Another perfect example of someone who was typecast and didn't spend the requisite time in acting school, honing his craft. (Or have the acting talent to begin with. LOL!)Terminator2000 said:Remember when Arnold Swarzennegger tried to go outside his usual roles - of serious action hero - and into comedy and drama - with Last Action Hero and Kindergarten Cop and that one where he got pregnant?
They didn't work out so well.
Captain Fantastic said:The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Burn After Reading. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Jesse James was pretty good and could bave been great if the director and editor had lopped off about 30 minutes.TheShadow said:That is my point. Nothing interesting to pique my curiosity. Especially the first & last. IMHO!
james t kirk said:Exactly.
I liken Carry to Robin Williams.
Williams started out as a comedian, stuck to what worked, but at some point broke out and did a lot of great acting - The Fisher King, Goodwill Hunting, Dead Poets, but he still goes back to Schlock even to this day.
Thanks for the insight. Like I said, I don't know his work that well. I suspect you are right about him not developing as an actor. And I hadn't heard about his difficult/bad attitude. I suspect he has pulled in some major fees for roles like Cable Guy and Ace Ventura. So maybe he lacked the motivation to develop the skills and take on more challenging dramatic roles. You've got to have a pretty strong ego to prance around on stage and pull some of the goofy stunts he does.Captain Fantastic said:And that's the key. You can't do a whole bunch of silly, mindless movies targetting teens and 20-something males and be expected to be taken seriously. He became typecast.
Jim Carrey painted himself in a corner - through his choice of roles (for money, so at least he's been paid) AND his apparently bad/difficult attitude behind-the-scenes. And he didn't knock his big chance (Truman Show) out of the park when he had the opportunity to break through as a more mainstream, respected actor (as opposed to a niche slapstick-y comedien doing hokey adolescent movies.) Plus, having watched his so-called "serious" films, I don't think he's done a good enough job growing as an actor - I constantly find myself asking if he ever took any acting lessons?
calloway said:
Robin Williams is somone Jim Carrey should have modeled himself after. Too bad he failed.james t kirk said:Exactly. I liken Carry to Robin Williams.
Williams started out as a comedian, stuck to what worked, but at some point broke out and did a lot of great acting - The Fisher King, Goodwill Hunting, Dead Poets, but he still goes back to Schlock even to this day.
I'd say Carrey just didn't work as hard as Robin Williams at his craft. And he blew his big chance when he got it...Questor said:I'm not sure I would put Carey in the same league as Robin Williams. Williams is a great actor. His early films were garbage but he's done some great dramatic roles. In addition to the ones you mentioned, I'd add Patch Adams, The Birdcage, Awakenings, Good Morning Vietnam, Mrs. Doubtfire. I don't know Carey's work as well, but I doubt he's come anywhere near quality of work Williams has put out.
