The Tom’s. Hanks and Cruise, I hate them both. I’m not able to overlook Cruise’s public persona and personal life and just enjoy whatever movie he’s in. With Hanks it’s Forrest Gump. I despise that movie and since then I’ve pretty much avoided any movie Hanks is in. When people compare him to Spencer Tracy, it pisses me off, he’s schmaltzy and annoying and not fit to lick Tracy’s shoes. I liked Road to Perdition well enough, but without him I might have loved it.
It’s the teeth. They are freakishly small to me, and throws her off.
As far as acting goes, I thought she was outstanding in Interview With a Vampire, but I haven’t seen anything since that has made me a fan.
Denzel Washington in half his movies.
He is such an over the top actor but in some roles it works. I think his best role was “Bone Collector” (think about it).
Similarly is Brenden Fraser. He’s like Denzel in that his pattern is: good movie, bad movie, good movie, bad movie, …
But the WORST?! I’ll give you a hint. Every year I give out an award for the entertainer that sucks the most life out of a performance. I call it the Kathleen Quinlan Award
I harbor a burning, insatiable hatred for Mel Gibson. Yes, long before he became known as a drunk racist (which didn’t surprise me in the least). I just couldn’t stand how for years and years he was the ‘go to’ guy for handsomeness, as if every woman would die to have his babies. Ugh. I never for one second understood why anyone would find him attractive in the least. Hate his face. Hate his smile. Hate his body. Hate his hair. Hate. Him.
As a result, it took me about a decade to see Braveheart, which I had to admit was a pretty good movie, but I had to pretend the whole time that I wasn’t watching Mel Gibson to keep my dinner down.
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I’m like this with Samuel L. Jackson.
In order to watch Pulp Fiction I had to stare at that bad (as in bad) afro wig he was wearing anytime I was forced to acknowledge he was onscreen.*
- Again, I have no problem with his acting, he just bothers the shit out of me.
Along with Ben Affleck being a terrible, terrible actor, it annoys me that he insists on using that annoying duck to pimp his insurance company.
And though I don’t find Angelina Jolie attractive at all or compelling as an actress, I really can’t see dissing her for her charitable efforts. It could be all publicity, but I don’t know that, and the world needs all the acts of kindness it can get.
I know some actors are really annoying, but they really shine in the right role-
Russell Crowe in LA Confidential and The Informer.
Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition. (and Bosom Buddies. No, seriously.)
Nicholas Cage in Raising Arizona.
Kevin Spacey in Usual Suspects.
Leonardo Dicaprio in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Blood Diamond.
Oddly enough, the movie which shifted me from hatred of to a fan of Jim Carrey’s is Liar, Liar. For whatever reason, I love the hell out of that flick.
The first thing I saw Owen Wilson in was the wonderful Bottle Rocket. I thought it was such an interesting character. Turns out it’s his only character.
How in the world can Entertainment Weekly call Robert Deniro the “greatest living actor”?
What the HELL is wrong with you people! Stop watching bad movies! Fuck!!
Ah, you have to jump in the Wayback Machine and go back to aboutt 1990 to see DeNiro at work. Although he’s done sporatic good work since (A Bronx Tale, Heat, Ronin) it doesn’t really exceed his best work, mostly Scorsese collaborations like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and the shining centerpiece of his career, Raging Bull. These days, of course, he’s whoring himself out for a eight figure paycheck in order to pay for his other charitable causes. There’s nothing wrong with that–hell, if I could bring in a cool $15M for a few weeks of hamming it up and satirizing my past work I’d do it, too–but it’s not really accurate to judge him on Meet the Fockers or Analyze This any more than it is to judge Al Pacino on fundamentally based off of his “hoo-ha!” schtick or Jack Nicholson playing some thinly veiled version of Jack Nicholson. All three have done much more credible work. That being said, I don’t think any of them are properly the “Greatest Living Actor”; that honor goes to Keanu Reeves for persuading the world that a wooden, characterless actor is worth a $30M paycheck and headlining a blockbuster film.
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Most of mine have already been said.
Jim Carrey. The only movie I like of his is Eternal Sunshine. He looks odd, acts odd, is odd. (and I like odd–but not his odd). His erm, rendition of the Grinch made me want to vomit.
Adam Sandler. He needs some time in a school for wayward boys. Or to have the smirk slapped off his smarmy face. Or both.
Bruce Willis. He’s an asshole. 'Nough said.
Demi Moore–I hated her when she was a cub reporter on General Hospital (I watched it in college-sue me). She couldn’t act then, and she can’t act now. Also, she has nodes on her vocal cords and needs surgery–it’s not a sexy, husky voice–it’s nodes!
Meg Ryan–I know, I know. I used to love her. I did. And then she made one movie too many-some Leopold and somebody shit. And then I knew. She plays the same emotional range, tone, POV, you name it–it’s always the same character. Blech.
Nicole Kidman–oh, please. Someone told her she could act? She’d be good as Lot’s wife–post peeking in the rearview mirror.
Julia Roberts-she also plays the same character again and again. It’s a boring character (she was ok in Erin Brockavich).
Leonardo DiCaprio-proof the pretty boys can still make it in Hollywood. Does he have a brain?
Brangelina–I use this because I can’t think of one without the other. Both can go get knotted. She collects underprivileged minority children as a hobby; and he thinks he’s the next Robert Redford. Ugh.
Tom Cruise-because he got weird, and I can’t see him without seeing “weird” now.
John Travolta–I have a private nickname for him: John Revolta.
I’m sure there are more. I won’t go see a Jim Carrey movie. Some of these I can still see the film, but wish they weren’t in it (Hairspray comes to mind). None of them make me want to see a film (obviously).
And Al Pacino does need to get another “meme”. He’s boring!
Scarlet Johanssen. She’s like a sack of bricks. She never emotes, she never does anything. She has the same sour expression in every movie she’s in. She’s cute, I guess, but there are cuter performers out there who actually have talent.
ETA: I know this misses the point, since it’s a thread about actors you hate, but I noticed a lot of Al Pacino hating, and I had to say something, since I consider him my favorite actor. I know he’s over the top, but he’s the only actor (except for maybe Jack Nicholson) that I can watch chew scenery and still utterly love, no matter what. That’s all…
Sam Waterson - his mannerisms are like fingernails on a chalkboard
David Caruso - same boat as Waterson
Julia Roberts - Whatever character she plays is supposed to be hot, and all I see is liver lips.
Fran Drescher - Don’t know if she’s been in any movies, but hate her too much to risk finding out.
A little indie flick called Spinal Tap, anyone?
Sorry, too lazy to look up how to do umlats…
Same as the rest of you.
Tome Cruise, Meg Ryan, Adam Sandler and the later works of Jack Nicholson, where he all but chews the scenery.
Jack Nicholson bugs the hell out of me, as the only character he seems to know how to play is “Jack Nicholson”.
Hillary somebody–the one who won the Oscar and then said it was for her brother and then said something very odd about him. I suck at names, sorry. There is something wrong with her face–you don’t have to be pretty for me to watch you act, but there needs to be as little repulsiveness as possible. Her facial phsyiognomy is just off–can’t watch her.
Some loud mouth ass (whose name I won’t dignify with posting) who runs a morning radio show in the Twin Cities hates Tom Hanks and I’ve never heard anyone else dislike him? Is there anyone here?
Someone upthread dislikes both Toms.
I completely overlooked Mel Gibson-long before he was pulled over. Blech.
And it’s Hillary Swank–still yuck.
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