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How do y'all rate Josh Brolin as an actor?

Posted on 8/3/26 at 4:38 pm
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2695 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 4:38 pm
I know most consider him good to very good..

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone places him among the upper echelon in the acting ranks
This post was edited on 8/3/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
11131 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 4:43 pm to
Honestly, I always thought he was serviceable until Thanos in Infinity War. Even through motion capture he did an incredible job creating one of the best onscreen villians in comic history, and I'm including the Ledger's Joker in that as well. Since then my appreciation for his talent has grown.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61611 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 4:43 pm to
He’s ok

Nothing special. Solid. You know what you are going to get
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
5568 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 5:37 pm to

He had kind of a weird career arc. He started out as a teen heartthrob in Goonies then he couldn't find work because he looked like a grizzled 40 year old Marlboro Man when he was 20. By the time him matured into roles that fit someone who looks like a grizzled 40 year old Marlboro Man, we found out he was a pretty good actor after all.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159745 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 5:46 pm to
he got to bang Diane Lane so ergo, I admire him
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
31437 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 5:49 pm to
A gem of a performance as Bigfoot Bjornsen.

Posted by guzziguy
Lake Forest
Member since Jun 2022
1141 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 6:09 pm to
Him as a younger Tommy Lee Jones in MIB3 always cracks me up.
Posted by LanierSpots
Gulf of America / Sarasota FL
Member since Sep 2010
72217 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 6:15 pm to
I like him a lot .


Sin City
Inherent Vice
True Grit
No Country
I thought he did well with Old Boy
Sicario



He played a lot of good parts in my opinion


I have not seen Milk Or Avengers or Guardian's of the Galaxy.


Posted by MrFreakinMiyagi
Reseda
Member since Feb 2007
20275 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 7:31 pm to
#34
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69808 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 8:50 pm to
He’s good, but he doesn’t have a lot of range…
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38797 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:05 pm to
I thought he was 6’5”, so he’s a great actor.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
22369 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:06 pm to
He’s got an iconic voice, really took off in 2007 but I wouldn’t say he’s upper echelon
Posted by BitBuster
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2017
2025 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 6:28 am to
He isn't a lead actor, but he elevates every scene he's in.

I wouldn't want him headlining my movie, but I'd want him in it.
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 6:30 am
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
13530 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 6:56 am to
quote:

Sin City
Inherent Vice
True Grit
No Country
I thought he did well with Old Boy
Sicario


Weapons, Dune, American Gangster. He picks good movies. Like someone said not a lot of range but great at what he does.
Posted by MaxxPain2
Member since Oct 2021
1491 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:54 am to
he screwed up his marriage with Diane Lane who is still a sizzling smokeshow...
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
22964 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:09 am to
quote:

he screwed up his marriage with Diane Lane who is still a sizzling smokeshow...



He married a much younger, hot chick sorority girl who graduated from UGA I believe.


Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
22964 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:12 am to
And to the OP, I think he's great in everything he's in...

No Country
Sicario
American Gangster
Thanos
second Wall Street movie
etc.

Not a lead guy as others have said, but he adds in a very positive way to every movie he's in.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
69370 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:26 am to
Way better than his dad.
Posted by Bruco
Charlotte, NC
Member since Aug 2016
3035 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:12 pm to
quote:

Like someone said not a lot of range but great at what he does.


Exactly. He basically can only play Josh Brolin, but some movies are made much better by a Josh Brolin character and he does an excellent job picking the movies that benefit from what he brings.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
31437 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:36 pm to
Hasn't been mentioned yet but I liked his character in Hail Caesar. Someone needs to slap the shite out of George Clooney.
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