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I really like this guy

posted 8 years ago by Hillius
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I was unfamiliar with him until I saw him as Varro in Spartacus. I thought he did really well in that role alongside the late great Andy Whitman. He is versatile that I didn't recognize him in Die Hard or Terminator at first, but I think he did quite well in those roles as well. I've not yet seen Man Down but its on my list to watch soon. I think if people don't like you, you must be doing something right.

“The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.”

[–] Mustang_Mama13 8 years ago

I like him too. I don't know why he gets so much hate. I also stumbled across him in Spartacus. He does well in other movies. I have not seen Terminator yet. Man Down. I have not heard of that one. I will have to look for it. Oooh I just saw he is in The Water Diviner. It is on one of my channels this month. I was not interested in it but may watch it now. lol.

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[–] Hillius 8 years ago

I can't understand the dislike either. I was pretty darn bummed when his character Varro dies in Spartacus, but he's been pretty darn good in just about everything I've seen him in. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the Die Hard movie, but for an older franchise getting a fresh face isn't really a bad idea. I'll have to check out Water Diviner maybe. Thanks.

“The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.”

[–] dlongley87 8 years ago

Honestly I like this guy too. He rocked the *beep* in Jack Reacher.

[–] amgrayson 8 years ago

I agree. I thought he did great in A Good Day to Die Hard. It's not his fault the script was kind of lame and Bruce seemed like he phoned it in. I loved him in Jack Reacher, which was where I first saw him. Haven't seen Terminator Genysis yet, but let's be honest... that looked like it was going to be a giant cluster flub right out the gate. The only other movies I have seen him in are the Divergent movies which he was great in, Unbroken, and The Water Diviner, which again, surprise to the haters.. he was also wonderful in!
I am not a whacko stalker fan, I just enjoy great movies and I too, do not understand the Jai Courtney hate.

[–] jennathekid0 8 years ago

I like him too! I think Terminator and A Good Day to Die Hard were just bad scripts and lacked character development. I liked him as Varro and Jack Reacher was good. People act like he's Steven Seagal for god sake lol he'll prove himself more and more. Capitan Boomerang is a great role for him.