cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40446434
There are some movies that don’t need any help and there are some that are beyond help. Despite that, I think there are some actors who always make a movie better than it would have been. They aren’t always leads, but any scene they’re in is worth watching. My list would start with: JK Simmons Rachel McAdams Michael B Jordan Tilda Swinton Jeff Daniels Ming-Na Wen
Who are the actors you feel the same way about? Or do you disagree with the premise?
Gary Oldman
William H. Macy. Dude is a true professional.
Character actress and fugitive from the law Margo Martindale
She’s a goddamn national treasure.
Lee Pace. He has done a lot of great tv recently, and is easily the best part of the shows he is in. I hope to see a Cillian Murphy-esque rise from excellent tv to starring in great movies.
He has been in Twilight, the Hobbit movies, and the MCU which are all huge franchices. But I hope he gets good interesting parts like his chracters in Halt amd Catch Fire, The Foundation, and the Fall.
He was (and still is) my favourite part of Foundation, especially because his character is original to the show, but his portrayal definitely adds to it.
Sam muthaflippin’ Rockwell
I will certainly give you Sam Rockwell. He should have been on my short list.
Danny Trejo!
Steve Buscemi
Nick Cage.
100%! The man makes anything at least watchable. So many folks talk shit about him, but there’s not a single movie he’s in that isn’t improved by his performance; he always knows how much Cage a film needs.
I read an interview where Cage said that he always tries to make his characters entertaining. I think he generally succeeds, but I’m not sure it always benefits the overall movies he’s in.
Jack Nicholson
I think Sir Ben Kingsley is a worthy addition to this list.
Christopher Eccleston.
His turn as Destro in GI Joe and The Rider in The Seeker are the only good parts of those movies.
Even in Dr Who he managed to make some week scripts into decent episodes.
Woody Harrelson
Tom Hanks.
Jim Carrey! He is carrying the Sonic movie franchise on his back IMO
Paul Rudd
