For me it’s The Rock and Chris Pratt.

Guardians of the Galaxy was great but I just wish he would stop playing starlord in every other role he’s in!

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      133·
      2 months ago

      I think he nailed the character in Bladerunner 2049, but maybe it suited him so it worked.

      • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        All credit goes to the director, as Denis gets top notch performances from every single person in his films.

      • Skua@kbin.earth
        15·
        2 months ago

        It probably helped that he had a relatively minor role in it too. The face of his faction of characters in the film was Luv

    • FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca
      3·
      2 months ago

      Saw him in real life once… he yelled “shut your mouths” to his fans chanting for him to come outside. His whole appearance that day and how he treated those around him has forever made me dislike him.

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      For the most part I’d agree. But he was honestly pretty good in Dallas Buyers Club. Most everything else I can think of is shit.

  • Waldelfe@feddit.org
    551·
    2 months ago

    Tom Cruise I just don’t like anything about him

    Will Smith, because he’s annoyed me in every role after Prince of Bel Air

  • lobut@lemmy.ca
    452·
    2 months ago

    I mean there’s a list of actors that have ruined their shows for me:

    • Danny Masterson
    • Bill Cosby
    • Kevin Spacey
    • James Franco
    • Kevin Sorbo
    • Tom Cruise

    So it’s not really what you asked because these are ones that I used to love and no longer do.

    For the dumbest reasons, I can’t enjoy Gal Gadot. Her acting is repellent to me for some reason. Yes, she’s absolutely gorgeous but the acting ain’t great. I also didn’t enjoy Heather Graham’s acting but then I watched her in Scrubs and the role was just perfect. I hated The Rock’s acting as well, but my ex had a crush on him so we watched so many of his movies. Almost all of them shite.

    • SSTF@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 months ago

      I had an internal laugh to myself in the Wonder Woman movie when the Amazons had an Israeli accent. I guess it was easier to train everyone else to mimic her accent than it was for her to not let it slip.

    • Typhoonigator@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Which Rock movies aren’t shite? I recall enjoying the Rundown, but that was also well before reaching the current saturation point

      • lobut@lemmy.ca
        5·
        2 months ago

        lol dude, I watched Baywatch, San Andreas, Rampage, SkyScraper, Jumanji and Central Intelligence from what I remember with my ex. I swear to God those movies get blurred in my mind due to his “samey” character/acting.

        I think some of the movies you could argue that aren’t shite of the Rock’s are Rundown, Jumanji, Moana, and maybe some of the Fast and Furious movies. Although, I never really watched those (I’ve only see the first) but other people seem to enjoy them.

    • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
      71·
      2 months ago

      Kevin Spacey has been great or straight up magnificent consistently, lol, is it the moral aspect that disturbs you? I firmly believe (and evidence keeps piling up!) that most Hollywood actresses were couch casted, many boys were touched and the cycle repeats. The entire entertainment industry is compromised and has been for years (check out who taught Diddy his tricks). Nvm the “Hollywood accounting” too, money laundering and all of that.

      Basically, if you’re enjoying American media, odds are it was made by someone who’s gonna go straight to Hell, no “Go” no 200 bucks, and bigger odds than whoever is making money out of your purchase/rental is going to an even lower circle, lol. Just pirate it and you take away your contribution to amorality, right?

      • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zipOP
        31·
        2 months ago

        A lot of actors are terrible people but Kevin Spacey specifically seems to play it up irl for some reason?

        After he got booted for the whole thing he started making videos on his YouTube channel telling the world that he would come for them and that they would regret hurting him while in character as a villain from projects he’s worked in in the past.

        He’s the only actor I know of that knows exactly why people don’t want to see him and continues to play into that specifically for some reason…

        • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          His accusers started dying shortly after he uploaded those videos. Enough so, that the rest dropped their lawsuits.

      • lobut@lemmy.ca
        71·
        2 months ago

        Oh, he went right-wing religious. I think he was a Jan 6th denier/supporter saying it was antifa. His views on atheists was weird. Like, when he did the Gods Not Dead movie and he was playing an “atheist” he was like, I had to get into the mind of an atheist and be the most despicable person or something.

        He’s been a bit looney on Twitter for a while now.

        Although I haven’t checked in for a while. I haven’t checked since awkward Hitler took over.

  • Helluh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    2 months ago

    Kevin Hart- doesn’t act, plays himself but doesn’t lean into that like Ryan Reynolds does. Will Smith- more of the above in recent years Jonah Hill- something inside me screams asshole every time I look at him Tom Cruise- he can take his propaganda elsewhere.

    • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      2 months ago

      Jonah hill isn’t a shitty person for not wanting to be referred to as the fat comedian. People only saw him in his personal life in shitty interviews and thats why people think hes an asshole.

      Check out the Edgar wright interview, they were very aware of it even when superbad was just coming out. FYI that interview is a bit.

      • Helluh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I will definitely take a look at that! Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that this was because of weight. He just ends up coming off as very snooty in a lot of his serious roles to me. He gives villain vibes in those roles, genuinely never watched an interview of him personally tbh.

        • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 months ago

          Apologies I was referring more to popular opinion than your specific opinion. I can’t think of a movie that fits the word snooty though, do you have an example? I could maybe see that from the movie “Don’t worry, he won’t get far on foot”.

  • MelonYellow@lemmy.caEnglish
    24·
    2 months ago

    Kevin Hart

    Ryan Reynolds (other than Deadpool)

    Will Smith, after that slapping Chris Rock nonsense

    Oh and (am Asian and tried to give her a chance but) Akwafina makes me cringe

    Honorable mention: Adam Sandler makes me very wary. I get that he likes making movies with friends, but goddang his lows are low. Although recently I thought Uncut Gems was good

    • Mothra@mander.xyz
      4·
      2 months ago

      I +1 that Will Smith sentiment.

      I feel like a hypocrite somewhat, since I’m aware of other actors who did far worse things and yet I’m not as put off in a similar manner. I guess it’s easier to separate the art from the artist in some people more than others…

      • MelonYellow@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        He was great in action/comedy big blockbuster flicks but that Oscar slap made him super insecure and uncool. Like he lost his swag. Will Smith doesn’t sell that he’s That Guy anymore

    • Nasan@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      2 months ago

      Agree with the Awkwafina sentiment, I think for me it’s that she got famous for her music/comedy (not sure which had the most impact in her career) then slipped into acting like Kevin Hart and other comedians tend to do.

      Not that it shouldn’t be done, but I feel like she hasn’t really proven herself on screen. Also, the Awkwafina moniker is a bit detrimental if being taken seriously on stage is her goal.

    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Uncut Gems was a damn masterpiece, pure stress and anxiety from start to finish. He deserved an Oscar nom for that at the least.

    • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      2 months ago

      Seriously with Will Smith. How am I supposed to see him in some emotional role with depth when all I see is a fragile man who can’t manage his own ego.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    192·
    2 months ago

    • Adam Sandler

    • Jennifer Lopez

    • “Insert ex-Saturday Night Live actor here”

    • Leonardo DiCaprio (I know it’s an unpopular opinion, but I’ve believed he was a shit actor forever and there’s a reason it took him so long to get an oscar…and it wasn’t because of “snubbing”…he was just routinely shit up until the Revenant.)

    • John Travolta

    • Jennifer Lawrence (Up until recently, she was literally the female DiCaprio. Everything I said about him applied to her. Unlike DiCaprio, she got far far better rather quickly and my issue with her nowadays is mostly her choice of movies just aren’t my jam.)

    • Tom Cruise

    • carg@feddit.orgEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      it was the same for me about Sandler until I saw Uncut Gems, finally he showed that he can act.

      • steeznson@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 months ago

        The reason he’s good in Uncut Gems (and Punch Drunk Love) is that there is something genuinely frightening in how unhinged he seems when he is acting.

      • klemptor@startrek.website
        2·
        2 months ago

        He can act but that movie was beyond stupid. I’m convinced the only reason it did well with critics is exactly what you said - they were surprised he could actually act.

        • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 months ago

          It did so well because it was incredibly accurate. Its fantastically written too, which has nothing to do with Sandler.

    • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      IMO, he has been playing the same over-grown man-child of a character in every movie for 20 years (with exceptions).

      Also Happy Madison studios wrote Dana Carvey a blank check to make one of the worst movies ever made and that was the last nail in the coffin for his acting career.

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      He plays an immature man-child in almost every single role. I didn’t find it funny the first time and I haven’t found it funny the 50th.

  • Akasazh@feddit.nl
    12·
    2 months ago

    Owen Wilson. Something about him just makes me queasy.

    Adam Sandler, with the exception of punch drunk love, maybe. I wanted to like tough cut gems, but I have up or of serving hand cringe

  • biofaust@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 months ago

    Will Smith and Jared Leto for sure (including 2049, which was a disgrace compared to the masterpiece that is the original, despite me loving Arrival, Dune Part I and Sicario).

    I also cannot stand anyone meant to appeal only to Americans, like Kevin Hart, Chevy Chase, Queen Latifah and all that stuff. Used to like Tom Hanks in the 1990s, but after that he became part of the latter group for me.

    If you are ever going to try again watching a The Rock movie (I don’t mind him at all, although not being calling me to watch a movie), please make it Hercules: that movie genuinely surprised me.

    • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      2049 is great. i think he’s a cringey prick but if jared leto’s screen presence can’t kill fight club, american psycho, or requiem for a dream, he definitely can’t kill blade runner.

      i know lots of people prefer the original (and of course it’s by far more influential) but you’re the first i’ve seen call it a disgrace.

  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    10·
    2 months ago

    I’m surprised to see no Chris Pratt (or CP, as he likes to be called) in this thread.

    But Chris Pratt for me.

    • flubba86@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 months ago

      I absolutely loved him in Parks and Rec. He was always my favourite character. But that’s probably because he was just playing himself.

      Everything I’ve seen him in after parks and rec has been bad, and I agree he is not a good actor.