wannabe Ladykillers

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The Ladykillers by Joel and Ethan Coen.

Not Cohen.

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I saw those movies (except for Ladykillers) and I have still put Hanks in the same 'class' of actor as Kevin Costner, David Ducovony, or Nicolas Cage. These are actors who are the same guy in every role they have. Story is different, but character is about the same in terms of what the actor is 'doing'. Costner is always the slightly wry everyman in every show he does. Hanks is the same way. They play their particular approach solidly as you put it, but in no way does it come across to me as great acting. So I don't see why people fall all over themselves talking about how great Hanks is. IMO, he's strictly average at best and in some shows he is painfully sub-par.

And I hated Hanks in Castaway. That movie sucked. Five minutes of movie 'packed' into two hours.

>> ^Winstonfield_Pennypacker:

You know - quite frankly - I don't see why people think Tom Hanks is that great. I remember him when he first came on the scene in "Bosom Buddies". He was moderately amusing, but no more so than Peter Scolari was. He did some bit parts in Family Ties, and did that lousy D&D TV movie "Mazes & Monsters". He did nothing exceptional.
Then he went on to do crappy comedies like Money Pit, Dragnet, Bachelor Party, and Joe Vs. The Volcano. He wasn't very good in any of them. His acting in these shows was one-note. Swap Hanks in Splash with Hanks in Money Pit and there is no difference. He was servicable, but he wasn't that great.
But I think "Big" for some reason started making people think he was a good actor. In the 90s, studios were always trying to turn comedians into "serious" actors. Robin Williams tried it with Patch Adams and Good Morning Vietnam. Jim Carrey tried with "Truman Show", et al. With Hanks, it was A League of Thier Own, Sleepless in Seattle, Forest Gump, and Philadelphia. I see very little difference between "80's Hanks" and "90's Hanks". He isn't a better actor than he was way back in "Mazes & Monsters". He's still the same old one-note Tom Hanks. He just has a better movie. You could take a potted plant and stick it in Forest Gump and get the same result. Some of his performances like in Polar Express and Angels & Demons are cringe-worthy.
So I don't see why Tim Allen has to take the shot here. He's shown at least as much acting "ability" as Tom Hanks. Hanks just got lucky and happened to end up getting better roles and more credit than he deserves.

Forrest Gump may be a cliche now, but his performance in it was great. He was great in Philadelphia and The Green Mile as well. For pure strength of acting, I think you've got to go with Cast Away. Not many actors can carry a movie all by themselves with only a volleyball to interact with. If you want a role that really steps out of the norm, try The Ladykillers.

Hanks may not be one of those guys who completely transforms himself for a role, but I still think he's solid. Tim Allen has never acted, to my knowledge. He plays himself in all his roles.

I Lurve the Coens. Great characters, intelligent writing, superb direction, inspired cinematography, great career defining performances. Their only real stinker was Ladykillers. The most underrated Coen production was Hudsucker Proxy.

Coens (plus) Western = Awesome

I'd love to see them make a horror film.

^ really?! both of those films completely restored my faith in the coens after the blip that was ladykillers and intolerable cruelty. especially no country for old men. fucking fantastic movie.

It's just occurred to me that the list of classic cult British films that have been murdered by Hollywood now include;

The Wicker Man
Get Carter
The Italian Job
The Ladykillers
Alfie

And I bet I've missed a few. Hollywood, stop it.

Blanky, I'm the same way about any of the Cohen Bros films (minus "Intolerable Cruelty" and "The Ladykillers" ... but that is for a diffrent post), most of the time trailers give you too much info.

I have also felt your pain over the annoying audience, but there is an answer... go to see it at the Arclight. If someone glances at a phone during a showing there you can have them removed, seriously you pay the extra $ to keep the punters out. These days It's movies in this order, private screening, the Arclight or wait for video.

The Coen Brothers bring out the best acting in everyone, except for everyone in The Ladykillers.

Just in case it wasn't obvious - that's Geoffrey Rush playing Sellers in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers". Rush is a pretty good actor, but he's no Peter Sellers. It's weird to me that he's remembered most for The Pink Panther movies. I liked them, but I always prefer to remember him in things like "Dr. Strangelove", "The Ladykillers", and "Being There".