Have you ever gave an actor a second look,and changed your mind?

[Swede]

I watched "Mona Lisa Smile" because of the outstanding cast. I figured they would act circles around Julia Roberts,but they didn't. I skipped a lot of movies because she was in them,but I think I'll give the a look.

[Broken_Hero]

1. yeah, Leo Dicaprio...

first movie of his I saw was Titanic, and after that I avoided the rest of his movies like the plague..but then my wife got Whats Eating Gilbert Grape and I was ...astounded. Then I gave Basketball Diaries a shot, and Leo won me back over.

[peekaloo]

4. 'This Boy's Life' is another goodie.

:-)

[Broken_Hero]

6. thanks,

I'll look into it. I even thought he portrayl in Romeo/Juliet was decent...him and J. Leguizimo were the highlights of that one.

[zonkers]

8. With actors, a film peformance so often depends on the director,

and the material doesn't it?

[leftofthedial]

2. Natalie Portman

(I must admit I also took a third look. And a fourth.)

[Zomby Woof]

3. Johnny Depp

I couldn't stand him back in the Edward Scissorhands/Winona Forever days. I dismissed him as just another pretty boy long on looks and short on talent.

By the time he did "Blow", I had been slowly gaining respect for his work over the previous several years, and by then considered him one of the very best actors we have. I even look at his earlier work, like "Edward Scissorhands", with a newfound appreciation. I realized that although he did mature as an actor and honed his talent, my perception of him is what went under an even larger transformation.

[Broken_Hero]

5. I went through the same thing with Johnny too...

I thought he was going to be another pretty boy poster child, but Fear and Loathing won me over big time, I even thought Sleepy Hollow was decent...and Blow was amazing

[Left Is Write]

9. My Depp appreciate came later than many folks' also.

[Vidar]

7. Didn't like George Clooney initially because of whatever

Batman movie he did. Oops.