Hollywood Actors Everyone Loves... But Are Overrated

Are these Hollywood stars overrated? In this video, I dive into why actors like Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Zendaya, and Denzel Washington might not live up to the hype-or do they?
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[@captainhostile101]

John Cena in at least Peacemaker does try to act sensitive and more emotional scenes, something that The Rock has never done to my knowledge. Always has to be tough guy.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I agree with this...but I cannot stand Cena...AT ALL! I prefer The Rock...and that's saying something!

[@captainhostile101]

@MarcusFlemmings yeah i cant stand the rock because of that larger than life never lose tough guy attitude, feels like a big fascade imo

[@blackhawk8815]

Zendaya. 90% of her roles are high school girls.

[@Marrow1ne]

Her roles were high schoolers because she was a literal teenager up until the Euphoria filming. Dumb take

[@MarcusFlemmings]

He looks young....i get it...she won't change for another 5 years!

[@MmmmmmmmEarHair]

@@Marrow1ne She was 23 when Euphoria came out..

[@1800Nightmare]

Is she rated highly?

[@s0l0r1d4]

Most of the actors you mention lost the plot for years and haven't made a good movie in good while Margot Robbie is suffering from the same problem as Kristin Wiig to a lesser extent, she's getting typecasted for her looks

[@MarcusFlemmings]

That's true : i.e the actors :) BUT their legend lives on for decades and decades! Robbie, I don't think she's typecast - she actually produces most of the projects she's in - so has a vast choice of roles. She's choosing them all and choosing the most showy role possible!

[@jamesabernethy7896]

A slightly different conversation. Daniel Day Lewis and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman could become almost unrecognisable. That takes talent. I think Oldman fits into that category too. Other actors are their brand and stick within a range. Paul Bethany was unrecognisable as the Unabomber. I once had a brief but polite debate about Emma Thompson. I listed 4 things I had seen and cherry picked another couple that I was aware of where she basically played herself. Tone, rhythm, physicality. He listed as many again, mostly early on in here career where she played vastly different roles.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Emma Thompson - what a niche choice!

[@ericgarcia4745]

I felt Hanks playing historical people like Disney, Sullenberger, Capt Phillips, were all the same energy. He played it the same as many of his other characters.

[@gjsykes7924]

Gary Oldman went through a bit of a shouty period in his acting career, mostly playing villains, which I think sullied his reputation. However, I think he restored it not with winning the oscar but for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in 2011. A restrained and subtle role for him, he doesn't start speaking until 18 minutes into the film.

[@1970jayjayc]

Totally agree. To go from Stansfield in Leon Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy. Unrecognisable. When he shouts at someone it actually shocks you

[@immikeurnot]

Overrated and over-used - Zendaya. I think Ryan Gosling did a good job being a goofball in the Fall Guy. It's a movie everybody hates, but I enjoyed it. Don't know how much of that is because I can kind of remember the old show it's based on. I was too young to really understand much of it, but that GMC truck from the show has been a life-long influence.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I really didn't like that film at all :(

[@tdog5035]

He was great in Nice Guys, as was Ctowe.

[@bengough6955]

I loved Fall Guy lol what did you hate Bout it? I'm really interested. Also Nice guys is such an underrated movie

[@immikeurnot]

@@MarcusFlemmings I thought it was fun. It wasn't great by any means, but I'd call it an old-school action movie.

[@Robert-ju6ub]

Yeah I'm confused - Fall Guy was fantastic. A love letter to stunt heavy movies, real explosions, some good comedy...I was thoroughly entertained

[@funkymonki893]

NHANAHANAHNAAH John Cena is a fucking good actor. He's almost all the time in bad movies where the seconds with him on screen are fucking enjoyable and arguably the best of those movies.

[@danielbenavidez588]

Viggo Mortensen - Not rated enough or possibly underrated , Michael Fassbender - Underrated, Adam Driver - probably mixed because of mixed roles, but still underrated

[@MarcusFlemmings]

LOVE the Viggo choice!

[@fredskull1618]

I think Austin Butler has the “movie star look” but is probably going to be better in more offbeat roles. I see him having a similar body of work to Brad Pitt.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I hope so! But he needs to do moreeee!

[@Kagemusha7]

Comparing Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood to De Niro in Raging Bull just feels completely nonsensical. They aren't even in the same galaxy. Daniel Day-Lewis is so artificial and fussy with his acting, and it always feels like a "performance." De Niro is raw and feels completely real. Uncompromising.

[@NSAgent]

I don't get Adam Sandler. No one is saying he's a great actor to be overrated.

[@Kagemusha7]

Some 10/10s: Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita, and 8 1/2, Michael Fassbender in Hunger and Shame, Gene Hackman in The Conversation, Monica Vitti in Red Desert, Anthony Perkins in The Trial, Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia, Tatsuya Nakadai in Kagemusha.

[@thryceberry]

Nah that Timothy guy is OVERRATED! Hollywood is really trying to push him

[@aristotelianmaki18]

Gary Oldman is so good dude I might be biased but he is fanfuckingtastic

[@MarcusFlemmings]

He is! Agreed - BUT overrated also!

[@kjoc70]

You speaking about Hoffman sometimes going overboard with his method acting reminded me of a story I heard about him during the filming of The Marathon Man. Lawrence Olivier (who you inexplicably didn't mention on your list of best ever actors) asked why he looked so haggard on set, and Hoffman said he had stayed up for two nights straight so he would be in the same state as his character. Olivier asked him, "Why don't you just try acting?"

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Indeed, I mentioned this in my video about method acting! Love that story...Olivier is old school - he is part of that acting crowd who were overly theatrical - something Brando and Dean evolved!

[@kjoc70]

@MarcusFlemmings that story might be apocryphal; it has been a while since I've first heard it and couldn't site a source.

[@billmatthews9944]

​@@kjoc70 The source is William Goldman in his book Adventures ​in the Screen Trade. He adapted the screenplay for Marathon Man from his own novel of the same name. Dustin Hoffman later claimed he was just covering up the fact he spent the night clubbing in Studio 54 and was badly hung over.

[@CarlWidegrip]

Btw I like this format. You kinda just sitting down and yapping about stuff. It’s chill.

[@atomcraft4067]

Mark Wahlberg drives me up the wall.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

HAHAAAAHA! I like him...purely because he knows his limitation!

[@kjoc70]

@atomcraft4067 I always thought movies cast Wahlburg because they couldn't get Matt Damon-- then Scorsese had to go and make The Departed.

[@tdog5035]

​@@kjoc70 best performance was in that Boston marathon film. Showed a lot of range.

[@1970jayjayc]

The only human made of wood. God his performances make my fillings rattle

[@peterhawkins7584]

How can you watch Slow Horses and think that Gary Oldman is overrated? For shame!

[@RprinceV]

Colin Farrell has some banger performances, and the latest Penguin just brings it home, i remember him since Daredevil, the man has carisma, had many roles withouth depth, but semilar to Robert Downey jr, his downfall as a drunk/addict was made up with his rise as a person and as an actor....also there is a one season show called North Water with Colin Farrell i highly recommend just from his performance alone...you can see he's taken more roles were he abandons the sexy bad boy persona, like in The Gentleman, and focuses more on the craft

[@bbweick]

Emma stone’s acting is overrated, except I thought she did her best work yet in Poor Things and thoroughly enjoyed it. Also, I think Zac Efron is a bit underrated and deserves to land roles with more range especially after Iron Claw

[@Menace.II.Society]

Zendaya can't act and she always plays monotone characters without any personality so that doesn't help.

[@CarlWidegrip]

Underrated for me might be Dave Bautista. He’s actually got quite a catalog at this point but I feel like many still view him as the big buff guy.

[@yannmondehard4171]

-Everyone is going to get infuriated when I mention Gary Oldman. -WDYM everyone? -EVERYONE!!!

[@XenogearSolid]

"Y'know what we got here? Motherfuckin' Charlie Bronson. Mr. Majestyk."

[@MarcusFlemmings]

HAHHAHHAHAHAH!!! EVERYONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@100JAD.]

People who say Adam Sandler is oerrated haven't watched the "Click"

[@Kagemusha7]

I think one of the reasons people consider him a bad actor is _because_ of that film. WDYM?

[@100JAD.]

@@Kagemusha7 There is a name for those people: "wrong"

[@nickwarman685]

The Tropic Thunder opening got me! 🤣 As always, thanks for the awesome content!

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Hahah! Love that scene!

[@gamervet4760]

3:52 She was in Wolf of Wall Street? The whole cast of that movie should be mentioned. The only one who actually felt like a character was Jonah Hill.

[@ImreVanDriel]

Robert deNiro in Taxi Driver is 10/10

[@johncarroll772]

His greatest performance in my opinion

[@Raven-lg7td]

finally smth new and not the 100500th episode of good vs bad movie fights

[@MarcusFlemmings]

;-) this is the 3rd of these! Enjoy and thanks for the comment!

[@joshpinchuk7061]

Superbad is a great comedy from last 20 years.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I think it's very good - I struggle to rewatch it - after the first time! It came out around about the same time as Anchorman. Which is way better!

[@joshpinchuk7061]

@MarcusFlemmings of the three super bad is the only one I can rewatch. I probably should see tropic thunder again soon with my kid, and I guess anchorman now that you mentioned it but I'm not really sure why. I don't think any of the Will Ferrell films do it for me.

[@QWERTYKLOP]

4:55 "Can I hear pitchforks?" This line plus the bad acting should be considered a crime against humanity. Add yourself to the list.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Pahahaha! Was that "acting"?

[@diegofernandezmelcon4459]

Ok, Marcus: Gary Oldman: Not overrated. But he should have a serious conversation with his agent: Hunter Killer was a real war crime! Tom Hardy: I won't say It's overrated really. It's a good actor, but nobody expects an oscar from him pretty soon. Margot Robbie: those eyes can never be overrated. But she's giving lately the same performance again and again. Tycasting maybe? Zendaya: Overrated. She's good (I loved her in Dune) but not so much. Carey Mulligan impressed me more in Promising Young Woman. Denzel Washington: man, he's really good. Compare him in Equalizer with Liam Neeson in Taken (Liam Neeson I think it's overrated). David Beckham: come back, man, Real Madrid is missing you!!!(but this time you can leave your wife at home...). Keanu Reeves: Overrated. Excellent as human being, but limited as an actor. He simply has been quite clever choosing some roles (and quite commited to then, let it all be said). And now, some questions: Overrated or perfect for the role? Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfect as Conan the barbarian; nobody could do better. Is he overrated, or the perfect Terminator? The inexpressive Ryan Goshling: he was not the ideal Blade Runner? Overrated or typecasted? Adam Sandler or Ben Stiller are trapped in comedic roles, so we can not enjoy their dramatic possibilities. Overrated or too popular? Margot Robbins, Gal Gadot, Pedro Pascal. You see them everywhere becacuse they are quite popular, and they are used to attract audiences. Pure clickbait! Producers will 'burn' them and look for another ones.

[@lindildeev5721]

I think Schwarzenegger was perfect for the role and the role was perfect for him: the T-800 is supposed to be cold and inexpressive, which is both an easy role and a very good exercise for a starting actor.

[@chezratte1357]

Not really a fan of musicians switching to acting. Anything Lady Gaga is involved is not for me, also i avoid movies with that girl that played the bird in that animated life action Arielle movie.Seth Rogen is very overrated in my opinion, he got a funny laugh, and thats about it. He is definitely not a bad actor, but i'm not a huge fan of Jim Careys comedy, since it is mostly based on his facial tourette.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Great comment! I think Gaga actually is a good actress - her music, I'm not a huge fan!

[@100JAD.]

Gary Oldman's performance in "Leon The Professional" alone is enough to call him a legend in my opinion

[@galankaufmann]

Agreed, but that was 30 years ago.

[@galankaufmann]

Well, he was pretty good in 5th Element I suppose...but that was still 27 years ago.

[@100JAD.]

@@galankaufmann It's a timeless piece of art. it might as well be from a 100 years ago or a 100 years in the future and still a legendary performance

[@moafu]

Gary Oldman in Immortal beloved.

[@Keil2590]

I'm 1:26 in, but have to get this down now. In reference to the RDJ role in Tropic Thunder, I think it comes down to 'context' and 'intention'. I think this is true with what people say or how they act as well. Within the 'context' of that movie and him being a ultra "method" actor, him getting his skin darkened and having the accent and being in that role is the whole point of the joke. Does anyone really believe his 'intention' in playing that role is some deep seeded racial thing?! C'mon. And the way they play it so well with the actual black actor is so well done...where he is calling him on the shit almost every time RDJ does something in character. I like to choose my words very specifically when talking with people because words are important, and 'context' and 'intention' are the main factors when delivering my thought. (Another example of 'intention' would be a politician promising something during a campaign...their 'intention' is the get elected/re-elected.)

[@petewest3122]

Overrated by the public or the movie industry? Gary Oldman has never accepted a role that was beyond his capabilities and his performances are always rock solid. Therefore, he isn't overrated. I always thought "Posh Spice" was a reference to what she'd bring to all the parties.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

HAHAHAHHAHAAHA! Posh spice!

[@MrAdamFC]

I'd definitely say Ryan Reynolds. I can only really think of two things he's really successful in, 1. Deadpool 2. Blake Lively

[@NSAgent]

I will not tolerate slander against any actor that has played James Bond ESPECIALLY the man himself SIR Sean Connery!! 😤

[@MarcusFlemmings]

hahhahhhaha! Sorry! But....!

[@mottahead6464]

Daniel Day-Lewis overrated? Some people are clearly off their meds.

[@Kagemusha7]

No, he actually is overrated. His characters never feel like real people; do you notice that? It's always like some elaborate cosplay.

[@chairman6044]

Just came to confirm that DDL in the picture was click bait

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Nope, not clickbait...watch the video...

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

I like Hugh Grant and being born in '89, I grew up on Adam Sandler movies and maybe I'm biased but I'll always have a soft spot for him and you can't deny he's great in movies like "Uncut Gems" and "Punch-Drunk Love" (even though I never personally liked "Punch-Drunk very much). Margo is also very overrated and I never understood the mass appeal. It still kind of boggles my mind that somehow the public got the Academy Awards to nominate that for best movie!

[@bengough6955]

Oh i think someone like Chris Pine is underrated, he's usually known as the Chris not in Marvel or new Kirk. Saw him in Hell or High water which was realy good.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Love this! He is underrated!

[@MichaelHaddad-wf1wn]

I prefer the 30s-mid 90s that was when the actors gave brilliant performances. There aren't that many anymore.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Wow! Love this choice....very different to what most people would say. To be fair, the acting from that era - especially the earlier era was very earnest!

[@elonmust8859]

Tom hanks The rock Vin diesel Will smith Ryan renalds

[@gamervet4760]

16:13 GRAN TORINO!!!!!!! Literally me right now.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

He's good in that!

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

Will Smith is a bad actor even.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Oh lord! You chose violence!

[@20xd6]

Tom Holland and Zendaya.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Gosh, you went for the power couple!

[@lindildeev5721]

Gary Oldman is overrated because he's a real actor, a dude playing another dude while most actors are just disguised. And when you're talking about great performances, you can't ignore 90's Johnny Depp and Leo DiCaprio. They played together in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, a movie so stunning you might think it's a documentary. All actors did remarkable jobs and guess what? They got nothing, except an Oscar nomination for Leo. He might be a little bit overrated but some of his performances (in this movie for example) are criminally underrated.

[@satyb]

In the words of Elizabeth Taylor "when a director is good, I am very very good, when a director is bad I am awful". Cannot remember seeing a poor film by John Malkovich or Jeremy Irons. Some actors I avoid watching as they are so limited Daniel Craig (ok in Road to Perdition, not my James Bond) and Toni Collette (good in Muriels Wedding, annoying ever since), therefore I will never watch Knives Out.

[@MrHiglon]

It will be a long time before we get another Daniel Day Lewis. The singular Actor who deserves all the praise down to every little inflection you don't pay attention to. And I know people who inappropriately stick it into film rolls jizzing it all up getting stuff sticky gas him up etc. etc. but it is all there. And I love my De Niro, Pacino, Brando and even Washington but the comp is just not there.

[@trustyjabka7761]

5:59 what? Jack Nicholson ain't a greatest actor. He plays Jack Nicholson in pretty much every movie. . I mean, he does that good unlike other no-variety actors who are bland like Reynolds and Rock, but still not the biggest range.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Wholly disagree! You need to watch Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and many many more...he's sublime!

[@bengough6955]

Part of this problem is that a lot of people haven't watched earlier Jack Nicholson. They've probably seen Batman, The Shining and then all his later work where he's kinda playing himself 😂

[@trustyjabka7761]

@@MarcusFlemmings something tells me 'sublime' is just a fancy word for stiff. But I sure will rewatch One Flew Over the Cuckoos , Chinatown, and watch Five Easy Pieces.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

@@trustyjabka7761 ALSO....The Last Detail!

[@trustyjabka7761]

​@@MarcusFlemmings thanks for recommendations. Also wanted to thank you for making great content.

[@georgesgauthier]

5:55 Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando. Thank you for succinctly naming three of the most overrated actors.

[@captainhostile101]

@georgesgauthier nah, they deserve all that praise

[@THEMrFill]

Chris Pratt is INCREDIBLY overrated (after Parks & Rec), he gets these voice roles and he's just himself - listen to Mario, and (apart from the advert with the fake accents) it's just Chris Pratt being Chris Pratt - that goes for his live action roles too, he's ALWAYS the same character, he has one role and that's "Chris Pratt" John Wayne was INCREDIBLY over-rated, another one who was just "himself" in every role - look at Temujin in The Conquerer (1956), he was a cowboy pretending to be a Mongul warlord, and just being a cowboy!!! Kit Harrington is terrible too, the only thing he brought to Pompeii was his abs :P - everyone thought his acting as John Snow being stoic was great, until we see that he is like that in EVERY role!

[@jayswizzle57]

Gary Oldman buries Denzel Washington as an actor. Body of work be damned, Oldman creates characters while Denzel plays himself in everything. He can’t even do an accent in the new gladiator movie. Come on man…

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Accents are important to me too -- BUT De Niro barely done an accent in his career and he's way better than Oldman!

[@bengough6955]

Oldman has done great work but he has very Oldman ticks to him which instantly take me out of the film and I see Gary Oldman lol 😅

[@diegofernandezmelcon4459]

@jayswizzle57, what accent did you expect in Gladiator II, if the writtings you see in the film were in ENGLISH?? The Romans!!!??? Really???? Ridley Scott has converted British people in pure LATINOS!!!

[@jayswizzle57]

@ lol calm down bro. Everyone else has an English accent and Denzel has a Denzel accent. Historically we’ve kind of accepted English accents as the replacement accent for Roman and Greek period pieces. It’s kind of jarring when the whole cast has an English accent except for one guy.

[@diegofernandezmelcon4459]

@@jayswizzle57 Sorry, man. I haven't seen it in English (yet), so I couldn't notice it (good to know, anyway). I saw the writings on the wall, sometimes in Latin, others in English, and it was really pathetic...

[@carboncopy8502]

Wait, why is Daniel Day Lewis in this video?

[@BodyOpt]

Have you seen Morgan Freeman in Brubaker? Not sure how early in his career that was, but worth seeing. Freeman, Hackman, exceptional actors.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I've not! I need to google it!

[@BodyOpt]

@@MarcusFlemmings If you can, just watch the movie from the start and don't research it at all. I didn't even expect Freeman to appear. Very watchable film IMO, something for a dark rainy Sunday!

[@thetalentof]

Denzel lives up to the hype (especially in Glory, Flight, Man on Fire, Déja Vu, Training Day, Crimson Tide, Out of Time and Fences, he has what I describe as screen magnetism) but Robbie, Hardy, Oldman and Zendaya don't get you to feel exactly what their characters are feeling like Denzel can. He's also a classically trained actor (American Conservatory Theater).

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Love this! Truly!

[@shahwiqarshahin2130]

Great video. Liked and subbed. Gonna binge tonight.

[@Schrodinger_]

A few years ago, I would have said that the most underrated actor was Robert Pattionson. He was amazing in The Lighthouse and Good Time. But people still saw him as "that Twilight guy". Now I would say one of the most overrated actors is.... Robert Pattionson. People are saying his Batman was "brilliant", etc. It was a good performance, but nothing stellar by any means.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

He's good in The Batman but agreed - just good. In Good Time he is outstanding...his best performance! Very promising actor :)

[@1970jayjayc]

Enjoy your content a lot. Nice to watch a true fan of cinema. How about one for underrated actors, eg Sam Rockwell

[@johncarroll772]

Tom Hardy is most certainly overatted

[@1389Chopin]

Chalet in the king he was amazing and his delivery of paul's speech is incredible and hit the nail on the head on the characterization necessary to that point in time of the story - and he isnt the most physically imposing leader

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

Denzel.. when he's not being Denzel is one of the greats. When he goes all shouty it's just Denzel turned up to 11, but when he's doing understated, the man has just a phenomenal presence.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Totally agree here! But most actors do this -- Denzel just had a strong personality off camera too!

[@stefanpp1155]

Tom Wilkinson was a 10/10 actor. Just always believable. Oldman is a good example for what happens if you work for work's, and not art's sake (which I don't blame him for).

[@MarcusFlemmings]

What a shout...Wilkinson was excellent all the time, every time! Underrated!

[@RprinceV]

Ryan Gosling got very pop a few years back, he has very good performances in Drive for example, but playing the silent type gets repetitive

[@BodyOpt]

Jamie Fox(x?) is overrated. I’m always aware I’m watching him acting. I never see the characters. Talented man, comedian, impersonator, musician/singer. But not an Oscar level actor and yet…he has one and John Hurt never did🤔🤷‍♂️

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Not sure, I agree here...I think Jamie Foxx is pretty good...BUT not on the level of an Oldman, De Niro, etc!

[@BodyOpt]

@@MarcusFlemmings Happy to reconsider and watch another performance of his, can you recommend one? I note that he won an Oscar for essentially an impersonation, which he is fantastic at doing. He is a great entertainer. ATM I do not think he is a good actor however. Charismatic man, without doubt.

[@wyrlismike]

Goslin is trying to act natural but uh...

[@Keil2590]

I think the thing with Tom Hardy is the roles he plays resonate with people a lot. Lawless, Legend, Bronson, etc...(Tough guys that men and women love) Totally agree on Will Smith.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I feel Tom tries too hard in his roles...He's obviously a good actor but I wish he'd try less!

[@trustyjabka7761]

Btw you mentioned something about Colin Farrel being shit at first glance and then you liked him more. What do you think of his performance in (haha) In Bruges? And of the movie in general. I give it the mark of 'the saddest the funnies movie'

[@MarcusFlemmings]

LOVE the film, love the performance!!!

[@sonord2074]

I absolutely recoiled a little at first when you said Gary Oldman but then I listened, and I thought, and I think you might be right... he gets overshadowed by even better actors quite often, he's in a lot of good roles in good movies but he's not the best in the room even most of the time. I also flinched a little at Tom Hardy but I cant disagree in good faith when Venom exists

[@AlanMynah]

Christopher Walken is another one to add next to Gary Oldman. While watching Dune 2 at the cinema his acting was what snapped me out of the entire magic of the film.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

He was poorly cast in that role and he is super old now! Look at his earlier work (Deer Hunter and King of New York:

[@Lordgrayson]

Sorry Adam Sandler? The guy known for people saying his movies suck and yet they keep making heaps of money? He is overrated?

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Not my words! :)

[@1389Chopin]

Chalet in the king he was amazing and his delivery of paul's speech is incredible

[@tdog5035]

That scene in captain Phillips is why Hanks us a great actor. That is a real navy medic and she isn't acting. She went into real post trauma mode as Hanks was so convincing.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Yeah, you can tell from the way she's speaking - amazing performance!

[@deodane4065]

Daniel Radcliffe over rated GTFO i leave you this Swiss Army Man!!!! Greatest performance ever, shakes fists at Oscars!!!!! Thank you for saying what you said, as always listen to what you say..... great stuff.....

[@RprinceV]

Gary Oldman i like very much but i have to agree, the man doesn't have that many distinguished lead roles, comparing with others you mentioned

[@Keil2590]

Timothee Chalamet's performance in "Beautiful Boy" is top shelf. So good. Adam Sandler in "Punch Drunk Love" again...top shelf. Sam Rockwell is one that I think many people overlook and he's stellar. Of course "3 Billboards...", but the one I really love is "Moon".

[@aristotelianmaki18]

Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems and PDL are some of the best performances of the 21st century. Most overrated actor of all time is Brad Pitt. He’s just charming, his acting is terrible. Also Marcus, my question for you (I didn’t do one for the last videos or two): What are the best films of the 21st century? rank these films in order: There Will Be Blood, Citizen Kane, The Godfather, LoTR Return of the King, Children of Men

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Best films of 21st Century... 1. Incendies 2. Another Round 3. The Secret in their Eyes (so many others) Raking: The Godfather, Citizen Kane, There Will be Blood, LOTR, Children of Men - all are 8's and 9s!

[@bengough6955]

Can i disagree about Deniro and Pacino. While they undoubtedly did amazing work their wider body of work leaves much to be desired and i think they have to be overrated given the, seeming, carte blanche they get for Godfather/Raging bull. Dont get it twisted they are both brilliant actors but i think at this point they can't be underrated and no one dares call their performances out on some of their other work so....overrated ;) Also i think Brad Pitt is underrated Samuel L Jackson is overrated Idris Elba i think is overrated though i do like him RDJ is overrated though very good

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Great comment! I have to disagree about De Niro and Pacino -- because for me, a bad movie doesn't negate their top tier work. Everyone has bills to pay :)

[@bengough6955]

@MarcusFlemmings hahaha fair enough, no doubt it doesn't erase their great works. Though I must say I find the praise Pacino gets for Scarface a little odd...its a decent enough film but a little over acted?

[@RprinceV]

Tom Hardy i also like very much, but i do struggle to judge past the charisma, i like seeing the actors perform, but does that mean i find them good actors? I do think this one is, i'm still wating for Taboo season 2, his performance in Peaky Blinders was very overextended interesting at first, but very over the top...in his early career though he was really scene grabbing

[@Actalzy]

First thing I ever saw Denzel in was Glory when I was young and that role made me a life long fan of his. Denzel is in my opinion one of the greats.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I totally agree! Have had many arguments on this channel about this!

[@halfkimchi45]

All those people you listed to compare to Gary Oldman, could not do a better job at the work Gary has done.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Interesting point...but, conversely, I would say that Oldman couldn't have played Michael Corleone nor Jake LaMotta :)

[@SteveLaw-UK]

Tom Hardy is very overrated. And he's more charasmatic off screen than on.

[@gamervet4760]

3:10 Admirable, but I can clearly feel he's just regurgitating his lines. He sounds a little annoyed and not devastated as he should be. Nice try, Marcus.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Poor Timmy!

[@twenty729]

Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino

[@kjoc70]

When Sandler doesn't make one of his "Happy Madison" productions, he isn't bad, like in "Uncut Gems". Except for Timothee Chalomet, I don't think any of the actors mentioned by the people on the street really have a reputation as a good actor.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Totally agree!

[@bengough6955]

Ithough Colin Farrel sucked until Phonebooth and then In Bruges, especially

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Yes, In Bruges was great! Phonebooth felt like a fluke at the time...now I know it wasn't!

[@bengough6955]

@MarcusFlemmings havent finished the vid yet, so if you mention this I apologise, but I think DiCarprio is hugely overrated. Good work absolutely but also I think also Olivia Coleman is underrated and was incredible in the British film Tyrannosaur

[@galankaufmann]

This is going to be one of those vids that I like way more than your standard fare but doesn't get nearly as many views/likes, isn't it?

[@MarcusFlemmings]

You're exactly right! But I'm beginning to care less about that :) I enjoy these videos!

[@JohnCarpenter-i3g]

Typing as I watch. Gary Oldman has too many roles that look like they were 'phoned in' for the money. Daniel Day Lewis is staggeringly good. Paul Giamatti is under rated because he isn't handsome but for me is one of the greatest working today. Anthony Hopkins is an all time great and from personal experience a real gent. My mum and dad were extras in Shadowlands and Hopkins invited them to lunch with him and Debra Winger. He got the set photographer to take a photo of them all and soon after a framed photo with a note from Tony arrived at my parents house. Couldn't agree more on Hoffman. Reminds me that Gene Hackman was amazing over roughly the same period. And talking of Rain Man, Tom Cruise has turned in some great performances that get forgotten because he is a superstar. Most over rated actor is Scarlett Johansson. After Ghosworld and Lost in Translation a parade of largely ordinary performances in largely ordinary movies.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Great comment! Doesn't surprise me about Hopkins...he comes across as a nice gentleman. As for Johansson, I would say she is also great in Her and Marriage Story but, you're right, she doesn't challenge herself enough!

[@sgthrawn]

I'd be interested in how you'd review Duck Soup, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and 12 Angry men. Old classics.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

12 Angry Men is top 20 best films ever! I've not seen the others....yet!

[@schwarzwei23]

Really nice Video man =), would love to hear your opinion on Eddie Redmayne in the new "The Day of the Jackal" series, i´ve just finished it and really enjoyed it.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I have to watch it! It looks interesting...it's on my list for xmas! I'll give my thoughts - big love for the comment!

[@schwarzwei23]

@@MarcusFlemmings Looking forward to a possible video as i am truly interested in your opinion on it, i hope i didnt have the "first watch blindness" i tend to have =).

[@bengough6955]

That Chinese ad was hysterical...people are giving me funny looks in thos cafe, I cannot stop laughing wtf!!!

[@BodyOpt]

De Niro often overacts. Pesci is a more consistently great actor. Watch De Niro in Casino. Lot of excessive hand gestures. Nervous acting against Pesci perhaps?! Or miscast. Watch the trailer to Once Upon a Time, more overacting. Woods is better. But now I’ll oppose myself and admit he also dials in some perfect performances, Heat, Raging bull Taxi Driver and so on. Kinda sucks at comedy, no surprise as he’s humourless on shows, Serious man!

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Nah, De Niro meant that...it's one of his most subdued performances...it's brilliant! (Casino) King of Comedy is brilliant...for comedy, as is Meet the Parents, Midnight Run...he is the best, honestly...

[@BodyOpt]

@@MarcusFlemmings There is an excellent full interview at the BFI with Alan Parker on KZbin, worth watching also for his comments on De Niro and Rourke in Angel Heart (which I confess I am yet to see, have you?). Parker and his British crew even made fun of De Niro for overacting. Don't get me wrong, he CAN and has put out seemingly flawless performances - Heat (he is better than Pacino here, IMO), Raging Bull, Godfather 2, Taxi Driver. But honestly I do not think he is the BEST. Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci are more consistently outstanding, for example. Haver you seen the one movie scene where De Niro and Jack Nicholson share the screen?

[@BodyOpt]

@@MarcusFlemmings kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKa8oZSaqaqogbs

[@BodyOpt]

I must say however that for his DEVOTION and giving his all to roles, De Niro has my utmost respect. I feel grateful to be able to see his performances, without doubt. His health got dangerously bad due to the weight gain for Raging Bull, and Marty had to get him to cut it short I gather. Sometimes it is horses for courses. Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt are also as good as any actor has ever been. Who else could have been The Elephant Man? Please enjoy this speech but Hurt, who was poor academically speaking but his intelligence on the screen is as good as anyone's. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYKzZoGhfM6onLM

[@BodyOpt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4Oof6iol9aYosk Alan Parker at BFI

[@mikew815]

Meryl Streep & Will Smith.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Meryl???? Woahhhhhhh!

[@reasonablyskeptical]

i wonder how this convo changes in the view of people in the states, my pick is leo dicaprio

[@Robert-ju6ub]

Riz! Oh man, Four Lions was such a funny, funny movie. I show it to anyone who I think can handle the dark comedy of it 😂 brilliant

[@WhyteNoize859]

I agree that Oldman doesn't have the body of work of say a Deniro or Pacino so he's not the g.o.a.t. But how many actors out there can say they played the vertically challenged brother of Matthew McConaughey in the 2003 smash hit film 'Tip Toes'. Just check out that trailer WoW

[@MarcusFlemmings]

You know what, I've heard about this film so much! I need to check it out....the early 2000's were weird and wonderful! THere's no way that's getting made nowadays!

[@aarongreen121]

Meh. I don't really have a lot of patience with people who put on fake voices (for the rest of their life it seems, at this point!). Actors are a weird bunch but Austin Butler doing that kinda turned me off of him.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

I feel ya!

[@yak6573]

i like the format

[@gamervet4760]

15:16 A remake? An American remake? Shameless Marcus! He's okay but I just don't like his movies.

[@MarcusFlemmings]

Casey?