Highly underrated... Why the hate?

I always thought he was 'ok' but not 'underrated' at this point in his career...
Plus his past public behavior was so obnoxious that it became boring quickly...no hate here though ( i do respect some of his stuff...he just seems like a jerk is all...)

He's as good an actor as Justin Timberlake.

With actors public image is almost as important as talent.Unfortunately for LaBeouf he crapped all over his public image with his unpredictable strange and obnoxious behavior.

I think he just comes off as a bit of an ass in RL, but I watch movies with him regardless. I like him in several movies.

>>Why can't we look at the art, rather than focusing on the artist?<<

The hate of course comes from the artists actions off screen. Thus he deserves every single bit of it.

Showbiz people by the nature of showbiz are in the public eye and ultimately WE pay their salaries. If they act like absolute jerks we are going to call them on it. If they act like angels and do many good things for people outside of their work, then we will praise and thank them.

Their art is NOT who they are. Their actions when not at work are who they are.

LaBeouf is therefore...borrowing from Bobby DeNiro last night...well, "Fuck LaBeouf"

Agreed. Cool dude, its hard to hate him.

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When an actor makes a sour spectacle of themselves to this extreme degree in real life, it become difficult to separate the actor from the role. He has been an adequate, above average actor but now I see him behind the mask thanks to his BS. I don't hate him but he irritates me enough to dispel the illusion he is supposed to be creating via his career.
He's been good enough in what Ive seen him in but I won't miss him.