Who's the most over/under rated actor/actress

satchmo · February 12, 2003 11:17PM

With the Razzie and Oscar nominations out, it's time to list actors/actresses who you feel is over and under-rated.

Personally I don't get the fuss over Ben Affleck. He's a lucky man being with JLo, but I don't particularly think he's a very good actor.

Under-rated...Philip Seymour Hoffman (Happiness)

groverat · February 12, 2003 11:26PM

Damn, you took my underrated.

jeffyboy · February 13, 2003 12:47AM

For overrated I'd say Nicholson. I love to watch him work, but isn't he really always just playing Jack?

I think Cameron Diaz is underrated. I think her good looks (and some bad roles) overshadow some really good performances, Vanilla Sky comes to mind.

Jeff

murbot · February 13, 2003 2:33AM

I used to like Cameron Diaz. Then I saw her on Letterman.

I prefer her when she's acting.

stunned · February 13, 2003 5:51AM

Julia roberts is definately overrated. I dunno why she can command such high appearance fees. Her shows ususally bore me to sleep.

scott · February 13, 2003 6:43AM

[quote]Originally posted by jeffyboy:

For overrated I'd say Nicholson. I love to watch him work, but isn't he really always just playing Jack?

I think Cameron Diaz is underrated. I think her good looks (and some bad roles) overshadow some really good performances, Vanilla Sky comes to mind.

Jeff<hr></blockquote>

Being John MalkovichÂ*Â*

spaceman_spiff · February 13, 2003 7:05AM

Overrated: Tom Cruise

I'll get back to you on "most underrated".

stunned · February 13, 2003 10:58AM

[quote]Originally posted by spaceman_spiff:

Overrated: Tom Cruise

I'll get back to you on "most underrated".<hr></blockquote>

underrated - Nicole Kidman

pfflam · February 13, 2003 11:03AM

[quote]Originally posted by jeffyboy:

For overrated I'd say Nicholson. I love to watch him work, but isn't he really always just playing Jack?

I think Cameron Diaz is underrated. I think her good looks (and some bad roles) overshadow some really good performances, Vanilla Sky comes to mind.

Jeff<hr></blockquote>Atr first I was going to say . . . 'what!??! Diaz?!' . . . but then I remembered her in Vanilla Sky, and that was such a powerful performance that I watched her car crash scene thee times in a row

(that part is better than the Spanish original VSky)

Malckovich is actually overrated . . . he literally can't act . . just watch his lips; they are always tight with self-consciousness, he can't express different characters, he has virtually no voice modulation . . . that's why he has been, rightly, typecast as the brooding villain type.... so when that pretty great film Being John Malcovich says he is an acter's actor I can't agree . . though I know he does have that rep.

artman @_@ · February 13, 2003 12:26PM

Male:

OVERrated: Jim Carrey...he's funny, but put him in a dramatic role and break out the barf bags. He looks so fake in those roles. Or I just start laughing.

underRATED: David Bowie? I still think that with the right roles he'd be a genius (what did you think I would mention...Mick Jagger?)

Female:

OVERrated: Julia Roberts. Same old, same old in every role...yawn.

underRATED: Hillary Swank. She needs a better agent...maybe Julia Robert's?

superkarate monkeydeathcar · February 13, 2003 12:56PM

actor

overrated - ben affleck (although someday he should have a fine t.v. career.)

underrated - steve zahn (i say this with some trepidation as he's in a new movie with martin lawrence, that worries me, but man he just steals movies!)

actress

overrated - jeneane garofolo (someone who seems to be sooo hip couldn't find a good script if it bit her on the ass!)

underrated - cameron diaz (thought of as a pretty face, but she's willing to do rolls where she's not pretty, and in her "commercial" movies does many things that a lot of actresses wouldn't do)

also watch out for jennifer garner, although "daredevil" is a piece of crap, she's great in it, and won't be on t.v. much longer.

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matsu · February 13, 2003 1:03PM

Howza'bout over/under-rated?

Val Kilmer. He's in Top Gun (crap) Batman, (more crap), has some weird hollywood cool guy thing going on, but seems to me as wooden as Ben Affleck, just not as dopey. I don't get it? Hollywood rightly forgets about him, then you go see "The Salton Sea" and you learn he can actually act. Confusing. I wonder how much the over-rated/underated mystique has to do simply with good script selection?

And yes, Ben Lo is possibly the worst actor making money today.

serrano · February 13, 2003 1:06PM

[quote]

Malckovich is actually overrated . . . he literally can't act . . just watch his lips; they are always tight with self-consciousness, he can't express different characters, he has virtually no voice modulation . . . that's why he has been, rightly, typecast as the brooding villain type.... so when that pretty great film Being John Malcovich says he is an acter's actor I can't agree . . though I know he does have that rep.[/qb]<hr></blockquote>

I really disagree, but I think we'll have to agree to disaagree.

Overrated: Travolta

Underrated: Buscemi

This guy has made a living off a few good roles. I think this was truer a couple years ago though.

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superkarate monkeydeathcar · February 13, 2003 1:08PM

oh, and one more thing........i'll tell you who's an absolute underrated genius. christopher guest, he's been killing me since the national lampoon radio hour and records back in the 70's.

he's very quiet and has no ego. "waiting for guffman", and "best in show" were tremendous (his new one <a href="http://amightywindonline.warnerbros.com/"; target="_blank">"a might wind"</a> comes out soon. he should be in the hall of fame for nigel tufnel (spinal tap) alone.

and....he gets to see jamie lee curtis naked......

alex london · February 13, 2003 1:21PM

I used to really rave about Kevin Spacey until I saw him in the biggest pile of crap since defecating became feasible, Ordinary Decent Criminal, playing a lovable roque bigamist bankrobber. Man he was bad. The director was in the U.K press recently bad- mouthing him for his 'look at me I'm a big star" off-screen behaviour which doesn't go down too well in Dublin. As the post title doesn't distingish between the living and the dead may I put forward Spencer Tracey as the most under-rated/ greatest ever screen actor, he still amazes me.

superkarate monkeydeathcar · February 13, 2003 1:31PM

spacey got "oscar" disease, like nick cage, you know win an oscar and go out and do absolute shite for a few years till you become a joke, and then get serious again like cage did with "adaption."

just watch, someone will chime in with how great k-pax was.....

matsu · February 13, 2003 1:33PM

Every time I hear that title I can't help but think of menstruation.

superkarate monkeydeathcar · February 13, 2003 1:38PM

[quote]Every time I hear that title I can't help but think of menstruation. <hr></blockquote>

lol....a movie about menstruation would've been more entertaining.

thegelding · February 13, 2003 1:57PM

great call on Christopher Guest....dang, and there is a trailer at that link too.....love love love his mockumentries...."there have been abuse in my family...ahh, but it was mostly musical in nature"...ha

g

satchmo · February 13, 2003 3:32PM

[quote]Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar:

spacey got "oscar" disease, like nick cage, you know win an oscar and go out and do absolute shite for a few years till you become a joke, and then get serious again like cage did with "adaption."

<hr></blockquote>

This disease has also affected many "legendary" actors.

For example:

DeNiro (what's he doing with Eddie Murphy),

Al Pacino (to a lesser degree but The Recruit was pretty lame)

Dustin Hoffman (name one good movie he's done in the past 10 years)

cosmonut · February 13, 2003 6:29PM

OVERrated

actor: Owen Wilson - He only does one character. Stick to writing, Owen.

actress: Drew Barrymore - She can't act! Go back to pornos, Drew.

UNDERrated

actor: Don Cheadle - Why don't we hear about him more? Crazy! Born right here in KC, BTW.

actress: Mira Sorvino - Versatile. Attractive. Me likey Mira. <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />

Who's the most over/under rated actor/actress

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