RolStoppable said:
But there's Ben Stiller... |
the thing about Ben Stiller is that he's actually a superb comedian. His special little skits for the MTV music awards (like the Tom Cruise stunt double one, or the Backstreet Boys parody) and some of his movies (like Meet the Parents, Something About Mary, Zoolander) are pretty enjoyable.
I think the problem is that once Stiller got even bigger he sort of shoed it in with mostly bad family movies where the paycheck is the highest (i.e. Night at the Museum).
Stiller is far more versatile as far as comedy IMO. I like Sandler's earlier SNL stuff and his first few movies where he seems somewhat self aware, but he lost the plot so badly in the 2000s and became a paycheck worker. He stopped giving a shit. happens to a lot of comedians because its such a hard line of work to 'make it' in, that once they do they tend to lose the same drive and relatable humor (probably because they become rich and unrelatable to the average person). Eddie Murphy comes to mind as someone who lost the plot drastically as well
It always crossed my mind that Adam Sandler might have actually been an okay actor at generally more serious things if he had tried a little harder. Sometimes I'll watch The Wedding Singer and it crosses my mind that he's quite good at playing a 'normal' guy but just never really bothered to. And it certainly is underestimated at times how difficult it can be to play the 'believable guy' in films. Overacting is a very easy thing to do when in front of a camera. even in "Click" there are moments where he manages to pull some pretty good emotion from the audience. He wasted the 2000s with the roles he picked IMO, I really do think Sandler was capable of being less of a hack than he became.
but screw it I guess, can't blame the guy for phoning it in when he's getting paid millions each movie to make stupid noises and wear wigs
