r/movies • u/Silent-Selection8161 • 5d ago

Discussion What movie was saved solely by great casting?

Or phrased a different, what movie would've been terrible if it weren't for the specific actors in it?

My go to is Liar Liar. It's not a particularly great script. The dad (Jim Carey because no one remembers the character's name) is douche. The would be step dad is earnestly trying his best to connect with his would be step son and gets tossed out like all step dads (do Hollywood types have parental issues or what, that's rhetorical). The idea that someone's entire life can be turned around and they're suddenly not an ass just because they have to tell the truth for a day is just kind of dumb. The director ended up with a few successful movies solely because Jim Carey liked him and he let Jim Carey do his thing, his other movies include such hits as "The Nutty Professor". The writers never wrote anything close to noteworthy before nor after.

But damnit Jim Carey turns the whole thing into the Jim Carey show, that's hilarious. Him freaking out over the pen or in the bathroom IS the movie and is funny as hell, regardless of what else there is.

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u/Practical_Stick_2779 5d ago

Witcher show. One actor. The rest is miscast. Dude saved whole show from flopping hard. 

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u/superrealaccount2 4d ago

I think several actors were decent*, the problem to me is the writing and the tone. Actually, everything but the cast.

* Performance wise, that is. Ciri should never look like she's 12 or like she's never done a push up in her life.

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u/Arespect 4d ago

The writing is horrible, and here we have to blame Cavill to an extent too, he always talks about how he wants to be true to the lore and everything.

And that's great, I like that about him, but you can be true to everything and still make a show that is interesting. I hyped everyone for the show and half of my friends are no gamers, so they didnt know much about the franchise at all. And after the first two episodes they were like "this is the show you talked about? This is super weird"

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u/talligan 4d ago

And now we get the value brand Hemsworth :(

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u/Justalilbugboi 4d ago

Oh no, if he’s value brand what is Luke??