Originally posted by Bardock42
He's pretty good at that.
Originally posted by Robtard
He is a good actor though.
I don't think an actor can be called "good" unless they're versatile. Shawshenk Redemption, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, Unleashed...his roles in all of those movies were exactly the same. Pathetic. If anything, I think it makes him look bad because it means he can't do anything else. And in a movie where he had a lead role: Driving Miss Daisy, he was a subservient idiot.
Originally posted by celestialdemon
I guess those are the roles people of his age get. He's damn good at it, though.
Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee...
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I don't think an actor can be called "good" unless they're versatile. Shawshenk Redemption, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, Unleashed...his roles in all of those movies were exactly the same. Pathetic. If anything, I think it makes him look bad because it means he can't do anything else. And in a movie where he had a lead role: Driving Miss Daisy, he was a subservient idiot.
That's his niche and he's good at that. He was good in Shawshank, Seven and Glory I thought, buy you're right, the characters all had a similar flavour.
He wasn't an idiot in Driving Miss Daisy; just a simple man and he did a great roll in that, which wasn't a "support" roll.
His roll in Brubaker broke from the mold too, it wasn't a huge role, but he played a crazy-ass negro in the penitentiary.
Originally posted by Robtard
That's his niche and he's good at that. He was good in Shawshank, Seven and Glory I thought, buy you're right, the characters all had a similar flavour.He wasn't an idiot in Driving Miss Daisy; just a simple man and he did a great roll in that, which wasn't a "support" roll.
His roll in Brubaker broke from the mold too, it wasn't a huge role, but he played a crazy-ass negro in the penitentiary.
"role"
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I don't think an actor can be called "good" unless they're versatile. Shawshenk Redemption, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, Unleashed...his roles in all of those movies were exactly the same. Pathetic. If anything, I think it makes him look bad because it means he can't do anything else. And in a movie where he had a lead role: Driving Miss Daisy, he was a subservient idiot.
He's versatile. Have you seen a lot of his movies? He did Driving Miss Daisy and Lean on Me in the same year. They were completely different characters, and both were Oscar worthy. Besides what you've mentioned, he has great roles in Nurse Betty, Unforgiven, Glory, and Street Smart (a very powerful performance playing a pimp). Give the guy some credit.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee...
They've had about as much a variety in their roles as Morgan Freeman has recently.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I don't think an actor can be called "good" unless they're versatile. Shawshenk Redemption, Se7en, Bruce Almighty, Unleashed...his roles in all of those movies were exactly the same. Pathetic. If anything, I think it makes him look bad because it means he can't do anything else. And in a movie where he had a lead role: Driving Miss Daisy, he was a subservient idiot.Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee...
He won a Golden Globe for best actor in Driving Miss Daisy...
Originally posted by ScarletSpeed
Car Crash, apparently he is in critical condition.
"The actor "has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage, but is in good spirits," according to a statement from Donna Lee, Freeman's publicist. A hospital spokeswoman said Freeman was in serious condition but would not discuss his injuries.
"He is having a little bit of surgery this afternoon or tomorrow to help correct the damage," Lee's statement said. "He says he'll be OK and is looking forward to a full recovery."