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I saw an episode of Law and Order Criminal Intent the other day. It was a later series when Vincent D'onofrio wasn't doing every episode. The lead detective? Jeff Goldblum. Overacting, trying to take the limelight from the collective.
What are the worst examples of miscasting that stand out to you from film and TV?
Watched Saipan the other day. Steve Coogan as Mick McCarthy shouldn’t have happened. Watchable film though and McCarthy/Keane aren’t easy characters to play. The guy who played Keane was excellent in a film which essentially isn’t about much.
Honorary mentions for the small parts they gave to play the roles of Clinton Morrison, Steven Reid and Niall Quinn.
Sean Connery as the Russian submarine commander from, ahm, Scotland.
Or the spanish guy in highlander with a scottish accent. For me though tommy lee jones playing an ira terrorist in blown away tops everything. The accent was so bad
The decision by Oliver Stone to cast Angela Jolie (28) as the mother of Alexander the Great, played by Colin Farrell (27) is still baffling to this day.
The decision by Oliver Stone to cast Angela Jolie (28) as the mother of Alexander the Great, played by Colin Farrell (27) is still baffling to this day.
Jolie must have the same passport supplier as Sandro
Charming, smooth Irishman Pierce Brosnan takes some beating trying to play lovable rogue, West Ham supporting, ex trade unionist Ron in the Thursday Murder Club. He was so bad it wrecked any chance of the film being any good (it was terrible anyway apart from the peerless Helen Mirren).
Also Aussie Russell Crowe playing Nottinghamshire’s finest in Robin Hood. Whatever his accent was it was nowhere near Nottingham…
Matthew MacFadyan in anything. As wooden as my dining room table. At least Russell has more than one expression.
Ralph Little in Death in Paradise. He looks like he should be a caddy on a golf course rather than a detective and he delivers the script like someone talking about their day in the office on the tube.
I can't remember the actor's name, but the bloke who played Gianni Paladini in the 'Four Year Plan' was the most unconvincing football club CEO imaginable.
Charming, smooth Irishman Pierce Brosnan takes some beating trying to play lovable rogue, West Ham supporting, ex trade unionist Ron in the Thursday Murder Club. He was so bad it wrecked any chance of the film being any good (it was terrible anyway apart from the peerless Helen Mirren).
Also Aussie Russell Crowe playing Nottinghamshire’s finest in Robin Hood. Whatever his accent was it was nowhere near Nottingham…
Matthew MacFadyan in anything. As wooden as my dining room table. At least Russell has more than one expression.
Kevin Costner beats Russell Crowe for a terrible Robin Hood. Alan Rickman only took the film as the producers agreed to his demand that he could play the Sheriff of Nottingham however he pleased.
Kevin Costner beats Russell Crowe for a terrible Robin Hood. Alan Rickman only took the film as the producers agreed to his demand that he could play the Sheriff of Nottingham however he pleased.
Kevin Costner in literally any film he's been in ever... wait, was he in the untouchables? I might have to revise my criticism, I love that film
Charming, smooth Irishman Pierce Brosnan takes some beating trying to play lovable rogue, West Ham supporting, ex trade unionist Ron in the Thursday Murder Club. He was so bad it wrecked any chance of the film being any good (it was terrible anyway apart from the peerless Helen Mirren).
Also Aussie Russell Crowe playing Nottinghamshire’s finest in Robin Hood. Whatever his accent was it was nowhere near Nottingham…
Matthew MacFadyan in anything. As wooden as my dining room table. At least Russell has more than one expression.
I thought Brosnan was quite entertaining in that . Probably for the wrong reasons.,