Film Question

[MyTurn2Raise]

Robin Williams
Ed Norton
Denzel Washington

I'm gonna throw in a new name: Don Cheadle.

He has done some aweseome roles.

Crash
Hotel Rwanda
Ocean's 11
The Family Man
Traffic
Boogie Nights
Colors

To me, it doesn't feel like he is acting, it's like he is just living the character. If he isn't top 3 right now, give it a couple more years.

[jba]

"Don Cheadle"

he's awesome

[diebitter]

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"Don Cheadle"

he's awesome

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He inflicted unbelievable cruelty to the cockney accent in Ocean's 11 though. Made Dick Van Dyke look positively method.

[xorbie]

norton is great, he just chooses some questionable roles (death to smoochy, the score, italian job). i haven't seen a single role of his that isn't really convincing, and he does a lot of really different characters.

[The Yugoslavian]

Depends on what you mean by 'greatest.' I think the actor that most embodies (with his work and roles and such) 1990ish until now is Tom Cruise. Is he the best actor? No way, not even close....but he could be one of the three 'greatest.' Oh, I just read your subsequent post....I'd say Tom Cruise should be on the list.

As for best I think Denzel needs to be up there. Hanks needs to as well. As for the third I'd toss it up between Norton, Depp, Crowe and Spacey.

Yugoslav

[MyTurn2Raise]

wow...I'm the only one with Robin Williams love

I also think Pitt is better than he gets credit for. He's in my top 10.

[Blarg]

I pretty much can't stand Robin Williams, but I thought he did well in Good Will Hunting and especially well in what I believe was his first dramatic role, a t.v. version of Saul Bellow's story Seize the Day. Very Robin Williamsy title eh? Very good though, and I'd happily watch it again. For a while, I actually had a lot of respect for Williams because of this one.

[diebitter]

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I pretty much can't stand Robin Williams, but I thought he did well in Good Will Hunting and especially well in what I believe was his first dramatic role, a t.v. version of Saul Bellow's story Seize the Day. Very Robin Williamsy title eh? Very good though, and I'd happily watch it again. For a while, I actually had a lot of respect for Williams because of this one.

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Good in Garp too. bad in almost everything else.

[RED FACE]

AM I NOT MERCIFULL!?!?

He is a great actor. Who cares what the Hollywood salesmen are trying to sell(Hanks, Pitt, Ford, Cruise).