Surely, while watching the film, you had the feeling that you had already seen the protagonist in the same role.
It's easy to underestimate an actor when he spends his whole life playing roles similar to the image the audience has of him in real life. On the other hand, it was not difficult for Christian Bale to lose more than 30 kilograms for his role in The Machinist, Jared Leto gained the same weight for the role of Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27, and Natalie Portman shaved her head for V for Vendetta. And who would recognize Charlize Theron in the movie Monster if her name wasn't on the list of leading roles.
In contrast to them, individual actors stretch unchanged from film to film. Those who are tired of watching the same characters a million times have compiled a list of actors who are stuck in one role and could use a little diversity in their resumes.
Adam Sandler
(Typical role: A boy trapped in a man's body who, despite his stupid appearance and behavior, eventually wins a girl and turns his life around)
Starting his career in 1989 with Going Overboard, Sendler peaked in the 1996s, delivering unapologetic films such as Happy Gilmore (XNUMX) to box office success.
Despite being scientifically proven not to be funny (we won't bore you with the details), he continued with the same vomit like 50 First Dates, You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Grown Ups. "And Funny People?", some will ask.
The fact that he proved in this film that he can parody himself does not mean that he is ripe for an Oscar, but only that he is smarter than the average eternal boy.
Gemma Arterton
(An upper-class British woman stung in both lips by a toxic bee)
Whether she's being kidnapped, riding a winged horse, or gracing a James Bond movie, she'll be doing it with a pout, a British accent, and a swagger. Although she has walked through genres, she still seems incapable of real acting.
Zak Galifianakis
(Pathological idiot who talks nonsense, annoying and not at all likable)
Mostly starring in films that are considered funny because of the actors who appear in them, and whose creators have therefore forgotten to inject any real humor into them, Galifianakis traditionally mostly stands still, unshaven and saying the most nonsensical things possible.
It's tolerable in comedies with multiple leads like The Hangover where it's at the expense of other characters who are funny. Just because he has the ability to cry on cue doesn't make him a real actor.
Ryan Reynolds
(Everybody's likable man, Reynolds buys time until his torso overshadows every other shot in the movie)
Because he's handsome, likeable, and funny, it's harder to see how little variation there is in his roles. Reynolds has cashed in on his charisma many times, often as the best thing in a bad movie.
However, after the success of the film Buried (in which he played Reynolds under stress) and The Green Lantern (in which he played Reynolds in lastex), it became clear that he was a prisoner of his attractive exterior.
Jennifer Aniston
(Rachel from Friends is a working girl who has a hard time finding the man of her life. Until she does)
Since leaving Friends in 2004, Rachel has been fighting for her place on the big screen.
With roles in mediocre projects such as Rumor Has It, The Break-Up and Marley and Me, Aniston continued to portray the blonde good girl next door.
Hugh Grant
(A clumsy British hunk whose hair does most of the acting, Hugh Grant will, against all natural laws, charm a ridiculously attractive woman - or Sarah Jessica Parker)
Since he rose to fame thanks to Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral, he has copied the same role in every subsequent romantic comedy. And in a picture taken by the police after they arrested him for having sex with a prostitute in a public place in 1995, he looks like Charles from Four Weddings.
Michael Cera
(A painfully weird teenager attracted to an equally weird girl. They, in a weird-wacky story at the end, of course, make out with weird alternative indie music playing in the background)
Although the role in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World questioned his place on this list, an achievement in which he plays a worse and dumber version of himself, reminded how likable Sera is in his roles as characters on the fringes.
Anna Faris
(dumb blonde)
Although likable (albeit shallow), Faris has never had a serious role. From dumbass Cindy Campbell in God knows how many Scary Movie sequels, to dumbass Shelley Darlington in The House Bunny to dumbass Brenda in the hideous Observe and Report, Faris promises nothing else even in Yogi Bear, which premieres at the end of the year.
Matthew McConaughey
(A womanizer who picks on a woman resistant to his male charms. At least half an hour)
While chasing Kate Hudson through at least 20 movies and occasionally running up someone else's skirt (and Sarah Jessica Parker), McConaughey takes a break for Cloud Nine, a war with dragons, or anything else that needs killing, but never crosses the line of mediocrity.
Michelle Rodriguez
(A raspy-voiced actress flirts with danger to impress the boys. No sooner does she gain sympathy from the audience than they kill her to add weight to the story)
He knows how to fix a car, pilot Pandora and chew gum, almost always hidden behind sunglasses. Although she is somewhat underrated, it is hard not to describe her as a dangerous Latina girl. If there were women in the Expendables, she would be in it; until, of course, they kill her.
Nicolas Cage
(An aging bachelor must solve an inscrutable mystery before it's too late)
Just as he wears a Hawaiian shirt in Raising Arizona, Cage wears his iconic character throughout contemporary cinema. The hero who spices up every role with a characteristic forced smile, and whether it's chasing national treasures or controversies in the World Trade Center, he walked the leather jacket all the way to Ghost Rider.
Megan Fox
(The sexy rospie is leaning over something while everyone else is doing trivia like acting or dialogue).
Always in a short skirt, Fox proved to be an excellent part of the scenery. Given that she can sit, lie down and lean over, she has a promising career ahead of her.
Sarah Jessica Parker
(The most annoying human being of all time)
She found a way out of the City where she lost her humanity in wanting to wear nice shoes thanks to a series of romantic comedies, including films with Matthew McConaughey and Hugh Grant.
However, she is best known as Carrie Bradshaw, who brought the mega-successful series Sex and the City to HBO. Then, chasing her old glory, she made two more films on the big screen on the same topic, shooting two films for the few fans she had left until then.
Ironside is always in the army
Due to the appearance of a dangerous guy, as he is in reality (he was in prison), Danny Trejo subscribed to the supporting roles of dangerous Mexicans. He crowned his career with a role in Roberto Rodriguez's Machete. Jeff Goldblum is remembered as the mad scientist in the films Fly, Independence Day and Jurassic Park.
Perhaps unfairly, but Steve Buscemi is best known for playing sleazy criminals. Michael Ironside is stuck in militaristic roles. Whether he's a good guy or a bad guy, he's always in the army. Malcolm McDowell has become synonymous with the bad guy, so it's quite common for him to voice villains in cartoons and video games.
Although he played a villain in some films, Morgan Freeman most often gets the roles of a wise man who helps and gives advice. Ever since 1957, Christopher Lee has been synonymous with villains, and he does a great job at it.
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