Brad Pitt: Good, Great, or Mediocre?

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I was talking with some of my friends about actors/movies, and the topic came up on how good an actor he is. One says he's pretty overhyped and is mediocre overall while the other thinks he's a great actor(A-list even.) He seems to make alot of good choices in regards to the films and roles he's picked, but I wouldn't say he's elite just merely very good. What ya'll think?
 

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Really good but against other actors hes just ok. He got devour on scene in inglorious basterds and 12 years a slave by Cristoph waltz, chiwetel ejiofor, and michael fassbender

when hes in hes good but I cant recall off top a scene or movie where hus acting was immensly amazing in a long time
 

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I have always considered Pitt to be an underrated actor. His performances in Kalifornia, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Tree of Life and 12 Monkeys showed that he has skills but he rarely is called upon to do much acting in most of his movies.
 

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capable of greatness, but is often just ok.

Needs the right role/director...like most actors.
 

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Really good but against other actors hes just ok. He got devour on scene in inglorious basterds and 12 years a slave by Cristoph waltz, chiwetel ejiofor, and michael fassbender

when hes in hes good but I cant recall off top a scene or movie where hus acting was immensly amazing in a long time
This, although I thought he owned Jesse James from start to finish.
 

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I have always considered Pitt to be an underrated actor. His performances in Kalifornia, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Tree of Life and 12 Monkeys showed that he has skills but he rarely is called upon to do much acting in most of his movies.

His performances in these two films was incredible. But yeah, a lot of the time he plays somewhat uninteresting, mediocre parts.
 

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He's a very good actor. Legends Of The Fall is his best performance IMO but he could and should do better.
 

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Really good but against other actors hes just ok. He got devour on scene in inglorious basterds and 12 years a slave by Cristoph waltz, chiwetel ejiofor, and michael fassbender

when hes in hes good but I cant recall off top a scene or movie where hus acting was immensly amazing in a long time
That's not fair man, Walt'z character is what made the entire movie...any capable actor would have stole the show in Inglorious Basterds
 

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he's good, but he is a movie star in the truest sense of the word. he does not disappear into character, which ultimately undercuts his acting chops and allows other actors of similar talent level to shine. if he was great, he could overcome this like a deniro, denzel, leo, etc., but he is just good, so he cant.
 
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