Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 4638397)

You guys are all forgetting Christian Bale, who's my pick.

Originally Posted by Sully (Post 4638336)

Andrew Beckett
Forrest Gump
Michael Sullivan
Chuck Noland
John H Miller...


To me these were all very divergent characters, which Hanks played completely differently. Did he still come through in all of them to an extent? Yeah, he did. But he certainly wasn't plaing himself in all those, IMO.

Originally Posted by eazyb81 (Post 4638386)

For truly brilliant, DeNiro is an obvious choice for me.

Originally Posted by frazod (Post 4638419)

Also add Kevin Spacey and Guy Pearce.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 4638416)

As much as I like Deniro, he's a lot like Pacino. I will see either of them sit and stare at a wall and call it art, but both of them are shells of their former selves.

I haven't seen Deniro really be something special since Flawless. Before that I'd have to go back to Casino. But he really hasn't been "incredible" since Awakenings, which was 18 years ago.

Pacino has done some incredible work more recently, but it's only when paired with an incredible director. He was great in Angels in America, Insomnia and The Insider, directed by Mike Nichols, Christopher Nolan and Michael Mann respectively.

But both actors have a tendency toward same old-same old.

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2 (Post 4638424)

Charleze Theron and Sean Penn are pretty good.

Originally Posted by Demonpenz (Post 4638429)

hoffman was awesome in along came polly

Originally Posted by Direckshun (Post 4638397)

You guys are all forgetting Christian Bale, who's my pick.