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In response to "There is a long list of crappy actors who've chosen some pretty awesome movies to star in." by Dignan

I think he wanted to be; which is what led him to things like Be Cool and Southland Tales

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jul 27 '14, 15:19

but those things flopped so he went the easy path with the Disney stuff and now generic action movies.

My favorite thing in the last couple years of his was The Other Guys....where he was more than willing to mock the genre.

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I love his perfomance in Be Cool almost as much as his work in The Rundown. - David Jul 27, 15:40
That was him trying to stretch into something beyond action. - Dignan Jul 27, 15:26 2
- (Vin Diesel is a pretty solid analogue.) - Dignan Jul 27, 15:30 1
  - I love Vin Diesel but if you are describing Pitch Black and xXx as successful franchises, I'm not with you. - David Jul 27, 15:42

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I think he wanted to be; which is what led him to things like Be Cool and Southland Tales

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