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Most Overrated Actor?


Who do you think is one of the most overrated actors or actresses of all time? Whether it's for an oscar they didn't deserve or because you genuinely think that they're terrible at acting in general. It's all subjective of course but that's part of the fun. :P This will be a bit controversial but I've yet to see Emma Watson in anything where she wasn't cringeworthy.

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Never cared for Ben Affleck (when he hosted SNL in 2013 he was good but other than that he's always seemed meh to me)

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It's a tie between Clint Eastwood and Leonardo Di Caprio. Overhyped and overrated to a new level.

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I guess everybody is entitled to an opinion, but yours is just plain dumb and wrong.

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Robin Williams

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Don't you dare. Robin was one of the finest actors Hollywood ever knew. I still mourn his tragic demise to this day.

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To be honest, Morgan Freeman...

It's like he plays the exact same character each and every time - same cadence when he speaks, same facial expressions, he's always the neutral-good guy, someone the main character can rely on, etc.
He never lets you forget that he is Morgan Freeman, while I actually good actors like Daniel Day Lewis totally change their demeanor to bring a role to life

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Yeah I'd go Wahlberg then Clooney.

I think for me a bit Denzel too, not that he's not great I just don't think he's top 10 and it seems like he is always on people's top ten. He would be probably be more like 20-30 range if I were to rank but those other 2 wouldn't even crack top 250. Maybe he just hasn't had the same opportunities at killer roles though so I can't hold that against him he just hasn't been in many of my favorite flicks outside of Crimson Tide.

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