Heh. What performers would you watch no matter what?Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
Heh. What performers would you watch no matter what?
None at all, to tell the truth. I'm more of a director + reviews + genre type person. Actors are expendable.
There are many actors I like, though, that may sway me to see a movie if I'm not totally convinced (in no particular order):
Joaquin Pheonix
Ethan Hawke
Jason Sudeikis
Naomi Watts
Colin Firth
Jeon Do-yeon
Song Kang-ho
I've hated McAvoy since Wanted; his attempt at Edward Norton circa Fight Club was so calculated and hollow that I can't help but see every performance of his since then as calculated and mannered. Seriously, that last line in that film coming from him is hilarious.
Last edited by transmogrifier; 10-27-2017 at 12:36 PM.
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Run (2020) 64
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Ah, yeah, that's where we differ heavily. Directors seem another form of celebrity (I'm not sure why I know who McG, Nolan, and Wright are, for example.) Not a huge fan of reviews until after the fact, and sadly most of the critics I like are dead!
This is a pretty good list, though, have to admit.
(Song Kang-ho is terrific and I really want to see "A Taxi Driver.")
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