• vateso5074@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    What’s wrong with Elliot Page’s acting? I thought he was fine in previous works I’ve seen him in. Maybe not Oscar-winning but I’ve seen plenty worse.

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      I think he’s forgettable, but I wouldn’t say bad. There are actors who really stand out with a lack of acting ability. He’s just boring.

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      7 days ago

      Absolutely nothing. If you make through Juno without at least grudging appreciation for his craft, I don’t know what to tell you.

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          I liked him in Super with Rainn Wilson. It wasn’t a perfect movie but I thought his performance was fine and it was a fitting movie to anticipate the Marvel saturation in the coming years (which director James Gunn would eventually actively participate in).

          I also thought he was fine in Inception. Not the standout performance of the movie but I didn’t walk out thinking “ugh, Elliot Page really gunked that up” or anything, and he apparently worked well enough with Christopher Nolan to get brought back in for The Odyssey.

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            Very good shout out with Super. I had forgotten that and he was truly amazing in it! While I don’t think he as terrible in Inception I don’t think it was a very good fit.

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      7 days ago

      Same. I haven’t seen him in much (Umbrella Academy most recently), but he seems to be a decent actor. Nothing to get excited about, but not a bad actor by any stretch. He’s better than average, imo. I don’t understand the hate.

      Looking at his profile, I didn’t even know there was a Flatliners remake. Gonna have to go watch that now.