For example, I don’t like Will Ferrell in his typical roles. Oh they just drive me batty.
But. I do love Stranger Than Fiction. It’s such a cozy movie.
Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine.
He’s OK in other stuff but it’s not my bag unless it’s the fucking mask 👌
John C Riley is an uncomfortable mess in everything he’s in and I cannot stand it. The exception is everything he’s in, which is delightfully uncomfortable.
Vin Diesel. Nothing against the guy personally, but his whole dumb guy thing just irks me.
Owen Wilson. He has one tone and always looks spaced out.
Nickolas Cage
but he’s great in Mandy
Jessie eisenberg. He only plays jessie Eisenberg. I hate his whiny delivery. The “Now you see me” movies were awful, and he ruined Lex Luthor.
I can’t think of anything he’s been in that I’ve thought was good.
(Nicholas hoult as LL looks great though)
Steve Martin. No idea why. Haven’t found any exceptions
I came here to say Will Ferrell with the same exception, then read your post.
Stranger Than Fiction shows Will Ferrell is perfectly capable of being a good actor playing interesting roles, but chooses to just play low effort trash.
Ben Stiller. I just can’t get into anything he’s in. He’s just reading lines, nepo-baby for sure.
Exceptions: dodgeball, and tropic thunder, holy FUCK is he funny in tropic thunder
My wife laothes Tom Cruise. Hard stop. No exceptions. I don’t have any problems with him as an actor, the Scientology insanity is a whole other matter.
…maybe one exception: I was able to talk her into seeing Edge of Tomorrow by telling her that he dies 26 times on-screen and countless times off-screen.
Jared Leto, too bad he is in the Tron: Ares which I’m almost looking forward to watch simply because of nine inch nails…
Jonah Hill with the exception of Wolf of the Wall Street
Ryan Reynolds. The exception would be Waiting. I’m just so over him and his one dimensional acting.
Jeremy Renner.
Has he ever actually been good in anything (besides the Jeremy Renner app and his legendary rock and roll music)?
I have two.
I do not like Will Ferrell in his typical roles at all and I’m glad I’m not the only one saying this anymore. Everyone quotes Anchorman and I just did not enjoy that at all, or Elf, Step Brothers, or any of his “everyone loves” movies. Stranger Than Fiction, however, was amazing and I wish he would do more roles like that.
Tom Cruise is my other one. I find his acting very bland and unappealing. Mission Impossible has put me to sleep every time I try to watch it. I am not a big fan of Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, or any of them. My Cruise exceptions are Tropic Thunder which I wish he did more comedic roles like that and Minority Report, not a perfect movie but it was the very first DVD I ever owned so there is a bit of nostalgia tied to it.