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Post by futuretrunks on May 12, 2020 21:47:52 GMT
What do you think of him as an actor? I thought he was respectable in Locke, TTSS, and moments of Peaky Blinders, but I've always felt his performances to be disconnected from the psychological aspect of constructing character, so largely rooted in a physical presence divorced from strong character development. It's like he wants to incorporate tics and weird voices and this and that without ever even mapping what an effective arc for a character would be, which seems crazy to me.
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Post by pupdurcs on May 12, 2020 22:22:26 GMT
Pretty much what you said. He often does too much, that it's actually becomes distraction and a detriment. He 's the type of actor that needs a strong director to reign him in.
Shame because he has real talent and presence (which you can't buy), but doesn't often utilise it properly. But he's becoming a byword for uneccesary ham. And he's far too good an actor for that.
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Post by morton on May 12, 2020 22:29:20 GMT
Oh man I used to be a fan of the ham, but this is just too much even for me.  Sorry Tom. |
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Post by stephen on May 12, 2020 22:56:29 GMT
I don't think he's got a spotless catalogue by any means, but I think he's still probably the most inherently talented actor of that generation of actors across the pond (I know scrudpup will back McAvoy, and others would do the same for Fassbender). Stuart: A Life Backwards, Bronson, The Revenant, The Take, Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road, Locke, Warrior, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Taboo . . . I mean, Jesus, the guy's got a filmography that puts damn near any working actor under 50 to shame.
Also, not gonna lie, he's a lot of fun in Venom.
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Post by DanQuixote on May 12, 2020 23:15:16 GMT
I think he’s quite similar to Christian Bale because I think both are very surface level actors. When I watch him act, I never really get any depth or subtlety. I never feel they fully lose themselves in their performances, I always see Bale or Hardy.
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Post by thomasjerome on May 12, 2020 23:17:26 GMT
Even though I like some of his work ("Locke" in particular), he often gets me on my nerves and I never got the hype around him.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on May 12, 2020 23:58:07 GMT
Oh man I used to be a fan of the ham, but this is just too much even for me. Sorry Tom. ROFL!!! He sounds unintelligible as Capone. I heard he took inspiration from Bugs Bunny, but this is going a bit too far. I really enjoy it when Hardy goes full ham, and puts on like six different voices over the course of a movie, he's the reason that I get any entertainment out of Venom, but at the same time, I can totally understand why somebody would find his type of "acting", off-putting. At its worst, it can be really hard to understand what he's saying a lot of the times, and also there's a point where it can come off less like acting, and more like flat-out parody. |
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Post by mattfincher on May 13, 2020 5:20:11 GMT
He’s got talent, but I’ve never responded to his particular brand of acting and many of his recent choices have been completely baffling. Outside of maybe Locke, he’s never given a soulful performance in his life. And frankly, I’ve baffled by the passes he constantly gets for his unintelligible hamfests.
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Post by jimmalone on May 13, 2020 10:07:07 GMT
He's usually good to me, sometimes very good (Revenant, Inception, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), but there's always something missing. I've yet to see him play a more complex character, where he really impresses me with a wider spectrum of emotions and characteristics.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on May 13, 2020 13:31:10 GMT
Bane aside, I've never disliked any performances of his. I've always found him captivating.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on May 13, 2020 13:32:18 GMT
He can be very inconsistent but his highs are really great. Would like to call out one underrated performance I’m a big fan of and doesn’t get a lot of mention. The Drop.
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Post by pacinoyes on May 13, 2020 13:33:57 GMT
Really anxious for people to see his "Capone" (there's a separate thread) because that is Hardy at his most Hardy-est, and more Hardy-ing than ever. Hoping once that's seen it leads to a good old fashioned board war - it's THAT out there  |
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Post by TerryMontana on May 13, 2020 15:18:59 GMT
He's very talented imo. Not great but pretty good. For sure he never seems to bother with character development in his roles but he manages to deliver using his presence, his voice and some mannerisms. His acting isn't based that much on feelings but more on gestures, line delivery etc. As a result, some scenes/roles are easier for him to play than others.
In Peaky Blinders and Bronson for example, there were scenes in which he was riveting and others I was kind of annoyed by his acting.
I really liked him in the Revenant, Locke and Legend. But his performances in Mad Max and Venom didn't work for me.
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Post by iheartamyadams on May 13, 2020 15:51:07 GMT
He’s awful. I think Locke is his only pretty good performance. That clip of him in his new movie is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in quite some time.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on May 13, 2020 16:47:31 GMT
I'm a big fan. Stuart is an absolutely heartbreaking performance.
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Post by countjohn on May 13, 2020 21:13:02 GMT
A good tough guy actor and I've never seen him in anything to make me say anything more than that about him. I guess my opinion is net positive but he is way overrated in some circles. I remember that he had so many fanbots on IMDB back in the day that people started calling them "The Hardy Boys". |
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Post by wattsnew on May 14, 2020 21:24:33 GMT
Doesn’t have much versatility. Cute guy though.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 21, 2022 21:33:48 GMT
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Post by stephen on Sept 21, 2022 21:55:44 GMT
I love the idea that the camera pulls back and shows he just murdered the fuck out of a bunch of ten-year-olds. |
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Post by dazed on Sept 21, 2022 22:18:52 GMT
surprised that no one has brought up his performance in 'the drop'
that was one of my favourites of his. would love it is he took more quieter roles like that
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Post by futuretrunks on Sept 21, 2022 22:55:50 GMT
surprised that no one has brought up his performance in 'the drop' that was one of my favourites of his. would love it is he took more quieter roles like that I don't know man. I thought Schoenaerts was significantly better, and that the movie sucked. |
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Post by Nikan on Sept 22, 2022 7:08:44 GMT
I only know that I went into "Locke" pretty indifferent to him and came out convinced that he can be a really good actor.
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Sorry Tom. 
