Actors/actresses that never really floated your boat

[Philpug]

Obvuously the music version was the inspiration but I have also been binge watching Cheers which made me think of this. Kirstey Alley...nails on the chalk board. I will watch up till she comes on. I will add, in the early seasons, Coach was hysterical.

Others...
Ben Stiller-OK in really small doses, ie Dodgeball
Will Ferrell-he just seems to be too over the top for me.
Will Forte-Eh
Sanda Bullock-I just never believe her in a role
Matthew Mcconaughey-the smug southern drawl...nope.

 

[scott43]

Michelle Pfeiffer..

 

[Jenny]

Shirley MacClaine
Jim Carrey

 

[johnnyvw]

My favorite "Cheers" episode was when Coach and Sam went for their GEDs...coach taught Sam how to memorize facts by putting them to song. My wife and I still sing the "Albania" song and laugh our asses off

I will say I agree with your other "dislikes"...

 

[TheArchitect]

James Franco
Matthew Mcconaughey
Sandra Bullock
Jimmy Fallon
Adam Sandler
David Spade

 

[Jenny]

Oh, and Nicolas Cage

 

[scott43]

Shirley MacClaine
Jim Carrey

I never liked Jim Carrey much and then he claimed his hometown was the same as mine... But he only lived there for like two years. So then I didn't like him more.. no idea why!

 

[Cheizz]

Nicholas Cage
Meryl Streep
Eddie Murphy

 

[Bad Bob]

Like music, it is all about the performance. From a human side:
Tom Cruise, no thank you.
Shirley MacLaine Ahmm.
Robert Redford (this one is actually a skiing story).

 

[fatbob]

Bit bizarre for me this. I don't ever consciously think of whether an actress or actor "floats my boat" or not, though I guess there are some actresses who are very very pretty/attractive etc.

Actors just represent the material and the direction surely? Now we expect certain things of an Adam Sandler movie (a coinflip on whether it will be unspeakably awful), a Tom Cruise movie (a trench for all the other actors to walk around in) but I'm not sure it's really any actor makes or breaks a movie unless it's purely a vehicle for them. Some actors obviously have the habit of making very good choices Di Caprio seems particularly smart at this though you might also say De Niro/Pacino/Denzel Washington etc similarly

 

[slowrider]

James Colburn

 

[Philpug]

ANow we expect certain things of an Adam Sandler movie (a coinflip on whether it will be unspeakably awful)...

Sandler is either hit or miss, the Dave Kingman of actors.

Hit:
Happy Gilmore
50 First Dates
Wedding Singer
Big Daddy
Don't Mess with the Zohan

Miss:
Little Nicky
Gownups
Click
Waterboy
Jack & Jill
Billy Madison
and almost every other movie.

Unfortunately, more misses than hits.

 

[Andy Mink]

Andie MacDowell

Sandler is hit or miss, as noted

Jim Carrey was hilarious-the first few times coming out of In Living Color

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Sandler is either hit or miss, the Dave Kingman of actors.

Hit:
Happy Gilmore
50 First Dates
Wedding Singer
Big Daddy
Don't Mess with the Zohan

Miss:
Little Nicky
Gownups
Click
Waterboy
Jack & Jill
Billy Madison
and almost every other movie.

Unfortunately, more misses than hits.

Have you seen his new movie where he's the jeweler? It's supposed to be incredible.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Jim Carrey

I agree, but every so often he is brilliant.

 

[Bendu]

Uncut gems is actually awful or I just didnt get it. Best thing he has ever done is "You Don't mess with the Zohan" it has many poor ratings and I do nt get it. It is so ridiculous and good.

 

[dbostedo]

Have you seen his new movie where he's the jeweler? It's supposed to be incredible.

I saw it in the theater, and didn't like it. I found his character very annoying, and didn't believe some people actions in the movie when dealing with him. The overall story and acting and directing is good, I guess - I suppose even Sandler was good because he was supposed to be annoying/maddening. But it took me out of the movie and made me dislike it.

Some friends of mine that liked it thought it was "intense" and "suspenseful"... but I found myself not caring enough to think the "intense" aspects were any good.

 

[4ster]

Matthew Mcconaughey-the smug southern drawl...nope.

Top of my list & the first that came to mind but Stewie says it best...


I luv Alec Baldwin on SNL but not the movies I've seen him in.
I don't watch movies or TV as much as listening to music but I'm sure I'll come up with a few more.

 

[tch]

Michael Douglas! Always plays some rich, overly privileged @sshole we're supposed to sympathize with.
Only movies I really appreciated were Wall Street and War of the Roses -- precisely b/c he's supposed to be an @sshole w/o any redeeming qualities.

 

[T-Square]

Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (Otherwise know as Tom Cruise). The fame has gone to his head not to mention Scientology. Love the South Park ‘Trapped in the Closet.’