Tuesday, June 4, 2013

One-Hit Movie Wonders

I was watching Fight Club the other day and got to thinking - has Brad Pitt been getting a free pass for some of the crap he has put out because everyone thought he was such a badass in Fight Club?  Sure, Snatch was pretty good, the Ocean movies were somewhat entertaining, and his character in Inglourious Basterds was awesome, but the rest of the stuff he has put out was crap and we all know it.  So, this got me to thinking, what other actors seem to be getting a free pass despite only doing one decent movie in their careers.  I'm sure I will come out with another one of these lists once I think of some more actors that fit the bill, but for now, this is what I got:
  • Gerard Butler, 300 - he has done one movie since 300 that you could say was good (RocknRolla) but not many people saw that one.  Otherwise, he has done a couple terrible romantic comedies and a bunch of other crap that I wouldn't watch unless forced to.
  • Aaron Eckhart, Thank You For Smoking - this may seem a little far-fetched, but it holds true.  Thank You For Smoking was underrated and since then, Aaron has done nothing else worth a damn (I don't count The Dark Knight b/c he was more of a minor character and kind of sucked at that).  The Core, Battle: Los Angeles, The Wicker Man.  Crap, Crap, Crap.
  • Halle Berry, Monster's Ball - seriously, she won an Oscar for Monster's Ball and then has done a couple X-Men movies (and her character was pointless), Catwoman, and Die Another Day.  I feel like she gets way too much credit for only one good performance.
  • Christoph Waltz, Tarantino Movies - I love this guy and Quentin Tarantino won him two Oscars.  Hans Landa was incredible, making me like a guy who hunted and murdered Jews is hard to do.  Otherwise, his other roles were in terrible terrible movies like The Green Hornet and The Three Musketeers.  So disappointing for such a great actor.
  • Drew Barrymore, E.T. - ever since E.T. she has done nothing but get uglier and more annoying.  All of the romantic comedies she has done are unwatchable only because she is in them and those Charlie's Angels movies would have decent if they had cast anyone but her.
  • Kate Hudson, Almost Famous - that movie was amazing and since then, Kate Hudson has wasted such a great performance on after-thought rom coms.  Maybe if she went back to her roots and people would like her again, but probably not.
"Halle Berry has been getting work for over a decade now based solely on her looks....not that I'm complaining."

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