Ok so I just want some reassurance here I always thought Edward Norton was a really good actor but it seems everywhere I go theres some one dissing him lol e.g hes pretentious and too whiney. He is still one of my favourite actors but I just wanted to see what you guys thought of him?
I hear he is a huge ass ... Ive heard stories how he likes to change scripts around and change the editing... blah blah... but who cares... he's an awesome actor...
He's a great actor but he still comes across as pretentious (of course that may not be the case); for an actor who, relatively speaking, has only done a few roles, he seems to be trying to jump into the auteur's chair prematurely. Not to say his contributions aren't good, they usually are, but when the only Director's credit you have is for 'Keeping the Faith,' a relatively flat rom-com and then you start flaunting your star power around Hollywood, you can't help but feel he is overdoing it a bit.
Again, that may not be the heart of the matter, but that is how he comes across and for the last time, as I guess if I don't say it explicitly, numerous times, it won't reach peoples ears: yes I do like Ed Norton. He's a good actor.
i think he's a really good actor who borders on greatness but hasn't had any roles that suit him perfectly yet....the closest being american history x
i think if he was taken under the wing of a director who knows how to utilise him fully and was given a role to suit him he could achieve greatness
think of the way Scorcese brings out the best in Dicaprio for example
i also think his choices in picking roles and scripts is a hit and miss affair...he's been in some excellent films such as fight club and 25th hour...but he's also been in some steamers such as the remake of the italian job and the score
I agree with Jaden. I think Norton needs the right Director to realize his potential. When he is paired with a good Director he gives genuinely memorable performances. Any other time, he feels like just another hollywood face...,at least to me.
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I've heard that too but I'm sure I read something somewhere of him backing himself up, I can't remember what he said or anything though haha how useful.
He's one of my favourite actors. Every film with him in that I've seen I really like and his performance is always amazing. (I haven't seen The Italian Job though or The Score). Oh no actually Down in the Valley wasn't really very amazing but that's the only film with him in that I've seen that I don't love. I thought he was really good in The Incredible Hulk too.
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