inexplicable leading men

[Peter666]

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I'm amazed no one has mentioned Colin Farrel yet. Awful actor.

Alexander and Miami Vice were both atrocious.

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I don't think you get the point of this thread. It's not "bad actors who are stars WTF???"

It's actors (good or bad) who have been cast as leading men when they shouldn't be. Sometimes it works out to go against the grain - Dustin Hoffman, for example. But usually, a leading man looks like Tom Cruise. I mean, you wouldn't cast William H. Macy (as good as he is) as the lead in Top Gun, would you? That's what I mean.

Colin Farrell is definite Leading Man material, whether or not you think he's any good.

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Sorry I missed the nuance of the thread the first time around Dom. Here's my mulligan: Granted, he gave us Ash, but I'm still amazed he was cast in the first place. I present Bruce Campbell:



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He was the director's friend when both were broke, and he was willing to work crazy hours under difficult conditions -- for free.

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Actually, I think Bruce Campbell should have become an A grade leading man, and I don't know why he hasn't been offered better roles. He has good looks and star quality charisma. He has a devoted fan base and this is just from B grade movies and offbeat roles. It looks like no on in Hollywood has taken him seriously which is unfortunate.