I hope I’m not the only one but there are actors that, for no particular reason, irritate me by their very presence in a movie. Perfectly adequate actors that for some visceral reason I can’t stand.
For instance:
Jay Mohr - off the top of my head Pay It Forward, Jerry Maguire and Go; all of which I liked but would have enjoyed more if say Mark Wahlberg had played his role.
And your pet hates are?
Matthew McConaughey
He just irritates me.
Ronald Reagan movies freak me out.
Vince Vaughn
Abigail Breslin
I hear about movies, find out either is in them, and my desire to see those movies evaporates.
Tom Cruise. Seems like once a year or so, I’ll hear about a movie and think, hey, that’s sounds great! Then I’ll find out they cast that no-talent pinhead in it and I’ll just have to cross it off my list…TRM
Tracy Morgan. He was just in a movie with Bruce Willis. Now, Bruce usually can count on my attendance, but even he couldn’t get me to watch anything with Tracy Moran in.
Mel Gibson. Used to like him before he started talking and it became obvious what a douchebag he is. Last movie of his I saw was Braveheart. I was unimpressed.
Meryl Streep. I positively loathe her, despite her talent.
I fucking hate Vince Vaughn, with the way he doesn’t look people in the eye.
I have only ever seen one film with Jason Schwartzman in it, and now I run the other way whenever he’s in anything. He’s a creepy little weirdo, and freaks me out.
Julia Roberts. I haven’t seen Michael Collins or The Pelican Brief because of her.
David Fucking Spade.
Dead to me.
I second this. I can’t stand her.
I came in here to mention Ms. Roberts too. The last movie I saw her in was Pretty Woman when it came out. I tried to watch Erin Brockovich but I couldn’t concentrate on the plot due to Julia’s big horse teeth.
I love this. Not because I hate David Spade but because of the shorthand we use at work - all the assholes we deal with get Fucking inserted into their name, which is then turned into initials. So David Spade would be referred to as DFS.
Will Ferrell, an unfunny idiot.
Philip Seymour Hoffman. He just icks me, with the wet, breathy way he talks.
My thoughts exactly about the upcoming * Knight and Day*.
Julia Roberts for me but Notting Hill. I didn’t think the character was all that likable but Julia Roberts just made her so cold and snotty. And even in the “warm” moments she never felt that nice. I never got why Hugh Grant’s character wanted her. The wheelchair bound character married to Tim McInnerny’s character–even though she was definitely minor, I found her a thousand times more warm and lovable.
Also, Keanu Reeves. In movies other than Bill and Ted, I mean. Like Devil’s Advocate. I love the movie, but I just hate watching Keanu. He’s a waste of space.
I can’t stand watching Jack Nicholson. He doesn’t act, he’s just himself. He’s also brilliant and you need to have him show you this.
Nicholas Cage. He just looks DUMB to me for some reason. Stupid reason, I know, but he just bugs me. I can’t watch any movies with him in it.