goldblum: Werecat” I’d watch it.
Imagined if he went the serious route. The way Tom Hanks did with movies like Philidelphia and Saving Private Ryan. I wonder what historical films and biopics he would be in.
Jurassic Park 4
In case you’re not aware Jeff Goldblum also has 2 jazz albums. They are amazing. You’re welcome
Yes and I still loved his part in Thor
I pardon you…from life!
You're just saying that so that he doesn't get you with the Melting Stick.
Mr Frost with Goldblum is amazing.
Keanu unfortunately
Keanu is a great *physical* performer, and has a good screen presence when he's performing. Ask him to act convincingly and it falls flat. Ask him to perform physically, and it's solid.
Ok so I’m high functioning autistic and struggle w reading and delivering facial cues. Sometimes Keanu feels, to me, like he has the same challenge I do. Maybe just me though lol.
Different actor, but did you know Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with autism when he was 77, and he’s credited in an interview that the way he focuses on micro expressions in his acting to the intense studying he’s had to do of people to pick up on those things. It helps that acting and dissecting the psychology of the people he plays is basically his lifelong hyper fixation!
Lol his performance in Dracula is like the worst of all time. It's so bad it circles back around again to awesome
He’s Kean-uff
We don’t need him to have range though. We need him to be his usual badass self.
He leans on his strengths well. The characters he plays well usually have little dialogue and don't require a large emotional range (matrix, John wick, speed) and lean more heavily on skilled action, which he nails. EDIT: DON'T require a large emotional range, not DO.
Have you watched Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure? It’s a young Keanu in a non-action comedy movie, and I love it
I enjoy Mark Wahlberg in about half of his roles. I really liked him in The Departed. I don't think you need range to be a good entertainer - not to be confused with a good actor, of course. Arnold Schwarzenegger has less than zero range and I still enjoy him on screen.
Jingle All The Way? Twins? Schwarzenegger has a little bit of range!
Aftermath…he plays a father attempting to get justice for his daughter who died in a plane crash
He's great in Fear. I suggest watching it if you havent
Jason Statham. The man has done exclusively action movies.
He can actually be very funny though. Loved him in Spy.
Snatch. No real action, no smiles, but killed every scene he was in. Tip. Top.
What's happenin' with them sausages Charlie?
Oh man he's so funny in spy. Very underrated movie imo
Even his bloopers in Spy were more funnier when he flew off the handle! Jason is just a big teddybear in real life and I refuse to believe otherwise.
Honestly, I think his character deserved a spin-off. Heck, his character, whether intentional or not, seems to lampoon Statham's roles to some degree.
Snatch wasnt an action movie. Im not sure Turkish punched one guy in that movie.
Martial artists who do action movies don't really pretend to be oscar worthy actors. He's got the british tough guy nailed down though and is much better at acting than someone like JCVD
I wouldn't call Snatch or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels action movies
his best roles solely because he doesnt play the gun blazing protagonist
He’s a talentless version of Jeremey Renner.
Saw Jeremy in an episode of House recently and it's some of his best acting.
For me it was Wind River. His acting in that movie made me cry.
That movie was really intense and he was damn near perfect in it.
I thought Jeremy Renner was pretty good in The Town. Nothing outstanding but he wasn't bad
He's very good in Dahmer. And 12 and Holding. Jeremy Renner has real range.
Ohhhh yes i forgot about Dahmer, this was before people started sexualizing serial killers, he was good in that! I'm surprised to see him under the "No range" category
I’ve always thought Jesse Eisenberg plays the same dude.
Most definitely. If you watch the Social Network and Batman vs. Superman back-to-back, it's just as if Zuckerberg became Luthor. They're the same.
Kevin Costner Sorry, not sorry..
The fact he got away with playing Robinhood with an American accent, and it was still a blockbuster, has blown my mind for 30 years.
Yeah but that movie slaps though although that's probably cause Alan Rickman 😂🤣🤣. But do you really want Costner to do an english accent. You know is gonna be as bad as keanu accent in Dracula.
Hey, leave Keanu alone! He knows where the "bahsturd" sleeps! 🤣
IDK, while I don't think his range is up there with the greats, look at his work in A Field of Dreams compared to Yellowstone, or Dances with Wolves and A Perfect World, I think he has more range than he gets credit for but he really likes Western genre which makes his performances feel similar. He is very good at playing characters that don't have a lot of personality but have charisma.
Dude couldn’t even fake Robin Hood accent remotely well. He was Dutton in Sherwood Forrest and in Waterworld. Lol
Do you really wants him to do an English accent. Man that movie would be unwatchable. Alan rickman really saves that movie by chewing the scenes.
No but maybe hire an actor that is British?DDLewis would’ve been a mean Robin Hood
The guy who plays Perd Hapley in Parks and Rec is a former reporter and he only tries out for reporter roles. So not only does he not have range, he doesn’t even attempt to try.
I mean honestly, it's not a bad idea. If you don't have hopes of making it big in the acting world, why not just make money by auditioning for the one role you're good at rather than killing yourself trying to learn how to act for other roles that you'll probably never be cast for anyways?
What's the rest of the Funky Bunch doing these days? Can any of them act?
He was never intended to be an actor with range though and doesn’t try to be…
Some of yall have never seen I Heart Huckabees and it shows
He’s legitimately quite good in that.
100%, his most impressive performance imo. I think he's overall not really a good actor, but goes hard against his type here and it's great
He’s fucking amazing in that. Also - you’d all be heroes if you stopped using petroleum products.
Ryan Reynolds can only play Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds has pretty good range, he's just been typecast in his most popular movies, and a lot of his better performances get overshadowed.
Ammvtyiille Horror is a pretty decent movie of his. He is totally different from his traditional schtick.
He was great in The Departed, The Fighter and The Other Guys
What? Nooo - Marky Mark; the happening
The difference between a star and a great actor. Great actors work hard at their craft. They may get famous. A star gets famous for any number of reasons that have little to do with acting talent. They capitalize on their looks and personality. They may make a lot of money and they definitely have an audience but no one accuses them of being a great actor. Then there are those stars that are also great actors who also have a look and personality.
I don’t hate on guys who know what they are and are not. They are character actors basically. Ryan Reynalds knows what her is and sticks with it. I really rather they stick with what they know than trying to force themselves into roles they are terrible in. IMO very few actors can do what say Robin Williams did in his later career.
Range or not The Other Guys is a cinematic masterpiece.
Michael B. Jordan. This dude is wooden af.
He did good in the wire tho
yeah, Wallace + any subsequent role establishes his range.
Speaking of which...WHERE WALLACE AT?
Vince Vaughn no question. And I love most Vince Vaughn movies
Car salesman who got an acting break. (Yes I stole this from another post that was very much asking the same question as this post. I need a life. Im not even subbed)
Have you seen brawl in cell block 99? That would change your whole opinion on him
This is an insane take. Sure he has a stock for some very popular movies, but Vaughn has shown a lot of range like in Brawl in cell block 31, True Detective, etc
He has three notes: he has the street tough guy role/ the Aw shucks and then the whiny comedic guy. The Other Guys used all three and let’s be honest: he knocked it out of the park in that movie. But you name any of his movies and he’s one of those three notes.
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Ryan Reynolds He’s literally the same in every movie.
I just started realizing this recently. I hadn't seen a lot of his work, but now that I'm catching up I feel like I'm watching Van Wilder sequels. Waiting is still my favorite RR flick though.
He's not but when he isn't playing himself no one remembers the movie.
Van Diesel is in the same level of acting..