Jun '17
inspired by Johan's post about actors who make a movie worth watching, thought i'd throw this out there.
started by Strong when he was a guest on Kermode & Mayo's Film Review show a few years ago, he was talking about the increase in actors asking for the 'and' or 'with' credit on film titles, and suggested there should be a 'but'. Where a film whose cast contains actors whose performance is usually of a high calibre, but that also has an actor whose output is usually of a lower quality.
eg "The Fifth Element", starring Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman, but Chris Tucker
or "Inglorious Basterds" starring Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt, but Eli Roth
Shining was the first one i thought of, tho that's a little unfair on Shelley Duvall so - "Doghouse" with Stephen Graham and Neil Maskell but Danny Dyer...
who are your biggest 'but's?
started by Strong when he was a guest on Kermode & Mayo's Film Review show a few years ago, he was talking about the increase in actors asking for the 'and' or 'with' credit on film titles, and suggested there should be a 'but'. Where a film whose cast contains actors whose performance is usually of a high calibre, but that also has an actor whose output is usually of a lower quality.
eg "The Fifth Element", starring Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman, but Chris Tucker
or "Inglorious Basterds" starring Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt, but Eli Roth
Shining was the first one i thought of, tho that's a little unfair on Shelley Duvall so - "Doghouse" with Stephen Graham and Neil Maskell but Danny Dyer...
who are your biggest 'but's?
I was pretty excited to hear he'd play Gambit in a solo X-Men movie, but there's still no word on that.