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!
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.” .
The only two things I can say that I enjoy her in are Spy and Only Murders in the Building.
In both cases the rest of the movie/show carries her but she doesn’t actively make them worse like she does with 90% of the stuff I’ve ever seen her in…
Chris Pratt, Jack Black. Melissa McCarthy used to be on the list, but not anymore.
Surprisingly, Kevin Spacey isn’t on there. The man is disgusting, but I really like his work.
What changed with Melissa McCarthy?
I loved her in Spy and Only Murders in the Building but I haven’t seen anything she’s been in for AWHILE otherwise
I can’t stand comedy movies like Spy, or Identity Theft. That’s what made me not like her. Exposure to her roles outside of that typecast changed my opinion. Like Only Murders. I also thought she made a very good Ursula.
Spy was a movie that felt like it was making fun of her other roles in a way that made me enjoy it. The subversive aspect was good. I fully understand why it wouldn’t appeal to someone else though since it literally is the same character she’s played in a ton of other stuff.
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.
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
You can tell my generation has mostly aged out of social media because no one has said Pauly Shore.
What’s wrong with Pauly Shore?
What’s right with Pauly Shore? And please state your age.
Aw man, I already regret asking. Asking about an actor that you only know from 90’s movies is a rookie mistake
Jon Hamm might have bodies hidden somewhere. That guy sets off so many red flags for me, but is beloved by everyone. I’m telling you, I’m pretty sure he might be evil.
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.
Whole heartedly agree.
His Black Mirror episode was also probably the most fucked up episode, and not in the fucked up way I want my Black Mirror episodes.
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).
I struggle with Elizabeth Moss, too. The whole “being in a cult while making a show warning people about cults” thing is wild to me. Only other place I saw her was Mad Men and I found her unlikable. But I hated that whole show, really.
After your and the other commenter’s post I had to go check, I didn’t know she was in Scientology. Wow, that makes it even worse. Personally it is just her facial expression range (that is, a very narrow one), that irrationally makes her unlikable to me. I thought it was a good character representation in the first season of Handmaid’s tale, but then once I realized that it’s how she plays every character, or in every situation…
Elizabeth I’m ok with except I keep wanting to scream “leave the cult!” at the screen. Gal is gorgeous but bland
Gal is a terrible actress.
Like, a whole island full of warrior women had to put on an Israeli accent because she can’t do anything else.
Will Ferrel, Jack Black… the rock is rapidly getting there. Jada Plinkett Smith.
Billy Bob Thornton. The prick.
The woman that played Cameron on “Halt and Catch Fire”. Couldn’t enjoy “Station 11” because she was in it.
Why don’t you like her? I’m not familiar with much of her work but literally stopped watching Black Mirror after the episode she was in because I knew it was going to get depressing again.
Its probably because her character in Halt and Catch Fire was probably the most unlikeable character. I’m aware that’s a terrible reason to dislike an actor. I can’t even say it’s because how she played the character as I have no idea how much was her vs director or writer.
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.
Came here to say Julia Stiles but you totally beat me to it! I cannot stand any film she is in either. It’s really hard to describe, but your description is spot-on. It’s like an empty husk with makeup has been made to act.
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.
if it makes you feel better ben stiller just embarasses himself the whole movie
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.
2049 is great. i think he’s a cringey prick but if jared leto’s screen presence can’t kill fight club, american psycho, or requiem for a dream, he definitely can’t kill blade runner.
i know lots of people prefer the original (and of course it’s by far more influential) but you’re the first i’ve seen call it a disgrace.
2049 is not bad because of (only) Leto.
He was actually good in Requiem.
Adam Sandler
IMO, he has been playing the same over-grown man-child of a character in every movie for 20 years (with exceptions).
Also Happy Madison studios wrote Dana Carvey a blank check to make one of the worst movies ever made and that was the last nail in the coffin for his acting career.
