# Actors/resses that makes you NOT want to see a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 23, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077 "2024-08-23T01:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/121 "2024-08-24T22:14:53Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Eddie Redmayne. Never heard of this guy. He looks a little like the before picture of Willem Dafoe. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/122 "2024-08-24T22:22:50Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Never heard of this guy. Probably best known to Americans for portraying Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. > **[‘Theory of Everything’: How Eddie Redmayne Was Transformed Into Stephen Hawking](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/theory-everything-how-eddie-redmayne-745999/)** > > Costume designer Steven Noble and hair, makeup and prosthetic designer Jan Sewell spill the secrets behind the film. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/123 "2024-08-24T22:26:46Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Probably best known to Americans for portraying Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. > > [‘Theory of Everything’: How Eddie Redmayne Was Transformed Into Stephen Hawking](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/theory-everything-how-eddie-redmayne-745999/) He’s also the star of that horrible Harry Potter prequel series. I’d bet more Americans saw him there than as Hawking. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/124 "2024-08-24T23:38:26Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > John Oliver is an idiot. Not to mention Jimmy did his part in WW2, flying dangerous missions. Jimmy Steward has actual medals, two oscars, two Globes, and about 100X the awards Oliver has. When you’re in a thread about actors that other people don’t like, it’s probably not a good idea to get upset that other people don’t, you know, like, an actor. Also, Oliver has 17 Emmies and two Peabody Awards. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/125 "2024-08-24T23:40:56Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > When you’re in a thread about actors that other people don’t like, it’s probably not a good idea to get upset that other people don’t, you know, like, an actor. Or to point out their military service record. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/126 "2024-08-25T01:05:55Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > > [@DrDeth](#): > > > > John Oliver is an idiot. Not to mention Jimmy did his part in WW2, flying dangerous missions. Jimmy Steward has actual medals, two oscars, two Globes, and about 100X the awards Oliver has. > > When you’re in a thread about actors that other people don’t like, it’s probably not a good idea to get upset that other people don’t, you know, like, an actor. Also, listing the awards an actor I don’t like has won is an inane appeal to authority. I don’t like them, listing awards given to them isn’t going to make me suddenly like them. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/127 "2024-08-25T01:42:27Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > Gut level, I just don’t react to either of them favorably That is one thing, making you decide you wont watch the film simply because they are in. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/128 "2024-08-25T01:52:05Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > When you’re in a thread about actors that other people don’t like, it’s probably not a good idea to get upset that other people don’t, you know, like, an actor. I dont like John Oliver, and that seemed to make you upset. He harped upon a “fact” that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip were “cousins” without mentioning they are something like 3rd cousins, several times removed. Most people dont consider 3rd cousins to be “cousins”, and hell they dont even know theirs. In fact if your family has been in Jolly Old england for a couple hundred years- everyone else the same is some sort of cousin. He made the same crack at least 4 time I know of, likely more. That is a bald faced lie. If you want to live in a cave and have an opinion that no one else in the free world does, that’s fine. Doint expect others to go “Yeah me too!”. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/129 "2024-08-25T01:55:53Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > If you want to live in a cave and have an opinion that no one else in the free world does, that’s fine. Well, I provided a link to someone else who doesn’t like him and was pretty funny in saying so, also other people here have said they don’t like him. It’s okay, you can still watch his movies, even if I don’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/130 "2024-08-25T02:00:20Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Well, I provided a link to someone else who doesn’t like him and was pretty funny in saying so, Not funny, Oliver wouldn’t know “funny” if he was bit by a were comedian. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/131 "2024-08-25T02:34:10Z")
Moderating: > [@DrDeth](#): > > My god, we have some weird people here- People hate on Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams. Will Smith etc. > > What’s next- Jimmy Stewart? Morgan Freeman? Betty White? > [@DrDeth](#): > > But again, we have SDMBer listing actors who are _proven_ great by awards, reviews and box office… > [@DrDeth](#): > > If you want to live in a cave and have an opinion that no one else in the free world does, that’s fine. Doint expect others to go “Yeah me too!”. You seem to have missed the point of this thread. It’s about actors that make you want to avoid a movie. That’s obviously a subjective call, and it’s only interesting to say that about an actor who is moderately (or very) successful. I’m sure there are lots of terrible actors out there who rarely are in any movie, and, you know, who cares? If you want to reply to say that you like such and so an actor, that’s okay in tiny doses. (Too much is a thread shit. A little might cast light on why people react differently to various actors.) But to imply that other posters are wrong about wanting to avoid actors because they are famous, have acting awards, or for God’s sake, are good at things unrelated to acting … that’s definitely a thread shit. Drop it right now. And everyone else, please don’t reply to those posts any further. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/132 "2024-08-25T11:19:25Z")
Steve Harvey. Has he been in any movies? If so, I wouldn’t want to see it. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/133 "2024-08-25T12:36:41Z")
My wife cannot stand **Woody Harrelson,** absolutely refusing to watch anything in which he appears. Last night we were looking for something to watch and came across **“TransSiberian,”** which we had watched many years ago and I recalled being pretty good, worthy of a re-watch. Lacking anything better, I put it on. She stayed glued to her i-Pad through most all of it. It’s still a pretty good movie, but even I thought he was miscast and annoying, and I’ve never understood his appeal. ---
**Author:** ![Strenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Strenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strenger)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/134 "2024-08-25T13:15:31Z")
Gosling, Ryan. I’ve yet to see him perform a role as a professional actor would; his name is absurd; he looks like a stunted growth. As far as I’m concerned, he and Vin Diesel are the same person. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/135 "2024-08-25T13:24:50Z")
Elvis. He makes my skin crawl. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/136 "2024-08-25T14:36:17Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Tom Cruise from the beginning. His ego shows in all of his works I think he has a lack of confidence (which isn’t incompatible with having a big ego) that shows in his acting. There’s a try-hard quality to it that prevents him from disappearing into a role like other, better actors. I thought it was really noticeable in Magnolia. I know some lauded him for how he did in that movie, but to me his performance screamed “Look at me, I’m _Acting_!” Maybe I missed it but I’m surprised to not see Kevin Costner in this thread. I mentioned him in another similar thread, describing him as an “arrogant fence post” because he is so wooden as an actor, yet seems overly cocky and sure of himself in everything he does. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/137 "2024-08-25T14:41:42Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Steve Harvey. Has he been in any movies? If so, I wouldn’t want to see it. Wow, the list is longer than I’d have thought. Per wiki, [Steve Harvey - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harvey), **2003** _The Fighting Temptations_ Miles Smoke **2003** _Love Don’t Cost a Thing_ Clarence Johnson **2004** _Johnson Family Vacation_ Mack Johnson **2004** _You Got Served_ Mr. Rad **2005** _Racing Stripes_ Buzz the Fly Voice only **2008** _Still Singing_ **2009** _Madea Goes to Jail_ Cameo appearance **2012** _Think Like a Man_ Cameo appearance Wiki knows all… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/138 "2024-08-25T14:56:39Z")
Bruce Willis, with qualifiers. He has done some movies that I did like. Most of them had less of him in them. But, if his name is at the top of the cast and the movie is not _Bandits_, I will most likely avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/139 "2024-08-25T15:19:04Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Maybe I missed it but I’m surprised to not see Kevin Costner in this thread. I mentioned him in another similar thread, describing him as an “arrogant fence post” because he is so wooden as an actor, yet seems overly cocky and sure of himself in everything he does. Totally agree with you on that one, been avoiding him for at least three decades. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077/140 "2024-08-25T16:47:51Z")
Take David Caruso, please. _“I’ll be here the whole week. Tip your waitress. Try the veal. You’ve been a great audience …”_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077.md?page=8)