Posted on 02/04/2005 6:16:56 AM PST by pissant
10. Barbara Stanwyck. Why was she ever given any roles? She was always unpleasant to watch.
9. Ernest Borgnine. Another one who almost always played an unpleasant character. EXCEPTION: As the voice of "Mermaid Man" on Spongebob Squarepants. His best role.
8. Charlton Heston. Wooden, dull, ponderous.
7. Jack Nicholson. Just a walking self-parody. Hasn't had a good part since Chinatown.
6. Al Pacino. Not really a bad actor, but directors allow him far too much leeway and he just chews up the scenery and spits out pap. Scarface: Laughably horrible or horribly laughable? Scent of a Woman: "Hooah" is the sound of someone vomiting as he watches this one.
5. Marlon Brando. His only good role was as Vito Corleone; everything else was self-absorbed, pretentious crap.
4. Robert De Niro. Plays the same character over and over, just doesn't realize it. Last good role was Vito Corleone... hmmm.
3. Julia Roberts. She's not actually a bad actress, but pretty she ain't! She is one of the homeliest women in Hollywood. BEST ROLE: Alice Sutton in Conspiracy Theory.
2. Jack Lemmon. Used to be first on my list. I am still agog when this guy is spoken of so highly. If you were watching a Jack Lemmon movie, you could be sure at least one character (his) would be supremely annoying and unfunny, especially in his incredibly depressing so-called "comedies". Just want to heave a brick through the screen anytime he's on it. EXCEPTION: His role as Jack Godell in China Syndrome was the best part of the movie.
1. Johnny Depp. Why does anyone hire this guy? This rat-faced little creep couldn't act himself out of a restaurant that just served him a deep-fried kitten with a fly on it. As for his part in Chocolat, he was obviously only in it to provide the de rigueur American presence so it could play in the U.S.A. Almost ANYONE else would have been better in the part. A cardboard cutout (not even necessarily life-size) would have been at least as good. Was his ludicrous slurring in Pirates of the Caribbean supposed to be an "accent"? BEST ROLE: Mort Rainey in "Secret Window". Not a great movie, and terrible hairdo, but he wasn't actually too bad in this one.
I never really pay attention to her acting skills when she's on screen. Is she really that good?
Its a list of OVERRATED actors. Whoopi and Bennifer have never received critical acclaim, that I am aware of.
It's not my list, but I still think Depp is worthless. My wife thinks otherwise.
I think he was Robin Hood, the guy couldn't even come up with an English accent. It was laughable.
I could check, but I thought Whopi got a few awards. That would equate to acclaim for the lame.
UGH, what's up with his eyebrows.
yes if he was my man those would have to go LOL
Costner has not progressed at all as an actor. I am close to agreeing with you folks.
I don't care for Johnny Depp. However, I agree with you he was great in Secret Window.
Streep is my number one choice.
Not too keen on Brando or Stanwyck either.
You may be correct. I think she received kudos for a Color Purple.
Yea, maybe a Golden Glob.
Nicolas Cage and Kevin Costner missed the cut? This list stinks!
Schwimmer from "Friends"...should'a stayed in the fast food industry. He is a waste.
I liked Schwimmer as Sobel in "Band of Brothers."
Johnny Depp doesn't deserve the No. 1 spot, especially since his roles in "Chocolat" and "Secret Window" are among the most forgettable of his recent career. Consider "Edward Scissorhands," "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Ed Wood," "Donnie Brasco," "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Pirates of the Carribean" — he definitely has range, unlike a lot of actors and actresses who play the same character in every film.
I'm tempted to see Chocolat because Juliet Binoche makes me sweat!
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