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In Reply to: Re: The Bambi B Lifetime Annoyance Awards posted by Analog Scott on May 20, 2004 at 09:41:46:
Analog Scott,I meant to grade the awards a bit more precisely as to degree as some on the list are of course not so terrible and everyone on the list has done something(s) interesting or well.
And Brad pitt is not high on the annoynace factor.
But, I think there are sme actors that seem to always generate the same kind of energy regardless of the role. This is some kind of core personality that shows through in every part. I think Steve McQueen Jimmy Stewart, and Katherine Hepburn are other examples- and these poeple did amazin things within their limitations.
But, if this constant inner personality has any kind of negative to it, it certainly grates on me. This is the largely the same aspect that placed Cruise and Costner too, though they are in another category entirely from Pitt.
Lack of range is not necessarily bad for the career as it sets a signature style and if attractive can carry a career a long way.
Regarding Pitt, while I've enjoyed him sometimes- "Fight Club" for example, but I was more annoyed by "Seven Years in Tibet" and "Spy Game" and his character in "Ocean's Eleven" was just dull. Fortunately Julia Roberts was there and made Pitt's character a bit brighter by comparison.
The bad ones can tip the scales- as can over-exposure and any hints of cooler-than-thou. I am far from achieving coolosity but I can spot a poser from the distance betwen me and the movie screen. I'm moving towards the Will Smith and Eddie Murphy effect here.
Pitt, to me, is only satisying when he appears in well written roles that already suit his persona. Selecting peoper roles by actors is so critical. Mel Gibson, certainly in a lower circle of Hell than Pitt, also suffers from the mono-personality and Hamlet for example was a gross miscalulation in this way.
But, I'm always open and I would appreciate recommendations for Pitt's in a differnt range of character.
Cheers,
Bambi B
Follow Ups:
Interesting, I haven't seen any the movies you cited as examples of Brad Pitt's short comings. Maybe I am just missing the worst he has to offer. I think between Seven, True Romance ( all be it a small role), Legends of the fall, and The Mexican just to name some of his movies, one can find both a substantial range in his characters and substantial depth in those characters. I did see Troy and I did not like the movie or him in it. I'm not sure there was much he could have done to remedy that. The script was simply devoid of any humanity. He fought well. I think this was his focus and the focus of trhe film makers. To bad though. Jackie Chan already is light years ahead of them.It's too bad about Costner. He showed potential early in his career. His self absorbtion is all too painfully evident in everything he has done since No Way Out.
Tom Cruise. I think his celebraty status often makes people overlook his achievements. He has been quite good a number of times. Risky Business, Taps, Rainman, Born on the fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, The color of Money.
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