most underrated actors...my choice

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Steve Buscemi was the abused bowler in the "Big Lebowski". He was one of the killers in Fargo. Also in Fargo and Lebowski was Peter Stormare who played a comedy role in Lebowski and a schitzphrenic killer in Fargo. Stormare played a chilling flamboyant killer director of snuff films in "8MM" with Nick Cage.
 
Not sure what you are driving at here. To a person like who doesn't really care much, a "good" actor is a person who can believably portray a wide variety of characters. Many (if not most) actors basically play the same person all the time, with that person set in a variety of different circumstances. John Wayne was basically the archtype of a "bad actor" by this reckoning.

I believe in the acting trade a "character actor" is someone whose career is just that: portraying the same basic character in a variety of different situations.

Steve Buscemi is such a ugly fucker that he is likely going to be cast as a hapless loser (a "schlomozzle) all the time. He can never be taken seriously as a "heavy" or a romantic lead (despite some attempts to do so). I can only conclude that he has a lot of friends in Hollywood because his career has far outstripped his talent.

You mention Nick Cage above. Probably the WORST fucking actor ever to be seen on the big screen. I've seen more credible emotions in porn films. Why any director would cast him for any role whatsoever is beyond my comprehension.
 
I like Steve Buscemi. I agree, his talents are underappreciated.

Overrated actors would be Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Nicolas Cage.
 
If you don't think DiCaprio can act, check out What Ever Happened to Gilbert Grape? Leo is underrated because he is pretty.
 
If you don't think DiCaprio can act, check out What Ever Happened to Gilbert Grape? Leo is underrated because he is pretty.

He was good in Blood Diamond too, although I suppose a real South African would tell us his accent was shit. It sounded good to me.
 
Steve Buscemi was the abused bowler in the "Big Lebowski". He was one of the killers in Fargo. Also in Fargo and Lebowski was Peter Stormare who played a comedy role in Lebowski and a schitzphrenic killer in Fargo. Stormare played a chilling flamboyant killer director of snuff films in "8MM" with Nick Cage.
Matthew modine was in one of my favorite movies Vision Quest. It’s a wrestling movie that came out when I was wrestling in high school.

Yesterday I was watching full metal jacket. He was a soldier named Joker.

How many great actors can you think of that have been in two great movies? I mean besides deniro Pacino Clint Eastwood and those guys. I mean the guys who you think are underrated. Have they been in more than one great movie?
 
Paul Giamatti

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Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
I know and like him but he’s never been in any movie I loved. Maybe one or two but I can’t remember what those movies are. I know I’ve seen him act and liked him as an actor but isn’t it always the same character? Loud, zany, goofy, clumbsy, annoying, mean, crazy, short tempered.

Do they call that a character actor?

If I was making a movie I would want him in my movie
 
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
 
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman
 
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman
Warren Beatty for sure but I’ve seen jack in enough great roles I disagree on him. One flew over the coo coos nest and a few good men. Terms of endearment? The departed? Shining?

But other than those not a lot of good movies. He may have done a good job but the movies suck. Maybe we are confusing great actor with great movies

Kathy bates has one movie I like. Misery. Unless you count the water boy.
 
Russe
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman
russell Crowe is overrated. He got lucky and got gladiator. A great movie and he did a good job but I’ve watched movies with him that have been boring. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad actor. He just picked some bad movies.

Who’s great and picks good movies? Tom Hanks. Deniro. Tim Robbins. Pacino. Tom cruise. Brad Pitt. Sean penn. Kevin bacon. Will Smith. Harrison ford.

Superhero movies have ruined Hollywood. I can’t remember the last time one of these guys had a good movie
 
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman
Warren Beatty for sure but I’ve seen jack in enough great roles I disagree on him. One flew over the coo coos nest and a few good men. Terms of endearment? The departed? Shining?

But other than those not a lot of good movies. He may have done a good job but the movies suck. Maybe we are confusing great actor with great movies

Kathy bates has one movie I like. Misery. Unless you count the water boy.
My only gripe with Nicholson is you get the same psycho character in different roles

One trick pony
 
What are his 3 best movies?
Cinderella Man
John Adams HBO Series
Sideways


His father, Bart Giamatti was the Commisioner of Baseball who Banned Pete Rose
Google most overrated actors. You’ll be surprised all the actors on the list. I wonder who they think are the best actors if not those famous actors. Meryl streep? Samual l Jackson? Screw that hes great
Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman
Warren Beatty for sure but I’ve seen jack in enough great roles I disagree on him. One flew over the coo coos nest and a few good men. Terms of endearment? The departed? Shining?

But other than those not a lot of good movies. He may have done a good job but the movies suck. Maybe we are confusing great actor with great movies

Kathy bates has one movie I like. Misery. Unless you count the water boy.
My only gripe with Nicholson is you get the same psycho character in different roles

One trick pony
If you want to be a great actor in a great movie get quinton tarrintino to Star you in one of his movies.
 

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