I meant "silver screen actor" as in "back in the good old days" -- glamour, black and white, pre 1950s.
Hmmm... I guess Marilyn Monroe doesn't count? I don't think I know enough about early 20th century film to think of an actor I really admire from that time. Hell, I can only name a handful of movies from that period.
Nicole Kidman can act, but unfortunately she doesn't do it often enough in her movies.
*clutches heart* What??!? Okay, I adore NK, ever since she was in BMX Bandits way back in the early 80s. She was SO good in To Die For! Maybe I should put her into the "under-rated" category...
Re: Johnny Depp. He's sort of reclusive and chooses interesting roles, and so I think that "people" in general don't really regard him as the massive talent that he is. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, for example, was a movie in which he was brilliant. And Edward Scissorhands -- he made that film.
As much as I hate to admit it, Leo DeCaprio is a good one as well. He was amazing in the above-mentioned WEGG?, and he was also very good in the recent Catch Me if You Can. Like Ms. Kidman, I think he tends to be offered parts that showcase his looks more than his talent. And this is what makes Mr. Depp such an interesting guy. He could have been another Tom Cruise, but he seems to have made a conscious choice not to follow that path. Though he's very good looking, that doesn't seem to affect the roles he gets. Or accepts.
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Date: 2003-08-16 04:28 am (UTC)Hmmm... I guess Marilyn Monroe doesn't count? I don't think I know enough about early 20th century film to think of an actor I really admire from that time. Hell, I can only name a handful of movies from that period.
Nicole Kidman can act, but unfortunately she doesn't do it often enough in her movies.
*clutches heart* What??!? Okay, I adore NK, ever since she was in BMX Bandits way back in the early 80s. She was SO good in To Die For! Maybe I should put her into the "under-rated" category...
Re: Johnny Depp. He's sort of reclusive and chooses interesting roles, and so I think that "people" in general don't really regard him as the massive talent that he is. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, for example, was a movie in which he was brilliant. And Edward Scissorhands -- he made that film.
As much as I hate to admit it, Leo DeCaprio is a good one as well. He was amazing in the above-mentioned WEGG?, and he was also very good in the recent Catch Me if You Can. Like Ms. Kidman, I think he tends to be offered parts that showcase his looks more than his talent. And this is what makes Mr. Depp such an interesting guy. He could have been another Tom Cruise, but he seems to have made a conscious choice not to follow that path. Though he's very good looking, that doesn't seem to affect the roles he gets. Or accepts.