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And the worst actor/actress award goes to.....

253 replies

onlynotafan · 04/08/2023 02:13

(Insert name/s)

Lighthearted thread!

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FearTheWankingDead · 04/08/2023 19:32

HalloumiHo · 04/08/2023 16:55

Keira Knightley...because of the...OTT ENUNCIATION

But she looks quite pretty.

😙

ShiteRider · 04/08/2023 19:34

This thread seems a bit mean spirited. Can’t imagine how shite I’d feel if I saw people slagging off my ability to do my job online

NeedToKnow101 · 04/08/2023 19:35

Baneofmyexistence · 04/08/2023 18:23

Hugh Grant. He is the same person in every film, I think he is just playing himself in every film he does! Keira Knightly is rubbish too but I do love Pride and Prejudice.

What?!!!! Have you seen his Jeremy Thorpe? Bloody brilliant, as was his character in a recent Guy Ritchie film, and in Paddington 2...

bigdecisionstomake · 04/08/2023 19:39

Agree with everyone about Emma Watson - so wooden she's hard to watch - not sure how she's maintained a career since Harry Potter.

Disagree about Hugh Grant though. I know he seemed to play a lot of bumbling British gents for a while but actually when he steps out of that comfort zone he's really good e.g. Jeremy Thorpe or his character in The Gentleman.

Peskytooth · 04/08/2023 19:39

Henry Cavill. He has only 2 facial expressions:

  1. a bit puzzled
  2. slightly hurt
LadyGaGasPokerFace · 04/08/2023 19:43

There’s one ‘actor’ that has zero talent. He plays the same character in every program. He is English with a cockney accent, dark curly hair (not Danny Dyer). He seems to appear in lots of cop programs. Can’t remember his name, but his acting is bloody awful 😒

StrawberryPavlova · 04/08/2023 19:43

homeforme · 04/08/2023 16:54

Danny Dyer. One face. One mode. Awful.

Ricky Gervais for the same. He can only do David Brent.

Cosycover · 04/08/2023 19:43

Emma Watsons Eyebrows

JaneJeffer · 04/08/2023 19:43

Meryl Streep

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onlynotafan · 04/08/2023 19:44

ShiteRider · 04/08/2023 19:34

This thread seems a bit mean spirited. Can’t imagine how shite I’d feel if I saw people slagging off my ability to do my job online

People are allowed to have an opinion, some of these so called actors have stolen a living.. they are usually overpaid

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Tribblesarelovely · 04/08/2023 19:45

Anyone in Eastenders

BigMandsTattooPortfolio · 04/08/2023 19:46

Film critic Mark Kermode coined ‘Ikea Knightly’ iirc and also ‘Orblando Loom’ and ‘Muriel Strepsil’.

ErrolTheDragon · 04/08/2023 19:49

Disagree about Hugh Grant though. I know he seemed to play a lot of bumbling British gents for a while but actually when he steps out of that comfort zone he's really good e.g. Jeremy Thorpe or his character in The Gentleman.

Yeah, I think some posters maybe have only seen him in romcoms. And even then he wasn't the nice bumbling gent in Bridget Jones.

Colin Firth otoh... I'm a bit disappointed when he's in something where he's not either Fitzwilliam or Mark Darcy.Grin

LadyGaGasPokerFace · 04/08/2023 19:49

I’ve got it! Daniel Mays. Dreadful at acting.

thenightsky · 04/08/2023 19:50

Gwyneth Paltrow, mostly when she's doing her version of an English accent which she thinks means speaking out of her nose like she has an adenoid issue.

Stomacharmeleon · 04/08/2023 19:50

@OddOne2023 god I agree. Every scene she is in she strops off. Falling out with Anna storms out.... gangle gangle. Storms into ravi's..... gangle gangle.
And what happened to someone just telling her to grow up and stop bleating on.
I do NOT like that character.

sadaboutmycat · 04/08/2023 19:50

How can a thread that's ripping people to shreds be 'lighthearted'?

wanttobemeeeeee · 04/08/2023 19:50

He is English with a cockney accent, dark curly hair (not Danny Dyer). He seems to appear in lots of cop programs.

Do you mean Daniel Mays? I don't think he's a terrible actor but sometimes these people have too strong a face or accent or vibe and it becomes part of every role. A really great actor has a wide range and transforms e.g. Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep.

Aworldofmyown · 04/08/2023 19:51

Jason Statham. I think reasons are obvious 😆

sadaboutmycat · 04/08/2023 19:52

Solaire · 04/08/2023 17:59

Kristen Stewart - her over acting in the Twilight movies is so bad, it’s funny. Tbf, I’ve not seen her in any other movies, so maybe it was just those ones?

Did you know she suffers from horrific anxiety?

No?

ErrolTheDragon · 04/08/2023 19:53

ShiteRider · 04/08/2023 19:34

This thread seems a bit mean spirited. Can’t imagine how shite I’d feel if I saw people slagging off my ability to do my job online

Yeah, I'm sure they all,read MN and think it's much worse than what the actual film critics say.

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onlynotafan · 04/08/2023 19:53

sadaboutmycat · 04/08/2023 19:50

How can a thread that's ripping people to shreds be 'lighthearted'?

I don't think some actors career has ended over a few posts on MN before, other forums are probably a lot more brutal.

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NeedToKnow101 · 04/08/2023 19:54

LadyGaGasPokerFace · 04/08/2023 19:43

There’s one ‘actor’ that has zero talent. He plays the same character in every program. He is English with a cockney accent, dark curly hair (not Danny Dyer). He seems to appear in lots of cop programs. Can’t remember his name, but his acting is bloody awful 😒

I know who you mean. He always looks really surprised yet dopey.

MrTeatime · 04/08/2023 19:55

I’m going to assume none of you have ever watched anything with Stephen Baldwin in. Dire.

WestendVBroadway · 04/08/2023 19:55

Dereck? Thompson Aka Charlie Fairhead from Casualty , absolutely atrocious. Johnny Depp, he obviously went to the Marlon Brando School of overacting. Stephen from Corrie is also awful. 95% of Eastenders cast.