Surprisingly good performances in film

[Vanillaphant]

Hello, hello!

Ever been surprised by the quality of an actor’s performance in a film? Maybe someone you hadn’t rated suddenly came up with the goods? Or instances of “unusual” casting proving fruitful? You know where you’re thinking, “Oh no… Why would they cast him/her in this kind of a role? They’re obviously not up to it. This is gonna be terrible. Why am I even – Oh actually, this is pretty good!” lol

I watched The Lobster recently. Pretty weird film. A good one though, IMO. One could loosely describe it as a romantic black comedy. Colin Farrell’s in it. I’m not saying he does anything amazing, but his performance certainly took me by surprise: understated, subtly comedic. And I just thought, “Well I’ll be darned… I didn’t know he had it in him!” lol

Anyone? 🙂

 

[TMF Jeff]

I agree about Colin Ferrel in The Lobster, he gave a surprisingly good performance - subtle and layered.

I'd also say Sylvester Stallone in Copland, where he put on a bunch of weight and played a beat-down loser.

 

[Vanillaphant]

I'd also say Sylvester Stallone in Copland, where he put on a bunch of weight and played a beat-down loser.

Must have been a good performance for him to have held his own acting with De Niro and Keitel!

 

[b0xr]

I would say Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny. She won the Oscar for that role and then went on to more juicy roles such as Cassidy in The Wrestler. She's obviously also a gorgeous woman.

 

[Laughthirsty Lr]

I would say Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny. She won the Oscar for that role and then went on to more juicy roles such as Cassidy in The Wrestler. She's obviously also a gorgeous woman.

My Cousin Vinny was great and she was so cool in it. I liked how the judge and prosecutor where mesmerized by her knowledge of cars. And you're right. Marisa Tomei is a lovely woman. I can still remember when she was on the sitcom, A Different World. She was so cute and funny on that show.

 

[BlasterMaster]

I loved John Candy as an actor. He could be seriously sad, completely hilarious, and even downright intimidating/angry when he wanted to be.

Others include Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, John Travolta, Jeff Goldbloom, and a few others I can't name off the top of my head right now.

 

[Laughthirsty Lr]

Yeah, John Candy was a cool dude. Murray and Aykroyd are funny guys too. I also like Jeff Goldbloom. He was great in "The Fly".

 

[Fat Bastard]

I’m not saying he does anything amazing, but his performance certainly took me by surprise: understated, subtly comedic. And I just thought, “Well I’ll be darned… I didn’t know he had it in him!” lol

That same thought came to mind for his performance in "Ondine".

 

[Vanillaphant]

That same thought came to mind for his performance in "Ondine".

Haven't seen that one. Maybe he's a better actor than I thought and it's just that I tend to associate him with a certain type of film that I'm not keen on.