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Post by Allenism on Feb 28, 2024 22:42:55 GMT
Both were classifiable as "indie darlings" or "character actors" throughout much of the late 90s/early 00s, but both also dabbled in mainstream fare wherever they could. Sam has obviously enjoyed more top-brass recognition in the past decade due to better opportunities, but just in terms of plain talent, who's your pick?  |
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Post by pupdurcs on Feb 28, 2024 22:50:08 GMT
The guy who played Doctor Manhattan for me, but both of them are very talented, and there is very little to seperate them.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 28, 2024 22:54:50 GMT
I like Rockwell more and voted for him....... but they are different in a way too in that Rockwell can go off the page and be thrilling or miss....and Crudup almost never goes off the page and almost never misses imo ..........but doesn't strike actual gold as much....... Both of these guys were great on stage too in the times I saw them: Crudup in The Elephant Man (no make-up, essentially Bradley Cooper took a lot from Crudup's work) and Rockwell was aces in American Buffalo......Crudup is I think the more discplined actor anyway  |
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Post by countjohn on Feb 29, 2024 5:29:46 GMT
Crudup in Almost Famous is the best performance between them but I'd take Rockwell overall.
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Post by ibbi on Feb 29, 2024 11:17:45 GMT
I like them both a lot, but I'd take Rockwell and his fire any day of the week. He's one of the most entertaining actors on the planet. As Crudup's looks fade, I'm not even sure how much he has left to offer, never having watched him starring alongside Vanilla and Even More Vanilla on Apple TV.
I would have loved to see him in The Pillowman, because that requires a side that, as far as I can recall, he's rarely gotten to show on screen.
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Post by Allenism on Feb 29, 2024 13:46:23 GMT
As Crudup's looks fade, I'm not even sure how much he has left to offer, never having watched him starring alongside Vanilla and Even More Vanilla on Apple TV. He's actually really dynamite on The Morning Show (as "dynamite" as one can be within the confines of a scripted serial which passed its peak), but he also looks like he aged a decade between the first and third season. |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Feb 29, 2024 17:57:10 GMT
I've long thought Sam Rockwell to be one of the best working actors, so I'm sticking with him. He's been good in everything I've seen him in, but his performance in Moon, in particular, is one of my favorites from the 2000s. It took a talented man to carry that off.
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Mar 1, 2024 1:22:51 GMT
This poll actually prompted me to watch World Traveler (2001) today... I just find Crudup's work to be so soulful... It sears in how honest and subtle it is. I like Rockwell fine, but Crudup's is the style of acting I'm drawn to, so I have to go with him.  |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Mar 1, 2024 14:37:05 GMT
Rockwell quite easily for me
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 1, 2024 14:39:30 GMT
Sam Rockwell for sure . I've always found Billy Crudup to be tedious as fuck. He's very hot,though.  |
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Post by Allenism on Mar 1, 2024 14:46:33 GMT
This poll actually prompted me to watch World Traveler (2001) today... I just find Crudup's work to be so soulful... It sears in how honest and subtle it is. I like Rockwell fine, but Crudup's is the style of acting I'm drawn to, so I have to go with him. It's sort of easy to forget how much he's done and continues to do. Even in smaller parts like 20th Century Women, Jackie, and Spotlight, he always delivers what he needs to. |
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