Is John Cusak the most underrated hollywood movie star?

[PlatinumGold]

he seems to just keep pumping out decent movies, he was in at least 2 films with cult type followings, he is in a lot of decent comedies and he seems to have range.

is he the most underrated actor in hollywood today?

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

No. Christian Bale.

 

[daniel1113]

No, I would say he is often quite overrated.

 

[BoberFett]

Underrated? Range? He has no acting talent. He has one character that he applies to all his parts. From Say Anything to Grosse Pointe Blank to High Fidelity he is always the same angsty but lovable guy who talks too much and cares too much.

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[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: CrazyHelloDeli
No. Christian Bale.

Same goes for him. Always plays Billy Badass with a chip on his shoulder. Bad actor.

 

[Kaido]

I don't really like John Cusak. Only thing that was okay was that semi-recent jury movie. He's kind of typecast like that guy who plays Neo in the Matrix, but I like the Matrix guy better...

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: CrazyHelloDeli
No. Christian Bale.

Same goes for him. Always plays Billy Badass with a chip on his shoulder. Bad actor.

You obviously haven't seen The Machinist, Laurel Canyon or American Psycho.

 

[chuckywang]

Wilford Brimley?

 

[RossMAN]

Clive Owen > John Cusak

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Clive Owen > John Cusak

:thumbsup:

Clive Owen was amazing in Closer.

I like John Cusack the same way I like Hugh Grant: fine actors that a lot of people like but almost never make it to any Top 10 lists. That being said, Hugh Grant > John Cusack.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Clive Owen > John Cusak

:thumbsup:

Clive Owen was amazing in Closer.

I like John Cusack the same way I like Hugh Grant: fine actors that a lot of people like but almost never make it to any Top 10 lists. That being said, Hugh Grant > John Cusack.

Have you seen Derailed? Great flick.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Nope, didn't see Derailed. I will check it out soon - I saw Closer around 2 weeks ago and I really, really respect this actor now.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

John Cusack is a decent, B- actor with a significant following. I'd be hard pressed to see why anyone would consider him underrated. Ironically I think some of the more underrated actors include some huge stars, like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, both of whom are movie stars but arguably don't get enough credit for their acting ability IMO. I also think, say, Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman are underrated, in that they get a lot of respect but not as much as arguably inferior actors like Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Nope, didn't see Derailed. I will check it out soon - I saw Closer around 2 weeks ago and I really, really respect this actor now.

Interestingly Clive Owen has played both of the male leads in that movie onstage in London. It's impressive to me given how different the characters are - I can't imagine Jude Law (who I do like and respect as an actor) playing the Clive Owen role at all.

 

[13Gigatons]

Most of the top stars suck at acting. They are always the same character over and over agian. Gene Hackman comes to mind, he has a formula for his characters and he always says "fella ", I watched three movies with him in it on a Sunday once and I was amazed that it was always Gene Hackman.

With that said only Arnold could have played Terminator and he is the worst actor in Hollywood.

 

[biggestmuff]

Underrated? The dude has been Johnny Average his entire career. I don't dislike him or his films, but they aren't my favorites either.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
Most of the top stars suck at acting. They are always the same character over and over agian. Gene Hackman comes to mind, he has a formula for his characters and he always says "fella ", I watched three movies with him in it on a Sunday once and I was amazed that it was always Gene Hackman.

With that said only Arnold could have played Terminator and he is the worst actor in Hollywood.

But you cant help but laugh at his joke lines... One thing you KNOW will be in an Arnold movie is great joke lines, because hes good at saying them, specially with his accent

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
he seems to just keep pumping out decent movies, he was in at least 2 films with cult type followings, he is in a lot of decent comedies and he seems to have range.

is he the most underrated actor in hollywood today?

two dollars!

 

[Injury]

The problem with Cusak is that he has only ONE style of acting. If John Cusak is in a movie, it's because they needed someone with his style. I like John Cusak, but you'll never see him in a movie where he doesn't play a partialy depressed, emotion ridden middle-ager that just can't seem to break his ways... that, or the movie sucks.

 

[reverend boltron]

Steve Buscemi

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: CrazyHelloDeli
No. Christian Bale.

Same goes for him. Always plays Billy Badass with a chip on his shoulder. Bad actor.

You obviously haven't seen The Machinist, Laurel Canyon or American Psycho.

He played quite the believable psycho in American Psycho. Typical of one of Bret Easton Ellis' books.

 

[cmv]

I like him but I don't think he is under/over rated. I agree he tends to have the same type of roles but he still has something to offer as an actor in my opinion so thumbs up for him.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: CrazyHelloDeli
No. Christian Bale.

Same goes for him. Always plays Billy Badass with a chip on his shoulder. Bad actor.

You obviously haven't seen The Machinist, Laurel Canyon or American Psycho.

Or Empire of the Sun.

 

[darkxshade]

Eric Bana comes to mind, I was surprised at how talented he was after watching Troy.

Don cheadle seems to be far under the radar, he's really good.

And as of recently, I had a lot more respect for Leo Dicaprio.

edit: Forgot to give a little plug for my favorite actor, Edward Norton.