"Consistently stiff on screen with absolutely no emotional range".
And I agree!. IMO, either Josh Hartnett or Keanu Reeves is the WORST actor working in Hollywood. Hartnett is a totally wooden actor. His performance as a film noir hero in "The Black Dahlia" is simply abysmal!
What's "LIVE" spelled backwards? That's right, EVIL!
Richard Roeper obviously doesn't like him. When someone has a bias like that I just ignore the review.
His colleague Ebert was the same. I watched the show for years and I don't remember him ever giving a Brad Pitt movie a good review.
I wonder what Brad Pitt and Josh Hartnett have in common that could make guys like Ebert and Roeper dislike them so.... hmm....
This is future crap, isn't it?
I think Josh is only getting better and better with each film he makes. He has moments where he is pretty stiff, but other times he has a great subtlety that gives average scenes a lot more depth.
I don't do drugs. If I want a rush, I just get out of a chair when I'm not expecting it.
Brad Pitt got rave reviews for his role in Babel. I'm sure Ebert and Roeper gave him his props for that film. Pitt can be a great actor when he wants to. He's in the same league as Tom Cruise. Attractive, sometimes just showcases his looks on screen with a weak script, and other times gives a fiery charismatic performance. I can't say the same about Josh Hartnett. Guys like Cruise, Pitt, Dicaprio, Damon, those guys dont let their appearance do all the work. They can let their acting out shine their obvious good looks so that they don't just look like some pretty boy on screen. But I haven't seen Hartnett do that. He hasn't given any performance yet that's made me go wow! He's in the same league as Chris O'donnell,Paul Walker, and Keanu Reeves.
I don't know if you've seen Champ but it's a fine performance from Hartnett and in Mozart and the Whale he certainly doesn't rely on his looks! You ought to check that out if you haven't. His latest role in August is getting him rave reviews as an arrogant sob... premiered at Sundance I hope that gets a good release.
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Ten times the actor Nicholas Cage will ever be...
The Rock's a better actor than Nick Cage though so that's not saying much but I like Harnett in most films I've seen.
Lucky Number Slevin was great and he pulled it off without a hitch.
His colleague Ebert was the same. I watched the show for years and I don't remember him ever giving a Brad Pitt movie a good review.
He's given plenty of decent ratings to Brad Pitt's movies, and even some really good ones. One of the reason I like Ebert is because he doesn't get hung up on stuff like that.
12 Monkeys (1996) * * *
A River Runs Through It (1992) * * * 1/2
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) * * * 1/2
Babel (2007) * * * *
Burn After Reading (2008) * * *
Interview With The Vampire 1994) * * *
Kalifornia (1993) * * * *
Legends Of The Fall (1995) * * *
Meet Joe Black (1998) * * *
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) * * *
Ocean's Eleven (2001) * * *
Ocean's Twelve (2004) * * *
Sleepers (1996) * * *
Thelma & Louise (1991) * * * 1/2
I thought Josh Hartnett did a fine job, and provided the earnest needed by the character, and there were a number of scenes where he provided the necessary emotional display or switch. And I didn't think Hartnettt was stiff at all - I don't think that Erik Kernan needed to be portrayed with wildly swinging emotions.
shareoh come on he's better than reeves
"faith is for nuns and amateurs" ham tyler
i didn't mind his performance too much, but when he was confiding with champ about his father on the curb of champ's wife's house, i thought a real person would probably be broken up talking about something so intensely emotional that he rarely talks about.
shareFor one he is much better than Reeves. Just watch the lake house
I can understand people claims of hartnett's "stiffness," but i don't agree because he does show and switch emotion well but still remains lethargic.
I hate the idea that emotions have to jump around and be so animated to seem real.
I'm not saying he's great but he definitely not horrible. as is Reeves, Cage and not to mention Hayden Christensen
eibeh sez: ". IMO, either Josh Hartnett or Keanu Reeves is the WORST actor working in Hollywood. "
I agree that Josh wasn't very good in this, but to lump him in th same category as Keanu is just MEAN.
i'm w/cableaddict on this one!!!
eibeh sez: ". IMO, either Josh Hartnett or Keanu Reeves is the WORST actor working in Hollywood. "
I agree that Josh wasn't very good in this, but to lump him in th same category as Keanu is just MEAN.
I disagree. Josh Harnett in August is pretty awesome. I don't believe there is anything wooden about him.
shareHe can be good, this was a good film. Maybe not the right film for him.
shareI thought he was great in this film -just the right amount of subtlety. He is not an explosive actor like, say, Pacino, but more internal and like I said, subtle. I think that really shows acting ability -his eyes told the story. He didn't need a lot of overblown emotional expression.
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