Worst Cases of Miscasting

[Infinity9999x]

That said, I believe Jim Carrey was miscast as The Riddler. I never liked Carrey when he attempts to portray a villainous role, he just doesn't seem that menacing to me. Adam Sandler feels more menacing than him, in fact (see 'Punch-Drunk-Love')!

I don't actually mind Carrey that much. I think when he does serious roles it actually turns out quite well (Truman Show). But I'm not much of a fan of his Riddler. I think he was fine for the campy version of Batman, but not what I'd want now. Though, I would be interested to see him play a very serious and darker version of the character.

 

[Alchemyst]

There was nothing wrong with casting Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. With a proper script she'd have made a brilliant Poison Ivy, IMO.

Well until that time comes, leave her out

 

[xwolverine2]

dont hate the uma

 

[Doctor Jones]

The dude who played Jonathan Harker in Dracula with Frank Langella.

Wow, weak as hell acting that was.

 

[thejon93]

I don't actually mind Carrey that much. I think when he does serious roles it actually turns out quite well (Truman Show). But I'm not much of a fan of his Riddler. I think he was fine for the campy version of Batman, but not what I'd want now. Though, I would be interested to see him play a very serious and darker version of the character.

I know that he can play serious roles. 'Eternal Sunshine', 'The Truman Show', 'The Majestic' and 'Man on the Moon' were my favourite movies of his. But he's never really captured me with his villainous roles, in such films as: 'The Cable Guy', 'The Number 23' and (of course) 'Batman Forever'.

 

[Infinity9999x]

I know that he can play serious roles. 'Eternal Sunshine', 'The Truman Show', 'The Majestic' and 'Man on the Moon' were my favourite movies of his. But he's never really captured me with his villainous roles, in such films as: 'The Cable Guy', 'The Number 23' and (of course) 'Batman Forever'.

Yeah, I would have to agree with you there. Of course, in his defense, two of those roles were also meant to be humorous, and he still has yet to play the straight out evil villain. Even 23 was a bit odd, because you weren't sure if he was the bad guy or if he was just going crazy.

 

[Sawyer]

Uma Thurman's acting in B&R was atrocious. True, it was mostly the script, but she over-acted the **** out of it.

 

[xwolverine2]

i guess she knew what kind of acting she had to do after batman forever lol

she's proven an amazing actress... so it wasnt her.

 

[Maximum Carnage]

Whoever the **** that was cast as Jigsaw. Epic. Fail. All I'm gonna say. I thought the Thomas Jane Punisher was badass, despite how the location was in Tampa, Florida.

 

[hammerhedd11]

That said, I believe Jim Carrey was miscast as The Riddler. I never liked Carrey when he attempts to portray a villainous role, he just doesn't seem that menacing to me. Adam Sandler feels more menacing than him, in fact (see 'Punch-Drunk-Love')!

But...he's not...the bad guy in that movie...

 

[thejon93]

^
Um... I was talking about "menace", Mr. Genius

 

[Project862006]

The One guy who is seen as a mis cast but will surprise us will be JG in POP imo

 

[thejon93]

The One guy who is seen as a mis cast but will surprise us will be JG in POP imo

...English, please

 

[Zephyr Alexian]

I thought the Thomas Jane Punisher was badass, despite how the location was in Tampa, Florida.

Agreed. He should've been brought back in a continuation of the series. The film failed because of the script and Travolta being cast as the bad guy with a paper thin revenge plot.

Another bad casting: Halle Berry as Storm. In the 1st film, her accent came and went. In the follow-ups, she just abandoned it in favor of being at the writer's mercy. I can think of several actresses who should've been Storm first. Angela Basset was the obvious no-brainer with performance skill, an actual desire to study her character, and the vocal range to incorporate Storm's tone into the film. <The X-men films were a disaster overall, so the blame can't be entirely placed at Berry's feet, but her character was one of the worst. She's running neck and neck with Rogue>

 

[Project862006]

Prince of Persia
Jake Gyllenhaal

 

[Franklin Richards]

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[Doctor Jones]

Prince of Persia
Jake Gyllenhaal

That don't mean **** until we see his performance. So hold it.

 

[xwolverine2]

well based on looks... it laughable.

 

[Sawyer]

well based on looks... it laughable.

Looks? Hell, based on source material, it's laughable. IMO, of course.

 

[kedrell]

Has there ever been a movie based on a video game that was good? I can't think of a single one.

 

[thejon93]

Has there ever been a movie based on a video game that was good? I can't think of a single one.

Animated, you could argue ('Final Fantasy'). But live-action... not yet

(Don't even get me started on 'Silent Hill', which is one people on here most often like to mention.)

 

[xwolverine2]

Has there ever been a movie based on a video game that was good? I can't think of a single one.

silent hill t:

&mortal kombat imo

 

[thejon93]

silent hill t:

&mortal kombat imo

...You son of a

However, I have to agree with you on 'Mortal Kombat'. It's not a stretch, and it's certainly not a cause for celebration of the building genre, but it is an extremely fun film. Anderson may be one of the world's worst directors... but at least he knows how to put together a fun movie, at the very least.

 

[BestGirl]

well based on looks... it laughable.

I think he could pass as Persian. Many Persians aren't dark-skinned.

 

[kedrell]

silent hill t:

&mortal kombat imo

Silent Hill is at 30/100 on Metacritic and a 30% RT score. Nope, not that one.

MK is at 58/100 on Metacritic and a 24% RT score. Nope again.

Final Fantasy is at 49/100 on Metacritic and a 44% RT score. Can't call that a success either.

Video game movies are still at the point where comic-book movies were prior to Superman: The Movie, i.e. a genre of films that has given us no reason to take them seriously. Maybe POP will be the STM of video game movies, but I doubt it.

In fact, the only movie based on a game(video or otherwise) that is in anyway seen as a good film would have to be Clue(74% RT score) from way back in the 1980's.