Actors/Actresses who get a bad rap

Kidman was great in The Others, To Die For and Malice. She's not just eye candy.

And I'll say this for Cruise, he's capable of some solid work, Magnolia, Jerry McGuire, well, on those rare occasions when he plays someone NOT at the top of his game, when he struggles. He has been in a slump though. He needs to do some low-budget indie stuff to get some mojo back.

 

Jennifer Aniston is pigeonholed into her Rachel role, but she's been excellent in the movie work I've seen.

 

Gotta say, Costner is just terrible. He's been in some great movies, somehow, but his performances were far from great. He's the David Justice of movie actors.

On the topic at hand, I've always though Brad Pitt has had a hard time shaking the pretty boy/hunk image he got early in his career. Dude never plays the same role twice (well, except for the Ocean's films) and has played several characters on far opposite ends of the moral spectrum equally well.

 

Pauly Shore

 

Forgot the blue font, didn't you?

 

I loved Costner in Field of Dreams. Can't picture anybody else in that role. Robin Hood, whole other story. Actually think Jack Black is very good when he's not trying too hard to be funny. I also think John Edwards is an underrated actor.

 

owen wilson.

 

I guess I just need to run in different circles.

 

Field of Dreams was a great story. Costner was more wooden than Shoeless Joe's bat, though.

 

I think D.B. Sweeny could have pulled off Costner's role in Field of Dreams. Though that might have been too much D.B. and Baseball in the Movies.