underrated /over rated actors??

She got an Oscar and bags of critical acclaim for Moonstruck and Mask...

I don't think I'd call that under-rated!

Maybe they should name a small country after her. ;)
 
Over-rated: Clive Owen.

His monotone delivery just ruins most films for me. To think he was in the running for the new James Bond *shudder*.

Having said that, he was good in Sin City, where the style of the film actually suited him.
 
Clive Owen - monotone, but multi-accented. In Sin City his (supposedly american) accent crossed the atlantic a couple of times in each sentence.

Nicholas Cage is dire too, with the possible exception of Adaptation. Best thing about the Wicker Man re-make will be to see him burn.

I can only think he gets so many roles becaus he's Coppola's nephew. A bit like Tori Spellng (she's not Coppola's nephew, but you know what I mean)
 
I agree with Keira Knightley ..over rated...much preferred the other young actress Parminder Nagra in Bend it like Beckham..she acted Keira off the proverbial in much the same way that Joachim Phoenix acted Russell Crowe of the screen in Gladiator
Michelle Pfeiffer is another over rated imo actress
 
Overrated:
Jack Nicholson (sorry, but he's the same in every film), Jack Davenport, Clive Owen, Ross Kemp, Russel Crowe, Kiera Knightly (what is the point of her?), Keanu Reeves, Ray Winstone (see Jack Nicholson - I will retract this when RW plays a country gent, convincingly), Gary Oldman (never knowingly underplayed), Colin Firth (sorry - does this mean a shag's out of the question now?).

Underrated:
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom (overrated as a leading man, but can play different roles - see Legolas vs Paris, wise hero vs prat), Jim Carrey (when he stops gurning), Patricia Arquette, James Marsters, Alyson Hannigan (laugh at me all you want, but she acted her heart out in Buffy, I actually cried for her when Willow spilt up with Oz, and I'm a grown woman of 32!), Eric Bana, Angelina Jolie (typecast as 1D femme fatale, but capable of different roles, see Girl, Interrupted)

Ooh I could go on all day! This is a fun thread!

:D
 
overrated: Kiera Knightly, Leo Dicaprio, Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie

Underrated: Sean Bean, Craig T. Nelson, Tim Allen, Hugh Laurie

I could go on...
 
Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom, I dont think either of these are good actors and I am probably one of the few people who does not think Orlando is attractive.
 
It's intestesting that Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine are getting slated on this thread. I agree with the criticism that they are the same in every movie, but they are no less mesmorising to watch.

I would catergorise them as movie STARS not actors.
 
Leonardo DiCapro!! Sorry in Titanic I thought he looked about twelve and was ridiculous as the love interest next to Kate Winslet who looked about 30!! There was absolutely no sexual chemistry between them and I could never understand why he is so popular. To me he always looks like a little boy!! Tom Cruise is usually Tom Cruise in various situations rather than playing a character and really acting his socks off. Tom Hanks, sorry found Cataway a very boring movie!!
 
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