+Ghost5379 I was gonna say. Tim Roth is great but Alan Rickman truly made that role his own. It's like how Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf and Ian McKellan owned the role instead.
Kirsten Dunst did a totally serviceable job in Spiderman, very believable and vulnerable. Don't blame the actress just because the script dictates she gets kidnapped and screams a lot...
Russell Crowe wasn't actually bad in Les Miserables, it's just the fact that his singing was below the standard the other actors were setting- to be honest, he's not even that bad at singing.
Particularly what I disliked was that his voice was simply wrong for what Les Miz is. It is silly that it is French people singing in British accents, but it has a more “classical” musical theatre still to the singing. Resonant tones. Crowe was not even close to that style which made him stick out like a sore thumb.
Russell Crowe has no place on this list. It's one thing to not like his singing, but there was nothing wrong with his acting, which is what this list is primarily about.
It's a musical in which almost everything is sung. Saying "his singing was bad but acting was good" is like saying "he was awful at saying lines but other than that quite fine" about a stage play
but the list looks at the performance as a whole, so if singing makes up a big part of a movie and someone doesn't quite deliver well then his performance is not very good
+Crossy Funnily enough, I don't remember too many people complaining about Bale's voice in Batman Begins - the complaints really came in after The Dark Knight. When you think about it, in Batman Begins his voice only goes full throat cancer in very brief doses like, "I'M BATMAN!", where it suits. In scenes where he has more dialogue (like with Gordon or Rachel), it's more a voiced whisper, which isn't so hard to listen to. When we get to The Dark Knight, he has more moments ("This city just showed you..." "You don't want to kill the boy...") where he has more gargled dialogue, and it starts to appear sillier and harder to listen to.
Mark Wahlberg is a poor man's Matt Damon. If you are making a movie and don't have enough money to afford Matt Damon or he's not available, you hire Mark Wahlberg for the role.
Keanu can be as mediocre an actor as he wants, as long as he remains such an awesome person. Also, he has given more than a few quite good performances.
I thought he gave his best performance in "The Devil's Advocate" against Pacino. He tried a southern accent, which he didn't pull off quite so well, but otherwise, I thought he clearly stepped up his game in the presence of an A List star like Pacino. Do I think Keanu should have gotten an Oscar nomination for the role? No, of course not, but I thought it was the best acting performance I've ever seen him give.
River's Edge, My Own Private Idaho, Speed, John Wick 1 and 2 and probably 3. I'm sure there are more. He can be solid and he can be terrible. As long as the John Wick movies keep coming and are amazing, I could give a fuck about his bad performances.
Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
Giving natalie portman a break for bad dialogue but not christensen makes no sense. The prequals needed harrison ford to tell Lucas "you can write these words but you can't say them"
+adasga So true, the guy became one of the most hated actors of all time while no one gave him a true chance (and a true director) to prove himself after SW. It is even more frustrating now that Portman, whose performance is not better, has become an untouchable icon.
+pieckoyt Hayden proved himself in Shattered Glass, great performance there. I think playing yet another whiney character in Life as a House, while not a bad performance, was the final nail in the coffin though.
Criticisms often evolve because of ageism and sexism. Majority of the time though we forget how a character is written. Ive seen people loathe someone in a movie based solely on their character- that means they're a good actor if you hate what their character is portraying is so much. I mean kristen dunst's lines are not exactly kernels of gold. She's just a co-ed in love with a dude who got bit by a spider. That example they showed, what was she supposed to do... break into tears every 5 seconds? Her character was cheesy, she was emotional in the right scenes when it counted. Alot of the good performances had feathered out characters and the director wanted them to look good or badass. If they didn't respect the person, it showed in the film. Sofia was a one-dimensional character with all due respect to Coppola. I don't see how she would have given some riveting performance as a naive girlfriend. January Jones is literally eye-candy, she was never meant to be fleshed out as a character of depth- Of course we notice the bromance because most directors are male and give the men alot more screen time and depth. Keanu has always come across flat emotionally- thats why Matrix is praised. Cameron diaz is very different in that role for me, she also acted in 'The Gift' which is also ignored as good work she did. Christensen has had really good performances and the reason why he was cast is because he was terrifying in auditions; they said something about his intensity was freakish and they went out of their way to cast unknowns. Estella warren is just the dumb gf... and Mickey Roonie is just subject to the times, if we look at his character- he played it regardless of the racism. People are easily swayed is all I know.. they packrat over the underdog easily.
Yeah I think people give Natalie Portman a break because she has proven to be a good actress in other roles whereas Christensen doesn't have a reputation for being a good actor outside of the franchise. That being said though she was certainly just as terrible to him throughout the trilogy. I find Portman an inconsistent actress anyway as I thought she was noticeably terrible in the Thor films too.
pretty much; yeah, others have had musical training but she was the only one from a purely musical theatre style background; experience wise and was her first movie. There were a few other bona fide musical theatre actors/singers in there too. Most notable being Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop. But there were also cameos from Hadley Fraser and Gina Beck and Fra Fre. None of whom had as big a role of Samantha of course. Though I have to say Hadley did an amazing job with his few lines; he played the guard.
Hold on here. You slam Hayden Christensen's acting in Revenge Of The Sith then go on to slam Natalie Portman's job but gave her the out of bad dialogue?! EVERYONE who put in less than a stellar performance in the Prequels should get an asterisk noting the abominable dialogue!
LigerFan but at least she tried. And did quite a bit with what she was given. HC just sounds any kid doing a middle school play. It was like he read his lines with his mother in the kitchen. Also, he just sucks. Portman is good. She's had amazing roles. Did you see jumper? HC was exactly the same. Horrible
Natalie Portman is indeed a very good and very accomplished actress. That said, very few people came out of the Prequels looking at all good. Ewan McGregor and Ian McDiarmid come out far ahead of anyone else that was in any of those three movies, let alone all three. Portman doesn't come out of those movies very well at all IMHO. And, TBF, I don't really blame her. The dialogue is just so bad. Even in the third movie, where the dialogue was so much better she comes off as a stereotypically overly-fretting and way too high-strung wife. I said it before and I'll say it again: The dialogue is the true villain here. Everyone who is judged as putting in a less-than-stellar performance deserves to have the "but the dialogue was REALLY BAD!" note added.
LigerFan actually they mention at the beginning he wasn't entirely to blame, which I took to be reference to the awful dialogue. However, I've seen numerous things with HC and it never changes. He's a bad actor.
Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
I actually like it because it fits the character in a way. Like a dissonant voice for the antagonist seems appropriate, then again the musical in London showed me that a Javert who sings amazingly well can also be imposing albeit less intimidating..
I have to question that whole singing live business. There must have been a lot of work afterwards on those vocals, at least with Anne Hathaway. With the way she was sobbing in that one scene, I would think she wouldn't be able to speak clearly, let alone hit those notes.
Otso Castrén I think he was unfairly criticized for that role. I believe the fault should lie with whoever wrote the script as well as the direction during certain scenes. I also felt that the boy who played Anakin as a kid should have been directed better.
He was great as Anakin..not so much as Vader. Like his ‘noooo’ scene at the end was cringey (though I blame the dialogue here as well not just the acting). Overall though for me I think Hayden was great at capturing the whineyness and angst of Anakin Skywalker. He did well to balance his character’s immaturity and impulsiveness against the more calm manner of the older characters around him like ObiWan, Yoda, Ma$e Windu, Palpatine, etc. And that helped his character stand out in contrast to those around him as the memorable lead character who we can see why they later become evil. The films would’ve been a lot worse if Hayden tried to be serious and brooding and downplayed the immaturity of Anakin, especially seeing as Star Wars were kids movies too. I think Anakin (deliberately or coincidentally) brought the right amount of immaturity that the role needed
To be fair he was playing a tough , rowdy guy from Boston . Not exactly stretching , not a bad performer but in terms of acting , being some one else , he isn't that great.
Ok to be fair, in regards to the prequels, it wasn't entirely Hayden's fault. I dare you to name an acor who can make that "I hate sand" bullshit work. George Lucas was no master of dialog, the original cast confirms this too, but Hayden's lines were especially bad. When he had to convey emotion or intimidate without speaking he freaking delivered.
The reason why the original trilogy worked was because the cast were allowed to rework a great deal of the dialogue they were given to make it sound better. Alec Guiness can take some credit in fixing what he could.
Everybody put the blame on Hayden Christensen playing Anakin Skywalker whiny, but it's just how the character is. That's how he was supposed to act the part. If anything he did a good job conveying those emotions. How else is he supposed to play that character. That's who that character was.
+Kamron Thurmond even if it was an arrogant character drunk with power, it still a bad and emotionless perfomance. watch?v=PQleT6BtCbE this is a good performance of an arrogant chracter drunk with power
the funny thing though is that in the behind the scenes bonus footage, George Lucas tells Hayden Christensen to not be so moody in his performance though.
I don't see a thing wrong with his performance, Luke sky walker is the same whiny bitch, way worse performances in both the prequels and the originals, I mean if you hate that then you must also hate Luke
Josh MacDouGaLL at least luke show express more emotion than anakin. Luke is like Chris evans in captain america, and anakin is like kevin costner in the postman
+Samuele Toia I pretty much love Kirsten in almost everything (excaept Melancholia maybe), but Maguire was clearly better by comparison. But I also don´t think, Hayden Christensen was that bad at all especially in Episode 3! Gary Oldman is just excellent in everything he does, I even remember him well in those two Friends episodes he was in... And I loved what he did in Book of Eli!
It's not fair to criticize Sophia Copola like that without mentioning her amazing talent as a director. Like her father, she's along the best directors in the business. But unlike her father, she has the good sense never to cast Sophia Copola in a movie.
Please. I'm sure everyone else who sucks at acting is good at something else. Her performance was flat and she shouldn't have been cast in GIII. She also could have had the sense to say NO.
She was really good in American Hustle, okay only in the first Hunger Games movie then she became really bad and was pretty good as Mystique as well especially in the scenes with Michael Fassbender
I agree, and after watching the movie several dozen times his singing grew on me. His acting was great and while his singing was good it wasn't bad either in my opinion.
Well some of her worse films aren't as bad as that of her father's but she's hardly as good as him. I do enjoy her work though, even Bling Ring which some people hated
I never knew Tim Roth was one of the men who could’ve played Snape, while Tim is one of my favourite actors after seeing him in reservoir dogs, I don’t think Tim would make a very convincing Snape. Alan Rickman (rip) was without a doubt, perfect for the role. But now I’m trying to imagine how Tim would look and act as Snape haha
As a musical theater kid, I will say that I actually think Crowe did a great job. It was gritty, and gruff, it was in-character, and it was not off key. So eh. Whatever. (He's also pretty)
+darthstarkiller1912 I found him much better than Anne Hathaway. How can u dislike Russel Crowe? Still I don't really think that the remake was a good idea.
+darthstarkiller1912 because if you're a fan of musical theater, you'd know that Javert is everyone's favorite Les Mis character, bar none. And that many stage actors have portrayed the character impressively. crowe's performance can't even hold a candle to them.
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hayden christensen was actually pretty good in revenge of the sith, he perfectly displayed the split feelings and mind of Anakin and showed his pain and anger at the events going around him
If true fans were honest about Hayden Christensen as Anakin: Expressions-great Fight scenes-golden Dialouge-not his fault Delivery-all his fault Acting-Same in every movie Looks-He is Anakin Voice-Same in every movie Overall-7/10:Good
Sofia Coppola tries her best in The Godfather Part III but she has always belonged behind the camera. And it's not like she was her father's first choice either. Winona Ryder was cast in the role that eventually went to Sofia Coppola but dropped out of the project literally the day before her scenes began shooting. Francis Ford Coppola was forced to cast his daughter last minute as a result.
There must have been dozens of relatively unknown but capable young actresses who would jump at the opportunity to play Al Pacino's daughter at a moment's notice...
RollTide1987 Wait, he was FORCED to insert his daughter in the film? Who, may I ask? Not Paramount. Because I`m already all over the places with studios ruining their own films.
She was boring, bland and has the same curled lip expression in every scene. Just listen to how she delivers the line “you could die” sounds like she’s vaguely disappointed in her fellas takeaway choice ‘you got Thai?’
@@jameswhite-aldworth2804 Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
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I agree, Ewen McGregor was good as Obi Wan. The writing and dialogue could have been MUCH better, but he did enough to make it a good performance. The same couldn't be said EVER for Hayden Christensen who was never a good actor.
+Damingo54 Well "bad writing" didn't stop Ewan McGregor from giving a solid performance. It's a little harsh to hate on Hayden Christensen he was at a very young age but so are Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in the same franchise right now and they fucking delivered. If you look at the other entries in Christensen's filmography you see he's simply not a good actor. A pretty face but a mediocre actor at best and that just isn't enough to compete in the movie business. His line delivery is overall just terrible.
@@keatonvarone2839 oldman wasnt the lead there, keanu's isnt as versatile, put him in the right roll and you get absolute gold, but dracula was a miscasting the same with cameron diaz in gangs of new york, when everybody shines the black sheep can be singled out easily
I like Gary Oldman, but the entire cast of Harry Potter did pretty well. Even the kids did impressively well considering they had to share screen time with Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter.
I actually quite enjoyed January Jones's deadpan delivery. It was a somewhat interesting way to avoid the femme fatale aspect of Emma Frost's character, albeit one that wasn't very successful. As for Hayden, he was pretty decent in RotS, especially in the second half. I think people are too busy hating on his performance in AotC to actually see his improvement in RotS.
I didn’t even know Kirsten dunst‘s performance was considered bad... I thought she was great in Spider-Man and everytime I think of Mary Jane I have her in mind!
Thank you! He just utilizes a different style of singing, he's trained differently. What did they expect? Plus, as he's kinda the villain of the story, it kinda fits that his vocals are so different.
...yeah he was. His acting wasn't terrible, but Javert should scare the audience, intimidate them, make them feel bad for him, make them react in some way. I really got nothing from him. And if you think that his vocals were even remotely passable, look up Terrence Mann's version of Javert's song "Stars." (Or Phillip Quast's version. Or Norm Lewis's. You have many options). Then try to listen to Crowe again. It's just baffling that anyone could listen to Crowe, knowing the material, and sign off on the decision to cast him.
FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME, CROWE DID NOT GIVE A BAD PERFORMANCE, THE HATE IN HIS EYES AND THE CHARACTER ARE ALMOST PERFECT!!!! ITS JUST THAT HE SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN CAST IN A MUSICAL!!!!!!
It always bothers me when they say TIT-ular. I always thought it was pronounced Tite-ular, like, "i" as in "title". Whenever they go with the other pronunciation, I just start thinking of sex and then my focus drops to zero.
Hayden wasn't a bad actor, he was perfect for the role. People didn't like Anakin Skywalker because George Lucas made him that way and in my opinion Hayden was perfect
I'm so fucking sick of everyone still giving Hayden Christiansen shit about his portrayal of Anakin, he fucking nailed it, Anakin let his emotions overcome and turned him into Vader. Hayden played him perfectly.
im guessing none of you realize the fact that his dialogue in all of those movies is extremely limited but as soon as he gets more than a hand full of lines in a scene it all falls apart...i love reeves...i love the matrix...but he couldnt act his way out of a paper bag
He was young then, as he got older he became very good at choosing roles that are within his abilities. Pretty much from the Matrix on he has only done stuff that he is capable of.
oh god katie holmes shes got one type of delivery and its forever going to be Joey Potter from dawsons creek- awkward, talking out of the side of her mouth and full of teenage angst...even so many years later.
katie holmes' acting is so clunky and awkward (ahem joey potter) they could give paris hilton a crack at playing her and itd never be worse than the real thing
She acted better in Dawson's Creek than in BB (I hated her in that). But one of the best things I've seen her in was a horror movie, which actually surprised me. I felt like she got acting lessons or something... Or just re-living the horror she had during her marriage to Tom cruise? Lol
i enjoyed her as joey too because id never seen her acting before, but i didnt realise she only had one character in her range. just thinking about being married to that guy would be all the prep id need for a horror role (shudder) pretty sure id shatter a window with the scream that image could stir up lol
+Mike cushinberry Agreed; I say the only weak performance in any of the films was Topher Grace as Venom in the third film. That wasn't his fault, though; Topher Grace is a decent actor, but he wasn't well suited for that part...
The only thing that bothers me about her is that she looks like she might fall asleep of boredom any minute, but that has nothing to do with her acting I guess.
Sofia Coppola has taken a VERY different direction since then and has become an award-winning director. Her remake of The Beguiled is beautifully directed.
Oh, my god. Snow White and the Huntsman. It's bad enough that Kirsten Stewart's performance was crap, but if you want a Snow White who is fairer than the wicked queen, make sure Snow White is the fairest of them all. Sorry but Charlize Theron is FAR more fairer than Snow White.
Actually apart from the dead eyes K-Stew is actually attractive I think but she can't act for toffee and the film itself isn't that well done. Mirror Mirror which was an outright parody was much more enjoyable.
I'll give you that one. But as far as her performance goes, it works for this particular incarnation of Snow White. She's broken and saddened from being locked in the dungeon for so long, it makes sense for her part to be given to Kristen Stewart.
Ken G Tim Roth was considered, but had to turn it down. Besides, we don't know how it would have turned out for either of them. Who knows? Tim Roth could have nailed it too
Hayden Christensen and Ewan Mcgregor is spot on. In that final scene where Obi Wan chops Anakin's limbs, you can see the difference in the dialogue delivery. You can feel Obi Wan's pain but can't feel Anakin's resentment/hate towards Obi Wan. The acting difference was so visible that you could get chills from that scene every time Obi Wan said "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you!" all the while ignoring Anakin.
lol..you don't have to name every Javert :) I've seen them all, I know them all. Quast has a better singing voice than Crowe, but Crowe is still my favourite Javert. I like his performance the most. You don't have to agree with me, it's my opinion...
The Star Wars prequels were bad because of bad dialogue and bad direction more than the performances. No one can make those lines any good. Rumours have it that Keanu Reeves was a last minute replacement for another unknown actor that dropped out just before the Bram Stoker's Dracula was about to start filming (Don't know if it's true though, he was probably cast though because he was popular at the time)
+motor4X4kombat that's the most cringe worthy line ever for me. if he just said he killed children/kids it would have had more impact. younglings just sounds ridiculous
I think Eragon is a good example. Jeremy Irons gave a convincing Bron, though he was a character with many layers that were already well developed and just had to be peeled off. But the rest of the film never managed to properly introduce the other characters and show them growing into their proper selves. It all has been done in way too much of a hurry.
that's the question... some people prefer half-smiling lizards that can't stop shaking their heads, some prefer dull puppets that gaze into nothing ;) i think they were both kind of lame.
+DareDB More than that she's fucking ugly, no way can i believe that Bruce would be in love with her at least KH is pretty and doesn't look like a 50 yr old critter
no, she wasn't - I think it was more about HOW she was written. It's one of those WhoTF cares roles... substitute any other young actress and it's still the same
It's crazy how enthralling every scene Day Lewis does in Gangs of New York is. Then literally two seconds later you want to turn off the movie because of Diaz. It really hurts what could've been a perfect movie. Had someone stepped in during the casting stage concerning Diaz.
Sofia Coppola's performance is terrible, but it does get way too much flak for ruining Part III. As someone who sat through that wreck of a film, her performance is the worst thing about the film but not one of its main problems. If a better actor was cast for the part, the film would still be pretty bland and boring.
Yep, agree with that - a lot more went wrong with Godfather III than Sofia. Quite unbelievable when you consider Godfathers I and II have both got to be in the top 10 of "Greatest Movies Eva".
Agree, there was a lot wrong with that movie. I was laid up with a broken leg about 12 years ago and watched all 3 films in a single day. Parts of the 3rd film felt like a parody. Plus it doesn’t help when the writing and scenes are just disasters with zero chance of being saved, even with better acting. The only thing that’s ever stuck out or that I even remember from part 3 was that meatball scene with her and Andy Garcia.
An interesting somewhat subversion to this trope is LA Confidential. Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell and David Strathairn? All amazing. Yet the only one getting an Oscar nomination? Kim Basinger, the weakest link as the hooker. Even more insulting that she won. An example outside of the Oscar circle was Much Ado About Nothing, the 1993 version which was mentioned here. It was an exhiliratingly hilarious movie, with strong direction, screenplay and acting from literally everyone, from Ken Brannagh and Emma Thompson, to Denzel Washington and even Michael Keaton's brief part. I also don't mind Keanu Reeves there, but it was Robert Sean Leonard, who was just awful, and sticks so much as a sore thumb in such a fun movie.
I owned a video shop when LA Confidential came out and was invited to a pre-release screening to which I took my sister-in-law. At the time I knew very little about the plot and had never even heard of Russell Crowe. When we came out of the cinema we were discussing how much we'd enjoyed it and I commented on how much I'd liked him. It turned out my sister-in-law was a huge fan of Romper Stomper so loved seeing him in this. I do agree that Kim Basinger was the weakest of the cast though. The scene where they are watching a movie and she's swinging her ponytail just made me feel she was 'mutton dressed as lamb,' I think she was about 43 at the time.
RUSSEL CROWE WASN'T THAT BAD. Like, he'll never be the best Javert, but anyone who says that Russel Crowe is bad knows nothing about musical theater or recitative.
Anneliese Petersmarck actually, it's because I know musical theater that I think Russel Crowe sucks as Javert. He showed no emotion and was completely monotone throughout his performance. He couldn't even portray the internal struggle as he decides to commit suicide because of that struggle. WORST death scene ever! I'd rather watch the PBS 10th anniversary staged performance of just the songs than that movie all because of Russel Crowe.
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? I think he makes poor choices with scripts sometimes. He was fantastic in The Departed, Ted and Boogie Nights. He's quite talented. He just needs to step up his game choosing projects. Plus, he can only do so much with the material he's given.
He’s a funny dude first and foremost. He belongs in movies like Ted. He scary too so he did well in Fear. Unless he’s being funny or scary it just doesn’t work.
Am I the only one who finds Maggie Gyllenhall to be decent looking..I mean she's not the model type and looks a little aged, but she's not as bad as people make her out to be..
She isn't hot per say, but for some reason that doesn't matter... There is just something about her... Katie Holmes should just stop acting... or start... however you wanna look at it..
Demi Hensler oh sure! I pay my €15 to go and a beautiful person,NO. Anyway how do you know that the old closet queen is a beautiful person? He could eat babies for all you know!😂
Hayden was often cringe worthy in episode 2 (due in no small part to the dialog) but he was, I thought, largely good, at times even great (or bumping up against great) in episode 3, his delivery of "I hate you" to Obi Wan as he burned was chilling. I think alot of the issue is what people imagined Anakin's character should be rather than what Lucas thought he should be, and at the end of the day it's his character and we have no right to say he's wrong.
Those of you saying how "Russel Crowe wasn't that bad, I don't understand the hate," should go watch Les Mis in concert, whether the 10th anniversary or the 25th, or any clip of a production and there you go. Russel Crowe CAN sing, but he can't in this style. Everyone else in the cast was trying their best to mix theatrics with gritty film acting, but Russel was seriously lacking in the theatrical department, which made him go flat at times. There is one part of the film I actually like him do, and its when he sings the line "Once a thief, forever a thief" and such, when he has this raw emotion in his singing. It's low and gritty, and just perfect for Javert. But it's one small part among a myriad of fails.
Its a good thing Tim Roth turned down the role for Snape, because then we wouldnt have gotten the awesome Alan Rickman performance
That's exactly what I was thinking when they brought that up.
+Ghost5379 Sure, but considering that Tim Roth is great it sure makes you think how good it could have been too.
Still, Tim Roth as Snape would have been awesome. Roth is a great actor.
+Ghost5379 I was gonna say. Tim Roth is great but Alan Rickman truly made that role his own. It's like how Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf and Ian McKellan owned the role instead.
+Ghost5379 You wouldn't have missed Alan Rickman's performance since it wouldn't exist. So yeah... No point thinking about it xD
Kirsten Dunst did a totally serviceable job in Spiderman, very believable and vulnerable. Don't blame the actress just because the script dictates she gets kidnapped and screams a lot...
Damn boy get after it👏👏👏👏👍💜
Exactly! I was about to make that observation. Actresses who have to play the love interest in hero movies have nothing to work with.
A skilled actor can make even the most bland script have emotion.
Jack Thompson I’ll second that
HiTop films does well in defending Mary Jane, especially in SpiderMan 1
Russell Crowe wasn't actually bad in Les Miserables, it's just the fact that his singing was below the standard the other actors were setting- to be honest, he's not even that bad at singing.
Na - he can't sing. Though boy can he act.
Particularly what I disliked was that his voice was simply wrong for what Les Miz is. It is silly that it is French people singing in British accents, but it has a more “classical” musical theatre still to the singing. Resonant tones. Crowe was not even close to that style which made him stick out like a sore thumb.
Javert is bold, resolute, cocky, a bit angry, self-righteous and confident. Crowe played him way too tame and quiet.
i agree
Also he was a singer before an actor and then he chain-smoked his way into his voice sounding like that
Russell Crowe has no place on this list. It's one thing to not like his singing, but there was nothing wrong with his acting, which is what this list is primarily about.
It's a musical in which almost everything is sung. Saying "his singing was bad but acting was good" is like saying "he was awful at saying lines but other than that quite fine" about a stage play
Um...its a musical, so I would say his singing is a big deal
i thought his acting wasn't very good in that movie... so emotionless
but the list looks at the performance as a whole, so if singing makes up a big part of a movie and someone doesn't quite deliver well then his performance is not very good
@@zoharsarig9474 see his movie a beautiful mind and contrast that to la confidential
Gary Oldman must be the most versatile actor of all time.
Oldman is so damn good in Dracula I don't even notice Reeves.
agreed, he could play anybody and get an Oscar nomination
Oldman and Daniel Day-lewis they are the best actors of all time
@@ayischatica This. DDL and Oldman are living legends in the craft.
Its because of his articulation.
I don't think Russell Crowe's performance was bad. While his singing is questionable, his acting in the film isn't by any means bad.
but confusing
+Yoko Higuchi Completely agree
+Yoko Higuchi He was alright ! I dont know why there is so much hate against him
Stars is my favorite song in Les Miz and he was terrible.
I'm surprised Amanda Seyfried's singing wasn't brought up. Made my eye go wonky.
"EVEN Bale is solid as Bruce Wayne."
Excuse me? Bale was fantastic in Batman Begins.
+Crossy Exactly! I didn't understand that comment.
+Crossy He was a good Batman, and in my opinion a bad Bruce Wayne. I think they ment it like that.
+Crossy I think they're just referring to Bale's "Batman" voice, which is pretty silly, tbh. Still love him! ;)
+Crossy Funnily enough, I don't remember too many people complaining about Bale's voice in Batman Begins - the complaints really came in after The Dark Knight. When you think about it, in Batman Begins his voice only goes full throat cancer in very brief doses like, "I'M BATMAN!", where it suits. In scenes where he has more dialogue (like with Gordon or Rachel), it's more a voiced whisper, which isn't so hard to listen to. When we get to The Dark Knight, he has more moments ("This city just showed you..." "You don't want to kill the boy...") where he has more gargled dialogue, and it starts to appear sillier and harder to listen to.
+Crossy Thank you!
Mark Wahlberg looks confused in every movie.
THat squinshy surprised, about to cry expression. ugh!
Not in The Departed. He's perfect in that role.
Mark Wahlberg is a very good actor-but his range is limited. The confused look just adds to the desire to take him home and take care of him.
departed he was great and four brothers was made for him.
Mark Wahlberg is a poor man's Matt Damon. If you are making a movie and don't have enough money to afford Matt Damon or he's not available, you hire Mark Wahlberg for the role.
Keanu can be as mediocre an actor as he wants, as long as he remains such an awesome person. Also, he has given more than a few quite good performances.
Erdrick68 name 5?
I thought he gave his best performance in "The Devil's Advocate" against Pacino. He tried a southern accent, which he didn't pull off quite so well, but otherwise, I thought he clearly stepped up his game in the presence of an A List star like Pacino. Do I think Keanu should have gotten an Oscar nomination for the role? No, of course not, but I thought it was the best acting performance I've ever seen him give.
Danny O’Flanagan Devil’s Advocate, The Gift, The Matrix, John Wick, Speed. And My Own Private Idaho.
He’s great in action films but just not a great dramatic actor.
River's Edge, My Own Private Idaho, Speed, John Wick 1 and 2 and probably 3. I'm sure there are more. He can be solid and he can be terrible. As long as the John Wick movies keep coming and are amazing, I could give a fuck about his bad performances.
"The Main Cast & Katie Holmes" man Watchmojo savage AF!
Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
It's the master of being savage
It's the master of being savage
@@TheNerdMan2 I dont think it was a ‘terrific’ performance… I actually thought Maggie was better in that role…
Am I the only one around who didn't hate Russell Crowe in Les Miserable?!!
+Logan Bangerter I thought he was fine personaly
+Logan Bangerter are you the only one who's tone deaf? realize that Javert could've been played by Paul Bettany.
I actually really liked him in les mis
I did care for his singing, but definitely not the worst
+Logan Bangerter He was the weakest link in a stellar cast. I think he was wrong for the character.
Giving natalie portman a break for bad dialogue but not christensen makes no sense. The prequals needed harrison ford to tell Lucas "you can write these words but you can't say them"
+adasga So true, the guy became one of the most hated actors of all time while no one gave him a true chance (and a true director) to prove himself after SW. It is even more frustrating now that Portman, whose performance is not better, has become an untouchable icon.
+pieckoyt Hayden proved himself in Shattered Glass, great performance there.
I think playing yet another whiney character in Life as a House, while not a bad performance, was the final nail in the coffin though.
Tyger20
His performance in life as a house is his most critically acclaimed one and that movie was before attack of the clones i think
Criticisms often evolve because of ageism and sexism. Majority of the time though we forget how a character is written. Ive seen people loathe someone in a movie based solely on their character- that means they're a good actor if you hate what their character is portraying is so much.
I mean kristen dunst's lines are not exactly kernels of gold. She's just a co-ed in love with a dude who got bit by a spider. That example they showed, what was she supposed to do... break into tears every 5 seconds? Her character was cheesy, she was emotional in the right scenes when it counted. Alot of the good performances had feathered out characters and the director wanted them to look good or badass. If they didn't respect the person, it showed in the film. Sofia was a one-dimensional character with all due respect to Coppola. I don't see how she would have given some riveting performance as a naive girlfriend. January Jones is literally eye-candy, she was never meant to be fleshed out as a character of depth- Of course we notice the bromance because most directors are male and give the men alot more screen time and depth. Keanu has always come across flat emotionally- thats why Matrix is praised. Cameron diaz is very different in that role for me, she also acted in 'The Gift' which is also ignored as good work she did. Christensen has had really good performances and the reason why he was cast is because he was terrifying in auditions; they said something about his intensity was freakish and they went out of their way to cast unknowns. Estella warren is just the dumb gf... and Mickey Roonie is just subject to the times, if we look at his character- he played it regardless of the racism.
People are easily swayed is all I know.. they packrat over the underdog easily.
Yeah I think people give Natalie Portman a break because she has proven to be a good actress in other roles whereas Christensen doesn't have a reputation for being a good actor outside of the franchise. That being said though she was certainly just as terrible to him throughout the trilogy. I find Portman an inconsistent actress anyway as I thought she was noticeably terrible in the Thor films too.
LOVE the fact that you included Samantha Barks in the Les Miserables section. She was said to outperform everyone and she really did.
Wasn't she the only bona fide musical theatre actress in the whole thing though - except Hugh Jackman who had done Oklahoma before.
pretty much; yeah, others have had musical training but she was the only one from a purely musical theatre style background; experience wise and was her first movie. There were a few other bona fide musical theatre actors/singers in there too. Most notable being Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop. But there were also cameos from Hadley Fraser and Gina Beck and Fra Fre. None of whom had as big a role of Samantha of course. Though I have to say Hadley did an amazing job with his few lines; he played the guard.
Oh, sorry I think I sounded a bit rude there; sorry about that. edited it a bit :)
Hold on here.
You slam Hayden Christensen's acting in Revenge Of The Sith then go on to slam Natalie Portman's job but gave her the out of bad dialogue?! EVERYONE who put in less than a stellar performance in the Prequels should get an asterisk noting the abominable dialogue!
LigerFan but at least she tried. And did quite a bit with what she was given. HC just sounds any kid doing a middle school play. It was like he read his lines with his mother in the kitchen. Also, he just sucks. Portman is good. She's had amazing roles. Did you see jumper? HC was exactly the same. Horrible
Natalie Portman is indeed a very good and very accomplished actress.
That said, very few people came out of the Prequels looking at all good. Ewan McGregor and Ian McDiarmid come out far ahead of anyone else that was in any of those three movies, let alone all three.
Portman doesn't come out of those movies very well at all IMHO. And, TBF, I don't really blame her. The dialogue is just so bad. Even in the third movie, where the dialogue was so much better she comes off as a stereotypically overly-fretting and way too high-strung wife.
I said it before and I'll say it again: The dialogue is the true villain here. Everyone who is judged as putting in a less-than-stellar performance deserves to have the "but the dialogue was REALLY BAD!" note added.
LigerFan actually they mention at the beginning he wasn't entirely to blame, which I took to be reference to the awful dialogue. However, I've seen numerous things with HC and it never changes. He's a bad actor.
They were both terrible in that.
Hayden has never done a good acting job. Natalie has. That's the difference.
Main cast and katie holmes LOL ... but it is true.
Still, somehow she was more watchable than Maggie Gyllenhaal in TDK
About that, she was way better than pizza face Maggie Gyllenhaal. By the way she only gets roles cause her parents are film makers.
@@yfredy88 While Gyllenhaal is bad in TDK, she is a VERY solid actress in a lot of other movies.
Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
@@yfredy88 Just more TD fanboying. People just won´t admit there were any flaws in that movie. Pizza face lol
Unpopular Opinion: I thought Russell Crowe was pretty solid in Les Miserables.
Definitely.
He was my favorite in the movie.
starwars4337 Russell Crowe is a dick and is one of the most overrated actors there is. Gladiator was boring.
If he had a speaking role only, he would have been fantastic.
@@heatherryan3969 The only things you overrate here is yourself and your opinion mister.
Russell Crowe's singing was not great, true, but his acting as Javert was not horrible. He simply stood out in a sea of fantastic singer/actors.
in a musical I am sure bad singing is counted as horrible acting but I liked his singing in look down
I actually like it because it fits the character in a way. Like a dissonant voice for the antagonist seems appropriate, then again the musical in London showed me that a Javert who sings amazingly well can also be imposing albeit less intimidating..
I have to question that whole singing live business. There must have been a lot of work afterwards on those vocals, at least with Anne Hathaway. With the way she was sobbing in that one scene, I would think she wouldn't be able to speak clearly, let alone hit those notes.
ChachouMiaou 😂 I concur! I was dumbfounded when I saw the movie and was thinking to myself 'omg, Russell was terrible. 😂
In my opinion, Hayden Christensen was at his best in the Revenge of the Sith, especially the second half
Otso Castrén I think he was unfairly criticized for that role. I believe the fault should lie with whoever wrote the script as well as the direction during certain scenes. I also felt that the boy who played Anakin as a kid should have been directed better.
WatchMojo despises Hayden Christensen so fucking much they would include him in any worst categories. These fucking critic wannabes.
He was great as Anakin..not so much as Vader. Like his ‘noooo’ scene at the end was cringey (though I blame the dialogue here as well not just the acting).
Overall though for me I think Hayden was great at capturing the whineyness and angst of Anakin Skywalker. He did well to balance his character’s immaturity and impulsiveness against the more calm manner of the older characters around him like ObiWan, Yoda, Ma$e Windu, Palpatine, etc. And that helped his character stand out in contrast to those around him as the memorable lead character who we can see why they later become evil. The films would’ve been a lot worse if Hayden tried to be serious and brooding and downplayed the immaturity of Anakin, especially seeing as Star Wars were kids movies too. I think Anakin (deliberately or coincidentally) brought the right amount of immaturity that the role needed
He's a bad actor
@@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf He didn't even do the voice for that NOOOO scene lol.
Doesn't Mark Wahlberg look that way in all his films? (See The Happening)
Shakeema Edwards not in The Departed
Those were his only two bad performances, the rest of his acting roles have been excellent or at the very least, very good.
To be fair he was playing a tough , rowdy guy from Boston . Not exactly stretching , not a bad performer but in terms of acting , being some one else , he isn't that great.
the fighter and lone survivor
I think he was legitimately confused in The Happening cause he didn't understand what Shyamalan was doing
Ok to be fair, in regards to the prequels, it wasn't entirely Hayden's fault. I dare you to name an acor who can make that "I hate sand" bullshit work. George Lucas was no master of dialog, the original cast confirms this too, but Hayden's lines were especially bad. When he had to convey emotion or intimidate without speaking he freaking delivered.
Ангел василев poor guy, those movies ruined his career...
Ангел василев completely agree
True, but Hayden is in general a bad actor to begin with
The reason why the original trilogy worked was because the cast were allowed to rework a great deal of the dialogue they were given to make it sound better. Alec Guiness can take some credit in fixing what he could.
😂😂😂the lines were bad but he sucked too.
i CANNOT imagine anybody playing a better Severus Snape than Alan Rickman.
gerlytom me either. Alan rickman was simply amazing, such an incredible actor.
Exactly and if somebody disagrees,
I WILL CUT HIS HEART WITH A SPOON !
Ewan MacGregor was fucking awesome. He's honestly just as much Obi-Wan as Alec Guiness was.
Everybody put the blame on Hayden Christensen playing Anakin Skywalker whiny, but it's just how the character is. That's how he was supposed to act the part. If anything he did a good job conveying those emotions. How else is he supposed to play that character. That's who that character was.
+Kamron Thurmond even if it was an arrogant character drunk with power, it still a bad and emotionless perfomance. watch?v=PQleT6BtCbE this is a good performance of an arrogant chracter drunk with power
the funny thing though is that in the behind the scenes bonus footage, George Lucas tells Hayden Christensen to not be so moody in his performance though.
+Jessica Gillespie Most people blame George Lucas for that though which is ironic if he really did say that lol.
I don't see a thing wrong with his performance, Luke sky walker is the same whiny bitch, way worse performances in both the prequels and the originals, I mean if you hate that then you must also hate Luke
Josh MacDouGaLL at least luke show express more emotion than anakin. Luke is like Chris evans in captain america, and anakin is like kevin costner in the postman
Ewan McGregor was one of the greatest parts of the SW prequel trilogy! He is such a talented actor!
I actually like Russell Crowe in Les Miserables.
Jedaqia Angel I've never seen it, but even from the clips they showed off him, he didn't even look bad.
The issue is his singing not his acting lol
I thought kirsten dunst and tobey maguire were fine in spooderman
Spoderman is much wow and such amaze!
The third was terrible but i don't think the first two were particularly bad
+Samuele Toia She is always bad (after Interview with a Vampire), but she was distractingly bad in that
+Samuele Toia which one was meant to be the bad one?
+Samuele Toia I pretty much love Kirsten in almost everything (excaept Melancholia maybe), but Maguire was clearly better by comparison. But I also don´t think, Hayden Christensen was that bad at all especially in Episode 3! Gary Oldman is just excellent in everything he does, I even remember him well in those two Friends episodes he was in... And I loved what he did in Book of Eli!
When I saw that Kristen Stewart was chosen for the role of snow white, I facepalmed myself.
Same.
She was a teen idol , it was business- wise decision.
margus kiis Not wise imo. The movie didn't score that much.
The bigger mistake was Charlie Theron's performance in that movie. One of the worst I've ever seen by a famous actor.
+julianwelton
* Charlize *
It's not fair to criticize Sophia Copola like that without mentioning her amazing talent as a director. Like her father, she's along the best directors in the business. But unlike her father, she has the good sense never to cast Sophia Copola in a movie.
Please. I'm sure everyone else who sucks at acting is good at something else. Her performance was flat and she shouldn't have been cast in GIII. She also could have had the sense to say NO.
She's a terrible dieector
*director
Yeah. FFC needed to direct Godfather 3 got the money, so he rushed the production. Hence casting his daughter.
Just watching the few scenes of her in this video was cringey
Gary Oldman as Dracula is incredible! Actually all of his performances are great
Agree. 💯💯💯💖💖💖💯💯💯💯💯💯
"Even Bale is solid as Bruce Wayne", SHAME on you for this underappreciation... bah!
Rebecca Romijn as mystique > Jennifer Lawrence as mystique
Lawrence career is nothing but hype, good PR & good film editing
Agreed. In terms of acting, Jennifer Lawrence is the epitome of "meh."
She was really good in American Hustle, okay only in the first Hunger Games movie then she became really bad and was pretty good as Mystique as well especially in the scenes with Michael Fassbender
I was going to say the same thing. I hate Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique
+J.D. Cantu I thought she was pretty good in Days Of Future Past.
Russell Crowe wasn't fucking bad ffs, he wasn't great but he wasn't bad.
+Jack McConnell His acting was good as usual, his singing was horrible
I agree, and after watching the movie several dozen times his singing grew on me. His acting was great and while his singing was good it wasn't bad either in my opinion.
+American Fangirl he cannot at all
+Bob Radu could you have sang better? I admit he wasn't great, but I've heard worse singers on our radio airwaves
+Bob Radu but we also have different ears. to each his own opinion
Sofia Coppola might not be really good at acting but she does follow in her father's footstep being a good director.
I loved "Marie Antoinette".
I doubt she even got a chance to direct anything or get enough money for her projects if her last name was not Coppola
@@LittleB2007 not only directed Lost In Translation, she also wrote it.
@@LittleB2007 Yes, having a talent doesn't always mean success. Her being Coppola definitely helped her. But still she is an amazing director
Well some of her worse films aren't as bad as that of her father's but she's hardly as good as him. I do enjoy her work though, even Bling Ring which some people hated
I never knew Tim Roth was one of the men who could’ve played Snape, while Tim is one of my favourite actors after seeing him in reservoir dogs, I don’t think Tim would make a very convincing Snape. Alan Rickman (rip) was without a doubt, perfect for the role. But now I’m trying to imagine how Tim would look and act as Snape haha
As a musical theater kid, I will say that I actually think Crowe did a great job. It was gritty, and gruff, it was in-character, and it was not off key. So eh. Whatever.
(He's also pretty)
"The main cast Katie Holmes" ... that made me laugh :D
Why does everyone troll Russell in "Les Mis"? I thought he was awesome!
ya
+darthstarkiller1912 I found him much better than Anne Hathaway. How can u dislike Russel Crowe? Still I don't really think that the remake was a good idea.
Right ?!
I love his singing but I'm sure I'm the only person in the universe that does for what I've heard :/
+darthstarkiller1912 because if you're a fan of musical theater, you'd know that Javert is everyone's favorite Les Mis character, bar none. And that many stage actors have portrayed the character impressively. crowe's performance can't even hold a candle to them.
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no one is wondering
hayden was the best anikan EVER
+Brandon Vasquez I was wondering 😐 . speak for yourself
Yes if you compare him to a nine year old and an elder made -up ENGLISH bloke who appears for 1.2 minutes then yes he was the best of the bunch!!
Russell Crowe was NOT bad at all in Les Mis. I was pleasantly surprised by his performance
hayden christensen was actually pretty good in revenge of the sith, he perfectly displayed the split feelings and mind of Anakin and showed his pain and anger at the events going around him
Yes
It's hard to make "Love won't save you Padme, only my new powers can" work
YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER >:(((
As Harrison Ford once said "George! You can type this shit, but you sure can't say it! Move your mouth when you're typing!"
If true fans were honest about Hayden Christensen as Anakin:
Expressions-great
Fight scenes-golden
Dialouge-not his fault
Delivery-all his fault
Acting-Same in every movie
Looks-He is Anakin
Voice-Same in every movie
Overall-7/10:Good
Ewan McGreggor was the best thing about the Star Wars prequels.
Both Ewan and Ian were fabulous!
Sofia Coppola tries her best in The Godfather Part III but she has always belonged behind the camera. And it's not like she was her father's first choice either. Winona Ryder was cast in the role that eventually went to Sofia Coppola but dropped out of the project literally the day before her scenes began shooting. Francis Ford Coppola was forced to cast his daughter last minute as a result.
There must have been dozens of relatively unknown but capable young actresses who would jump at the opportunity to play Al Pacino's daughter at a moment's notice...
Ryder actually fell off a horse and broke her shoulder. She had no choice. She would have perfect for that role.
Dark Rosenberg He didn’t say anything to negate what you’ve added. You’re correcting something that doesn’t need correcting
Either way, he somehow had no regret in casting HER in Godfather part lll or Keanu Reeves in Dracula.
RollTide1987 Wait, he was FORCED to insert his daughter in the film? Who, may I ask? Not Paramount. Because I`m already all over the places with studios ruining their own films.
I enjoyed Katie Holmes performance in Batman, she has an innocence that really balances the darkness of all the broody men in it.
She was boring, bland and has the same curled lip expression in every scene. Just listen to how she delivers the line “you could die” sounds like she’s vaguely disappointed in her fellas takeaway choice ‘you got Thai?’
@@jameswhite-aldworth2804 Katie Holmes was fine and much better than Maggie Gyllenhall who was doing some kind of Catwoman impression. People were just hating on Katie because she was Tom Cruises girlfriend. Poor girl. Apart from the last scene, which was more to do with bad dialogue, it was a terrific performance.
They should have cast Emily Blunt in that role. She would have owned it.
The Girl Nailed The Pronunciation of Lès Miserables
But you didn't nail the writing though...
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Daniel Tozovic they speak French
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Ben Affleck and Jesse Eisenberg: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
I thought Robin hood would be on here for sure!
Yes! Agreed. But Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves probably didn't make the cut because Christian Slater's performance was terrible as well.
@@thelegendinhisownmind7038 What, you weren't moved when he yelled out "Father loved _YOU_ more than me!!" ? Lol
“I have a brother!” no emotion whatsoever. he should have returned bis paycheck.
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I agree, Ewen McGregor was good as Obi Wan. The writing and dialogue could have been MUCH better, but he did enough to make it a good performance. The same couldn't be said EVER for Hayden Christensen who was never a good actor.
Daniel Day - Lewis and "nominated for best actor" is the definition of redundance..
*redundancy
Even his name is irritating like that kid in school who won all the teachers pets awards
He's only been nominated 6 times
Hayden christensen was not the issue. Bad writing/JarJar
+Damingo54 and bad directing too
The script was terrible but so was his acting. Hayden is not a good actor lol. He hasn't done anything good for people to say otherwise
How come McGregor did great though?
+Damingo54 Well "bad writing" didn't stop Ewan McGregor from giving a solid performance. It's a little harsh to hate on Hayden Christensen he was at a very young age but so are Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in the same franchise right now and they fucking delivered.
If you look at the other entries in Christensen's filmography you see he's simply not a good actor. A pretty face but a mediocre actor at best and that just isn't enough to compete in the movie business. His line delivery is overall just terrible.
+Vincent Knight Exactly right. Christian bale at age 12 in his first film gave a better performance than a lot of tenured A-list actors have.
Winona Ryder was cast in The Godfather: Part 3 and had to pull out at the last minute. Imagine the difference that would have made!! Damn.
Russel Crowe sang perfectly well imo, and he's the right choice for Javert. Javert isn't supposed to sing in a smooth way.
No Twilight? ...oh wait, there was no good performances...
+RoyalMela How about Michael Sheen as Aro. "ha ha ha ha ha ha ha." :D "Bring me the child."
Billy Burke and Anna Kendrick also did good work for their parts.
Well taylor tried 🤣
I didn't think Robert Pattinson was bad,though.
@@samkresil6011 ehh idk it was pretry bad though
We have to give Keanu Reeves The Benefit that no one can shine working with Gary Oldman.
Heath ledger did
@@keatonvarone2839 oldman wasnt the lead there, keanu's isnt as versatile, put him in the right roll and you get absolute gold, but dracula was a miscasting the same with cameron diaz in gangs of new york, when everybody shines the black sheep can be singled out easily
I like Gary Oldman, but the entire cast of Harry Potter did pretty well. Even the kids did impressively well considering they had to share screen time with Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter.
Heather Hillman Gary oldman wasn’t on HP it was Dracula
@@hjeb1986 yes he was. He played Sirus Black in HP 3-5 and 7.2.
I actually quite enjoyed January Jones's deadpan delivery. It was a somewhat interesting way to avoid the femme fatale aspect of Emma Frost's character, albeit one that wasn't very successful. As for Hayden, he was pretty decent in RotS, especially in the second half. I think people are too busy hating on his performance in AotC to actually see his improvement in RotS.
I didn’t even know Kirsten dunst‘s performance was considered bad... I thought she was great in Spider-Man and everytime I think of Mary Jane I have her in mind!
Russell Crowe wasn't that bad
Thank you! He just utilizes a different style of singing, he's trained differently. What did they expect? Plus, as he's kinda the villain of the story, it kinda fits that his vocals are so different.
Russell Crowe is a very fine actor. But he really is a terrible singer - can't even stay in key. You'd have to have a tin ear to think otherwise.
...yeah he was. His acting wasn't terrible, but Javert should scare the audience, intimidate them, make them feel bad for him, make them react in some way. I really got nothing from him. And if you think that his vocals were even remotely passable, look up Terrence Mann's version of Javert's song "Stars." (Or Phillip Quast's version. Or Norm Lewis's. You have many options). Then try to listen to Crowe again. It's just baffling that anyone could listen to Crowe, knowing the material, and sign off on the decision to cast him.
FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME, CROWE DID NOT GIVE A BAD PERFORMANCE, THE HATE IN HIS EYES AND THE CHARACTER ARE ALMOST PERFECT!!!! ITS JUST THAT HE SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN CAST IN A MUSICAL!!!!!!
Johnny Stevens but it WAS a musical and he sucked.
Don't forget to use the word "titular". WatchMojo's favorite word.
+alg11297 I thought it was "Top 10"...
Another classic is WHEN THEY SPOIL MOVIES WITHOUT WARNING YOU WHAT MOVIES THEYRE GOING TO SPOIL
That would be annoying to hear every time. Can we just assume spoilers at this point.
It always bothers me when they say TIT-ular. I always thought it was pronounced Tite-ular, like, "i" as in "title". Whenever they go with the other pronunciation, I just start thinking of sex and then my focus drops to zero.
They're actually pronouncing it properly. It has that unfortunate connection with sex, but it is correct, nonetheless.
Hayden wasn't a bad actor, he was perfect for the role. People didn't like Anakin Skywalker because George Lucas made him that way and in my opinion Hayden was perfect
LOOOOOL! "THE MAIN CAST & Katie Holmes" I can't stop laughing! A whole cast
I'm so fucking sick of everyone still giving Hayden Christiansen shit about his portrayal of Anakin, he fucking nailed it, Anakin let his emotions overcome and turned him into Vader. Hayden played him perfectly.
Stop picking on Keanu Reeves, he can act it's just he doesn't have a ton of range
Bogus! Keanu is excellent dude! Wild Stallions rule! **plays air guitar**
Keanu is Neo, John Wick, Constantine and Theodore Logan. He is above reproach.
@@coximusmaximus22 Yeah,he`s getting now BECAUSE of John Wick. It`s likely the actor himself is hugely overrated.
im guessing none of you realize the fact that his dialogue in all of those movies is extremely limited but as soon as he gets more than a hand full of lines in a scene it all falls apart...i love reeves...i love the matrix...but he couldnt act his way out of a paper bag
He was young then, as he got older he became very good at choosing roles that are within his abilities. Pretty much from the Matrix on he has only done stuff that he is capable of.
oh god katie holmes shes got one type of delivery and its forever going to be Joey Potter from dawsons creek- awkward, talking out of the side of her mouth and full of teenage angst...even so many years later.
Anne Hathaway can be a better Katie Holmes.
katie holmes' acting is so clunky and awkward (ahem joey potter) they could give paris hilton a crack at playing her and itd never be worse than the real thing
She acted better in Dawson's Creek than in BB (I hated her in that). But one of the best things I've seen her in was a horror movie, which actually surprised me. I felt like she got acting lessons or something... Or just re-living the horror she had during her marriage to Tom cruise? Lol
i enjoyed her as joey too because id never seen her acting before, but i didnt realise she only had one character in her range. just thinking about being married to that guy would be all the prep id need for a horror role (shudder) pretty sure id shatter a window with the scream that image could stir up lol
I didn't find a thing wrong with Kirsten Dunst's performance in Spider-Man
+Mike cushinberry Agreed; I say the only weak performance in any of the films was Topher Grace as Venom in the third film. That wasn't his fault, though; Topher Grace is a decent actor, but he wasn't well suited for that part...
+zendaddy621 Grace was indeed miscast plus Raimi didn't even want Venom in the film in the first place.
She's about as good as Toby Maguire.
+zendaddy621 "My spider sense is tingling, if you know what I mean.
The only thing that bothers me about her is that she looks like she might fall asleep of boredom any minute, but that has nothing to do with her acting I guess.
Sofia Coppola has taken a VERY different direction since then and has become an award-winning director. Her remake of The Beguiled is beautifully directed.
Proof that her talent was not in acting.
I didn't find Russell Crowe's singing that bad.
Oh, my god. Snow White and the Huntsman. It's bad enough that Kirsten Stewart's performance was crap, but if you want a Snow White who is fairer than the wicked queen, make sure Snow White is the fairest of them all. Sorry but Charlize Theron is FAR more fairer than Snow White.
+Potrimpo Matter of taste I guess. I don't agree.
Actually apart from the dead eyes K-Stew is actually attractive I think but she can't act for toffee and the film itself isn't that well done. Mirror Mirror which was an outright parody was much more enjoyable.
and better actress !!!!!!!!!!!
I'll give you that one. But as far as her performance goes, it works for this particular incarnation of Snow White. She's broken and saddened from being locked in the dungeon for so long, it makes sense for her part to be given to Kristen Stewart.
Tim Roth should not have played snaps. Rickman nailed it.
Snaps?
+StrasbergProtégé you know what I mean haha
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Tim Roth was considered, but had to turn it down. Besides, we don't know how it would have turned out for either of them. Who knows? Tim Roth could have nailed it too
Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman are simply brilliant!
Audrey Hepburn is without a shadow of a doubt, the most beautiful woman ever.
Ian MD nah Lady Bunny is😘😂🌈
She was a kind and generous person too. She gave no snobbish heirs about her and was what most people would think of a true lady
No
They just don't make them like her anymore.
Hayden Christensen and Ewan Mcgregor is spot on. In that final scene where Obi Wan chops Anakin's limbs, you can see the difference in the dialogue delivery. You can feel Obi Wan's pain but can't feel Anakin's resentment/hate towards Obi Wan. The acting difference was so visible that you could get chills from that scene every time Obi Wan said "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you!" all the while ignoring Anakin.
Haven't finished the video yet, but would this have an honorable or a dishonorable mention?
good point
honourable
your name reminds me of an actor 😅
I love Russell Crowe in Les Misérables. He's actually my favorite Javert.
Seriously? What about Philip Quast or Norm Lewis?
Or Geoffrey Rush
lol..you don't have to name every Javert :) I've seen them all, I know them all. Quast has a better singing voice than Crowe, but Crowe is still my favourite Javert. I like his performance the most. You don't have to agree with me, it's my opinion...
I prefer Malkovitch
The Star Wars prequels were bad because of bad dialogue and bad direction more than the performances. No one can make those lines any good. Rumours have it that Keanu Reeves was a last minute replacement for another unknown actor that dropped out just before the Bram Stoker's Dracula was about to start filming (Don't know if it's true though, he was probably cast though because he was popular at the time)
he was not quite there yet
+Neil Price Oh come on even me or you can make good those lines
+CTV universe to make fun of it, not to take serious of it. even ewan mcgregor burst of laughs when he said "he killed all the youglings"
+motor4X4kombat that's the most cringe worthy line ever for me. if he just said he killed children/kids it would have had more impact. younglings just sounds ridiculous
CTV universe We could do better but still some of the lines in the prequel trilogy were worse that the porn spoof ;op
I think Eragon is a good example. Jeremy Irons gave a convincing Bron, though he was a character with many layers that were already well developed and just had to be peeled off. But the rest of the film never managed to properly introduce the other characters and show them growing into their proper selves. It all has been done in way too much of a hurry.
I thought Katie Holmes was much better then Maggie Gillenhal.
that's the question... some people prefer half-smiling lizards that can't stop shaking their heads, some prefer dull puppets that gaze into nothing ;)
i think they were both kind of lame.
Well, I didn't like Maggie Gyllenhaal in the Dark Knight either. I thought she was way too bright for the movie.
+DareDB More than that she's fucking ugly, no way can i believe that Bruce would be in love with her at least KH is pretty and doesn't look like a 50 yr old critter
+Fujiwara Kuro Yeah, the part where the joker calls her "beautiful" I was like: Seriously!?
+A. A.M. Oh man, when that scene happened and he said that, I thought, "Uh, look again. There are way hotter girls behind her right there!"
+DareDB Agree! And none of the actresses who played Rachel had any chemistry at all with Christian Bale, it was pathetic honestly.
+Fujiwara Kuro Katie wasnt much prettier either. but i agree
Keanu Reeves was amazing in "The Devil's Advocate" as well as Al Pacino.
Exactly Pacino was better though 'cause you know he is Pacino
He played a decent robin
Matthew St Vincent you are joking? Aren’t you?
Keanu has no range. When the role fits perfectly to his only one schtick, he can be awesome. In other roles he just sucks
Kirsten Dunst wasn't bad in Spider Man
Jojo717 I thunk they were saying Tobey Maguire was bad
No they were saying Kirsten
I don't get it either. I grew up with her movies. Spiderman, jumanji, bring it on, etc. I always liked her
no, she wasn't - I think it was more about HOW she was written. It's one of those WhoTF cares roles... substitute any other young actress and it's still the same
+stirgy exactly!!! everybody hates on those types of characters forgetting that they are always written as simple and under-developed.
It's crazy how enthralling every scene Day Lewis does in Gangs of New York is. Then literally two seconds later you want to turn off the movie because of Diaz. It really hurts what could've been a perfect movie. Had someone stepped in during the casting stage concerning Diaz.
Keanu was miscast several times, including "Dracula" and "Constantine". I still give him an "A" for effort. Dude!:)
He was perfectly cast for Constantine wdym
4 Weddings and a Funeral. Feels like it would have been a perfect film were it not for Andie MacDowell.
Sofia Coppola's performance is terrible, but it does get way too much flak for ruining Part III. As someone who sat through that wreck of a film, her performance is the worst thing about the film but not one of its main problems. If a better actor was cast for the part, the film would still be pretty bland and boring.
Yep, agree with that - a lot more went wrong with Godfather III than Sofia. Quite unbelievable when you consider Godfathers I and II have both got to be in the top 10 of "Greatest Movies Eva".
Didn’t also replace Winona Ryder in it as Winona was ill and couldn’t do it. Maybe she was ill prepared
* Didn’t she
you forgot * ever
Agree, there was a lot wrong with that movie. I was laid up with a broken leg about 12 years ago and watched all 3 films in a single day. Parts of the 3rd film felt like a parody. Plus it doesn’t help when the writing and scenes are just disasters with zero chance of being saved, even with better acting. The only thing that’s ever stuck out or that I even remember from part 3 was that meatball scene with her and Andy Garcia.
"The main cast and Katie Holmes" made me laugh so hard, it's so true!!!!
Her acting was dead and boring hahah Maggie was way better
An interesting somewhat subversion to this trope is LA Confidential. Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell and David Strathairn? All amazing. Yet the only one getting an Oscar nomination? Kim Basinger, the weakest link as the hooker. Even more insulting that she won.
An example outside of the Oscar circle was Much Ado About Nothing, the 1993 version which was mentioned here. It was an exhiliratingly hilarious movie, with strong direction, screenplay and acting from literally everyone, from Ken Brannagh and Emma Thompson, to Denzel Washington and even Michael Keaton's brief part. I also don't mind Keanu Reeves there, but it was Robert Sean Leonard, who was just awful, and sticks so much as a sore thumb in such a fun movie.
I owned a video shop when LA Confidential came out and was invited to a pre-release screening to which I took my sister-in-law. At the time I knew very little about the plot and had never even heard of Russell Crowe. When we came out of the cinema we were discussing how much we'd enjoyed it and I commented on how much I'd liked him. It turned out my sister-in-law was a huge fan of Romper Stomper so loved seeing him in this. I do agree that Kim Basinger was the weakest of the cast though. The scene where they are watching a movie and she's swinging her ponytail just made me feel she was 'mutton dressed as lamb,' I think she was about 43 at the time.
Damn she won the Oscar? Not that she was bad but everyone else in that movie was so much better
Wait, which was the good actor? Kirsten Dunst or Tobey McGuire?
+Flora Gosling Tobey Maguire. The bad performances are mentioned second on each pick.
But don`t forget even Willem Dafoe was brilliant as the Green Goblin in that film.
I found him terrifying, the first few times I watched Spider-Man when I was younger.
They were both awful
@@Paul-zv7uy Bullshit!
RUSSEL CROWE WASN'T THAT BAD. Like, he'll never be the best Javert, but anyone who says that Russel Crowe is bad knows nothing about musical theater or recitative.
Anneliese Petersmarck actually, it's because I know musical theater that I think Russel Crowe sucks as Javert. He showed no emotion and was completely monotone throughout his performance. He couldn't even portray the internal struggle as he decides to commit suicide because of that struggle. WORST death scene ever! I'd rather watch the PBS 10th anniversary staged performance of just the songs than that movie all because of Russel Crowe.
He really was THAT bad. If you can't sing, don't be in a musical. He looked like he didn't even try. Uhhh. Just a waste.
God damnit, Mark Wahlberg has a lot of potential, you can see that in a movie like The Departed, why does he suck so much sometimes?
+HarvesterOfSorrow01 He has bad Aids.
I take it you're also referring to his performance in The Happening?
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? I think he makes poor choices with scripts sometimes. He was fantastic in The Departed, Ted and Boogie Nights. He's quite talented. He just needs to step up his game choosing projects. Plus, he can only do so much with the material he's given.
He’s a funny dude first and foremost. He belongs in movies like Ted. He scary too so he did well in Fear. Unless he’s being funny or scary it just doesn’t work.
Leave Keanu alone.
Alex Ryan why?
From what i can tell, Gary Oldman is an amazing actor
Am i the only one that finds Crowe’s singing really relaxing and calming. Xo
Am I the only one who finds Maggie Gyllenhall to be decent looking..I mean she's not the model type and looks a little aged, but she's not as bad as people make her out to be..
I can relate. I think she's hot and my friends don't understand why
She isn't hot per say, but for some reason that doesn't matter... There is just something about her... Katie Holmes should just stop acting... or start... however you wanna look at it..
My husband and I both have the hots for Maggie! There is just something so seductive about her.
Angel of Seitan True..she's very classy in a classical way
I think it’s weird when people say she’s not pretty. I think she’s very pretty.
Keanu Reeves isn't the kind of actor you love for the movies, but the person he is.
Demi Hensler oh sure! I pay my €15 to go and a beautiful person,NO. Anyway how do you know that the old closet queen is a beautiful person? He could eat babies for all you know!😂
Hayden was often cringe worthy in episode 2 (due in no small part to the dialog) but he was, I thought, largely good, at times even great (or bumping up against great) in episode 3, his delivery of "I hate you" to Obi Wan as he burned was chilling. I think alot of the issue is what people imagined Anakin's character should be rather than what Lucas thought he should be, and at the end of the day it's his character and we have no right to say he's wrong.
I have no problem with Christensen as the actor. The script was horrendous.
@@ThatIMayServe Script was fantastic*
Those of you saying how "Russel Crowe wasn't that bad, I don't understand the hate," should go watch Les Mis in concert, whether the 10th anniversary or the 25th, or any clip of a production and there you go. Russel Crowe CAN sing, but he can't in this style. Everyone else in the cast was trying their best to mix theatrics with gritty film acting, but Russel was seriously lacking in the theatrical department, which made him go flat at times. There is one part of the film I actually like him do, and its when he sings the line "Once a thief, forever a thief" and such, when he has this raw emotion in his singing. It's low and gritty, and just perfect for Javert. But it's one small part among a myriad of fails.
I think Hook should've been included.
Good acting fromBob Hoskins, Dustin Hoffmann and Robin Williams (duh!)
Bad acting; Julia Roberts
Johnno9989 Julia was great
I don't know wtf is wrong with people, I don't even like musicals but I did like Les Miserables and really liked Russel Crowe in it.
I liked the Star Wars Prequels and I Loved Hayden Christensen...I disagree with your opinion.
Glad Revenge of the Sith was remembered, and that Ian Mcdiarmid got a mention, as he gives one of my all time favourite performances.
Eddie Redmayne is so underrated in les mis. Seriously think he deserved a best supporting actor nomination
The World is not Enough.
Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards. Richards was nice to look at (tight white shirt underwater anyone), but that was it.