Not Like This: Beloved Star in an Unwelcome Role
Evil Harrison Ford; disguised Colin Farrell; Roman J. Israel. Interview with the Vampire still praised.
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (5)
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- Seeing Harrison Ford play a man who kills women is called upsetting because the viewer identifies him with heroic roles.
- The category name “Not Like This” is proposed for beloved actors in unwelcome roles.
- Interview with the Vampire is called a really good movie despite using Cruise in an unwelcome role.
- The Penguin is described as difficult to watch because a participant wants favored actor Colin Farrell to remain beautiful, although his performance is praised.
- Roman J. Israel is proposed as Denzel’s analogous title and is explicitly disliked.