What movie utterly wastes the talent of a great actor?

[charlie and algernon]

I submit Pearl Harbor wasting Dan Akroyd. Why sign a big name actor and comedy legend only to have him spout meaningless one liners as the Intelligence officer?

[DarkTirade]

1. All three Star Wars prequels.

Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Ewen McGregor, Natalie Portman, and several others who had bit parts... all wasted.

[Mike 03]

4. Portman can't act anyway. The only thing she was great in was the

first thing she did: The Professional.

[Deja Q]

2. Actors or directors?

Actor:
Jerry O'Connell

in

Movie:
"Tomcats"

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Director:
James Cameron

in

Movie:
"Titanic"

[Mike 03]

3. Jesus Christ, this is a list that might never end...

Poor Meg Ryan in THE DOORS.
Poor Angelina Jolie in GONE IN 60 SECONDS.
Poor Poor Jennifer Connelly in BLOOD DIAMOND.

I'm considering adding Daniel Day Lewis to the list for his wasted greatness in Scorsese's GANGS OF NEW YORK, but that's not because he's "bad" in it but because he's too good for it.

I'm sure if I walked to the bookcase where I keep my DVD's more would just pour out... It is a long long list.

[Mike 03]

5. P.S.

Great thread BTW!

I can't wait to see what sort of responses you get.

[Yavin4]

6. Ocean's 13

I cried during that movie because a whole slew of great acting talent was wasted.

Don Cheadle
Casey Affleck
Al Pacino
Brad Pitt
Clooney
Ellen Barkin
Carl Reiner
Elliot Gould
Bernie Mac
Hell, even David Paymer

[monmouth]

11. Agreed and as I stated before..Al Pacino in "Dick Tracy"..WTH was he thinking??? n/t

[HopeHoops]

7. Ahnold in the 4th Batman movie (read body before you respond)

Justification:
1) He was up against George Clooney, who couldn't act his way out of a speeding ticket even if his car is parked at the time.
2) Uma Thurman was, well, bad.
3) Whoever that guy who plays Robin is did an okay in the 3rd movie but over-acted in the fourth.
4) Was anyone else in that movie?

No matter what you think of Ahnold, he was in a whole different league from the rest of the cast. They could have gotten Jerry Lewis to play the role. On the plus side, his character was the only thing making that movie worth bothering with.

[flvegan]

8. Tim Curry in "Oscar"

Matter of fact, almost the whole cast in "Oscar"

[Pale Blue Dot]

9. Especially Eddie Bracken. nt

[Mike 03]

10. Oh, and worst tragedy of all: Nearly every movie Al Pacino has made since "Insomnia," especially

"88 Minutes" and that piece of shit he did with De Niro.

Sad.

[monmouth]

12. What do you think of his doing King Lear? He's a Shakesperian in

these his autumn years. Should be interesting. I liked that movie about Tobacco he was in..