Role Play

I just finished watching The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. I am in wonder at how Brad Pitt always gets the best roles, and he actually plays them well.

He gets to be Jesse James, an American outlaw legend- what a bad ass. He was also Tyler Durden, an anti-capitalist hero to many- another legend. He plays Achilles in Troy- another awesome part. Personally, I liked him best in Ocean's Eleven, as Rusty Ryan.

Just today, I scanned his list of parts. His amazing resume is strange to me because I have always written Brad Pitt off as a not a "real" actor because I've always seen him as "too pretty" and too commercialized.

Ryan Gosling, on the other hand, I have always admired his career because he always chooses the independent films that are artsy and dark. United States of Leland, Stay, Half Nelson, Lars... And then The Notebook, which is one of my favourites, and not so dark or independent.

Another of my favourites is Leonardo Dicaprio. Titanic (swoon), Blood Diamond, Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York... P.S. I can't wait to see Revolutionary Road!

Actors who take on a variety of different roles always earn more respect from me than the typical Matthew McConaughey chick flick eye candy part. Then again, I have to say that McConaughey has made a nice career playing practically the same role over and over again. Maybe the joke's on us since he's successful and doesn't really do much in his acting. His bod is what got him so far.

Honourable Mentions of Favs: Kate Winslet, Merryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Johnny Depp and Tom Hanks