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For me it's The Rock and Chris Pratt.

Guardians of the Galaxy was great but I just wish he would stop playing starlord in every other role he's in!

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[–] stinerman@midwest.social 80 points 5 days ago (7 children)
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I renamed my cat because of this guy. I don't really like to change animals names from what it was at the shelter in case they're used to it, and I have a cat named Mel, who I suspect was named for him because there was another nearby cat in the shelter he came from named "Gibson".

So I've renamed him after Mel Brooks.

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[–] Waldelfe@feddit.org 63 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Tom Cruise I just don't like anything about him

Will Smith, because he's annoyed me in every role after Prince of Bel Air

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise either, but I love Edge of Tomorrow. That might be my only exception

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I enjoyed watching Tom Cruise die over and over and over and over and over.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I am no fan of Tom Cruise, but his performance in Tropic Thunder is a god damned masterpeice

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[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Be glad Will Smith turned down being Neo in The Matrix... To do Wild Wild West!

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I don't have a problem with Tom Cruise as an actor, but ever since my daughter pointed it out, I can't help staring at his tooth.

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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 69 points 5 days ago (8 children)
[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Oh another Tron movie! Oh it’s Jared Leto…

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 11 points 5 days ago

My exact thoughts. Sigh.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 49 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (13 children)

I mean there's a list of actors that have ruined their shows for me:

  • Danny Masterson
  • Bill Cosby
  • Kevin Spacey
  • James Franco
  • Kevin Sorbo
  • Tom Cruise

So it's not really what you asked because these are ones that I used to love and no longer do.

For the dumbest reasons, I can't enjoy Gal Gadot. Her acting is repellent to me for some reason. Yes, she's absolutely gorgeous but the acting ain't great. I also didn't enjoy Heather Graham's acting but then I watched her in Scrubs and the role was just perfect. I hated The Rock's acting as well, but my ex had a crush on him so we watched so many of his movies. Almost all of them shite.

[–] LastOneSitting@lemmy.wtf 38 points 5 days ago

Gadot being pro genocide is a good reason not to support her

Kevin Sorbo

A yes, that is an actor. A bad faith actor!

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[–] Kongpiler@lemm.ee 17 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] omxxi@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

it was the same for me about Sandler until I saw Uncut Gems, finally he showed that he can act.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

The reason he's good in Uncut Gems (and Punch Drunk Love) is that there is something genuinely frightening in how unhinged he seems when he is acting.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

You can tell my generation has mostly aged out of social media because no one has said Pauly Shore.

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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Will Smith and Jared Leto for sure (including 2049, which was a disgrace compared to the masterpiece that is the original, despite me loving Arrival, Dune Part I and Sicario).

I also cannot stand anyone meant to appeal only to Americans, like Kevin Hart, Chevy Chase, Queen Latifah and all that stuff. Used to like Tom Hanks in the 1990s, but after that he became part of the latter group for me.

If you are ever going to try again watching a The Rock movie (I don't mind him at all, although not being calling me to watch a movie), please make it Hercules: that movie genuinely surprised me.

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[–] Helluh@lemmy.world 42 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Kevin Hart- doesn't act, plays himself but doesn't lean into that like Ryan Reynolds does. Will Smith- more of the above in recent years Jonah Hill- something inside me screams asshole every time I look at him Tom Cruise- he can take his propaganda elsewhere.

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[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Gal gadot and Elisabeth Moss for me. Also not a fan of Jason Momoa/Chris Hemsworth type of guys. Anything with them in the lead and I generally nope out. It has to do with the plain, flat, repetitive characters and lack of depth, not the physique (for example I respect dave Bautista evolution).

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago

Glen Powell.

It's like he was designed by a committee to make the most generic movie star white man imaginable.

He makes me want to buy a rape alarm, and I'm a man.

I genuinely wouldn't be surprised at all if he was revealed to not actually exist, and is in fact 100% CGI.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago

Will Ferrel, Jack Black... the rock is rapidly getting there. Jada Plinkett Smith.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Jude Law. He creeps me out so much I can't watch him. He's been in the news for domestic abuse which doesn't surprise me... I shudder watching him

[–] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Kevin Hart

Ryan Reynolds (other than Deadpool)

Will Smith, after that slapping Chris Rock nonsense

Oh and (am Asian and tried to give her a chance but) Akwafina makes me cringe

Honorable mention: Adam Sandler makes me very wary. I get that he likes making movies with friends, but goddang his lows are low. Although recently I thought Uncut Gems was good

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[–] RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Anthony Mackie

He has zero charisma and was largely responsible for bringing down the quality of Altered Carbon S2 (though the writers did him no favours) and was the most boring part of The Falcon & Winter Soldier.

I couldn't bring myself to watch the new Captain America movie mainly because of him being in the lead role.

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[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Melissa McCarthy does that for me. It's getting better, but for the longest time I'd see an interview with her about some project and she's funny, charming, intelligent, and convinces me to check it out. Then I would watch the thing and it's like "Haha fat girl poopoo fart." .

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[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Matthew Broderick.

He's an alright actor, but seeing him always reminds me of that time he got drunk (rumored) and killed two people with his car in Ireland but faced almost zero repercussions (he got a small fine).

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago (7 children)

I’m surprised to see no Chris Pratt (or CP, as he likes to be called) in this thread.

But Chris Pratt for me.

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 days ago

Chris Pratt is one of my big ones... Can't stand the guy

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Julia Stiles. Saw her in Save the Last Dance and some other movie and absolutely could not get on with the movie. It's like she's not acting or doesn't know how to act. She's kind of like in audition mode the entire time and I just don't get anything from her face or her actions. I sometimes get the same thing from Keanu but at least I like the movies he's in. With her I just rage quit 5 min in seeing her. She just ruins it for me. Also yes, also don't like The Rock. I'm sure we saw the same YouTube vid where the guy bashes on him for not knowing how to act as any other "character"... which when looking back, it's true. He's literally the same persona every god damn time.

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Owen Wilson. Something about him just makes me queasy.

Adam Sandler, with the exception of punch drunk love, maybe. I wanted to like tough cut gems, but I have up or of serving hand cringe

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[–] dryfter@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ben Stiller

I just can’t. He makes me anxious just seeing him on screen. I so want to watch Meet the Fockers because DeNiro is one of my faves, I just can’t do it.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 days ago (4 children)
  • Adam Sandler

  • Jennifer Lopez

  • "Insert ex-Saturday Night Live actor here"

  • Leonardo DiCaprio (I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I've believed he was a shit actor forever and there's a reason it took him so long to get an oscar...and it wasn't because of "snubbing"...he was just routinely shit up until the Revenant.)

  • John Travolta

  • Jennifer Lawrence (Up until recently, she was literally the female DiCaprio. Everything I said about him applied to her. Unlike DiCaprio, she got far far better rather quickly and my issue with her nowadays is mostly her choice of movies just aren't my jam.)

  • Tom Cruise

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