In your OPINION he is a bad actor.
Quit stating it like its a fact, the mods have already asked people to stop saying actors are "bad actors" for that reason. Its not factual, and is an opinion.
Stating someone's height or build is more factual. Saying he has a nose that needs the makeup team to fill the dent on the left side is perfectly fair.
You just don't like his nose so you reach by calling him a bad actor.
Well, in my opinion, his acting is just fine, and he does have charisma on True Blood.
Ummm ... seriously, these are forums -- practically anything and everything said here is an opinion. I don't see why people need to keep saying IMO or IMHO in front of every comment they make. We know these are opinions; most of us respect each other's opinions, and we also debate the views. That's why this a FORUM.
Listen, Joe's acting isn't bad but it's not particularly great, either. He's another good-looking ho-hum actor who got his part mostly because of how he looks without that shirt. That he can also act a little is icing on the cake. Joe's acting range is similar to where Tom's was at the early stages of Smallville. On that note, I'm not in the camp that thinks Tom's acting has gotten much better. He certainly emotes a little more but he's still a stick most of the time.
I think what Dark Knight and some other posters are saying is that they'd really like to see a Superman film carried equally by its acting as well as by the action. Returns wanted to rely on acting, but it cast some of the worst actors (Bosworth, an uninspired Spacey) and an inexperienced Routh in what was supposed to be an established Superman.
So now we've got Snyder but action rarely is the centerpiece of a Nolan/Goyer script. There's typically a huge responsibility on the actors to get the job done on the dialogue (and as this is a Nolan film, I expect lots of dialogue from the leads). That requires great actors. It's no coincidence that Nolan's films have actors like Caine, Neeson, Bale, Freeman, DiCaprio, Page, etc. These are superb actors with a reputation for delivering amazing performances.
Joe doesn't fit the bill. Hamm does. The guy's been nominated left and right for best performance by practically every awards show in the US. And he recently won a Golden Globe for best male actor. This is the kind of resume Nolan prefers, and given the tightrope this film is walking on the production side, it's the kind of resume that offers guarantees that Hamm will deliver what Nolan/Snyder need to meet crucial deadlines.
That, and Hamm has been in a number of films now. He's in The Street and he's in Sucker Punch. He knows the drill. Joe's only done TV, and any actor will tell you that production for movies and TV are world's apart.
I think at the end all of us want a great Superman film, and that's why we want to see the best ACTORS play these parts. Sure, Joe might be a great actor some day, but I don't want to test-pilot him on Superman. All of us have waited too darn long for the Superman movie we can all get around. I want assurances, and at least Hamm gives me that assurance. It's like if Nolan cast Nicole Kidman as Lois (which won't happen, but bear with me). Sure, some of us would be angry, but at least we'd know we'd get an Oscar quality performance.
Hamm has the benefit of looking like Superman (Remember Ross openly wanted him for Captain America) and he's a great actor. On a stand-alone Superman movie that needs to deliver action AND acting -- and is probably more aimed at an older viewing audience (face it, tweens/teens aren't making up the box office anymore, folks -- there's a reason why Willis, Stallone, and company are showing up again), Hamm is also the best bet to draw in the most money and win over the 30-somethings and baby boomers who grew up on Chris Reeves and George Reeves (and yes, these groups have the spending power now).
My bet remains on Hamm. And as for Joe, he can try out for the part when the WB has to re-boot again after it resolves the licensing dispute with the Shuster Estate, which I'm sure will make Joe about 30 by the time the next Superman movie happens (if even then).
dude was born and raised in LA,California
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