The Counselor 2013 features a talented cast, an intriguing story, and although I believe his overall career is overrated, you can't deny Ridley Scott's talents behind the camera. Still, I gave The Counselor a second chance, and the end result is a boring, dull, bland, and overly pretentious crime thriller.
With all that said, what are some of your picks for movies with wasted potential? You know, maybe said film had the right overall cast, the ideal pick for a leading actor or actress, the perfect choice for a director, an innovative, unique, or intriguing screenplay, or a combination of all of the above. But for whatever reason(s), said film was a major disappointment, or the movie didn't live up to the hype or your expectations. I'll start with one of my picks:
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I'll start with the casting. I'm a big fan of the guy, but Johnny Depp was not the right choice for John Dillinger. Depp is at his best, when he's portraying a more eccentric and zany character, and he gave it his best shot, but in the end, Depp feels out of place as Dillinger.
If we're talking about Depp's past with gangster films/crime drams, he delivered a solid performance in Donnie Brasco. But you have to remember something, Depp shared the screen with Al Pacino in the vast majority of his scenes in that movie.
His replacement? Christian Bale. For the life of me, I can't understand why they decided to cast Bale as Melvin Purvis. Bale would've done a better job of bringing some believable intensity to Dillinger, and embodying a larger than life persona.
With Bale as Dillinger, I sincerely believe we're talking about one of the more memorable biopic/crime dramas in recent memory. Instead, we're stuck with Bale in a forgettable role, and you can say the same thing about Marion Cotillard as Depp's love interest. To make matters worse, Public Enemies is a bland and boring paint-by-numbers film, with an anticlimactic ending. And I don't know about anyone else, but for me, Public Enemies is a chore to sit through.
With all that said, what are some of your picks for movies with wasted potential? You know, maybe said film had the right overall cast, the ideal pick for a leading actor or actress, the perfect choice for a director, an innovative, unique, or intriguing screenplay, or a combination of all of the above. But for whatever reason(s), said film was a major disappointment, or the movie didn't live up to the hype or your expectations. I'll start with one of my picks:
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I'll start with the casting. I'm a big fan of the guy, but Johnny Depp was not the right choice for John Dillinger. Depp is at his best, when he's portraying a more eccentric and zany character, and he gave it his best shot, but in the end, Depp feels out of place as Dillinger.
If we're talking about Depp's past with gangster films/crime drams, he delivered a solid performance in Donnie Brasco. But you have to remember something, Depp shared the screen with Al Pacino in the vast majority of his scenes in that movie.
His replacement? Christian Bale. For the life of me, I can't understand why they decided to cast Bale as Melvin Purvis. Bale would've done a better job of bringing some believable intensity to Dillinger, and embodying a larger than life persona.
With Bale as Dillinger, I sincerely believe we're talking about one of the more memorable biopic/crime dramas in recent memory. Instead, we're stuck with Bale in a forgettable role, and you can say the same thing about Marion Cotillard as Depp's love interest. To make matters worse, Public Enemies is a bland and boring paint-by-numbers film, with an anticlimactic ending. And I don't know about anyone else, but for me, Public Enemies is a chore to sit through.
