These are the kind of threads I love to hate. Some of the things people come up with just don’t make any sense to me and yet I love reading others’ opinions. I never thought I’d see the day when someone can’t stand to watch Gene Hackman or Edward Norton for cryin’ out loud. But every opinion is as valid as he next so I’m confused and amused at the same time. I can’t think of any actor that will make me not watch a movie but Nicolas Cage comes pretty darn close. His frowny , frowny face and whiney voice are a near lethal combination, movie killing wise. If I never see Kiera Knightley’s clenched jaw again that will be fine but if she’s in something that otherwise looks good I’m not going to avoid it.
I know. My dislike for him has nothing to do with his talent, but I do avoid movies where he is the lead; even though I know that means I may miss out on a great film.
He was as unappealing as he ever is in the first movie I ever saw him in, Boogie Nights, and that was when I fell in love with him as an actor. I think his “i’m an idiot,and idiot…” was as good as it gets. I believed every second.
My annoying actor list…
The Baldwin Bros (fathered by Steven Segal, thy’ve been genetically coded to deliver whispering monotones)
Ben Affleck (acting legitimacy through dating legitimate actors–your key to Hollywood success!).
Denzel Washington (must.talk.like.Shatner.while.tilting.head.and.shaking.finger.at.you)
Meryl Streep (“In a world where…” It’s her casting agent’s fault, really–I’d probably like her alongside Jackie Chan in a fish-out-of-water buddy movie).