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re: Worst A list actor of all time? In terms of ability to act

Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:40 pm to
Posted by tigerpimpbot
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

The actual correct answer is probably Ryan Reynolds, who's sarcastic smarm, which is his only mode, has been deployed well only once. Doesn't matter if it's Deadpool or Detective Pikachu or just Friends or Green Lantern or 6 Underground or Definitely Maybe. Same affect, same sarcasm. No other value added.


I think you nailed this one.
Posted by CatfishJohn
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:48 pm to
Yeah Reynolds is a great choice.

He wasn't himself in only one thing I've seen - Amityville Horror.

Posted by Grievous Angel
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:58 pm to
Fishburn turned down pulp fiction

Conflicting stories I guess.

I heard it from Tarantino's mouth that Fishburn was his first choice...I can't remember where.
Posted by goatmilker
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 12:58 pm to
Had to think about this.
And your right when I think of his movies.
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

Robert Redford has only ever played Robert Redford.


Jack Nicholson plays Jack Nicholson in everything HE’S in.

To answer the OP, I’ll go with Johnny Depp.
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:27 pm to
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For whatever reason, Mark Ruffalo has never sold a scene to me. Every time I see him on screen, I feel like I am watching a guy struggling to act.


I put him in the same category as Worthington: you know his name, but despite all the hype the studios give him, he just can’t make the leap to A-lister.
Posted by Pelicans15
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:29 pm to
keanu reaves
Posted by wesfau
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:34 pm to
quote:

he just can’t make the leap to A-lister.


In your book, perhaps. But Ruffalo is a part of the MCU ensemble, coupled with a pile of indie cred. That adds up to A-list.
Posted by deltadummy
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:44 pm to
John Wayne.
Posted by Mr. Misanthrope
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

Robert Redford has only ever played Robert Redford.
And directed Brad Pitt to play Robert Redford in A River Runs Through It.
Samuel L. Jackson is a contender but my vote is for the late once A-lister Marlon Brando.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:09 pm to
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I heard it from Tarantino's mouth that Fishburn was his first choice.

He was about to cast the guy who ended up playing the bartender before he met Sam Jackson.
Posted by MemphisGuy
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

John Wayne.
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:16 pm to
Brad Pitt has been basically playing the same character for 30 years just in different scenarios and contexts.

He’s cool as shite, but he’s not much of an actor.
Posted by BOSCEAUX
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

Deadpool or Detective Pikachu or just Friends or Green Lantern or 6 Underground or Definitely Maybe.


Underrated Rom Com. Really enjoyed it. He was in a film probably 20 years ago called The Nines. It was weird as frick and not what he normally does. I thought he was fine in it. I think he can play a wider range of characters but the studios pay him boat loads of money to play Ryan Reynolds.
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:34 pm to
DiCaprio

Greatest over-actor all time
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:39 pm to
I thought he was good in Fury.
Posted by LoveThatMoney
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 2:39 pm to
quote:

Brad Pitt has been basically playing the same character for 30 years just in different scenarios and contexts.


What character is Mickey? Is he Jesse James or is he Mills? Or maybe he’s Jeffrey Goines or Tristan or Louis or Billy Beane or Wardaddy?
Posted by Dawglovertoo
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 5:49 pm to
John Wayne.
Posted by MKP2004
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:42 pm to
Brendan Frasier


quote:

Costner


quote:

Cleathecat

You should be banned.
Posted by Napoleon
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:03 pm to
And that one where the entire movie is just him panicking in a box.
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