Films starring Michael Sheen that I've seen:
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution
Blood Diamond
Frost/Nixon
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Tron: Legacy
Midnight in Paris
Kill the Messenger
Nocturnal Animals
Passengers
Best Performance: Frost/Nixon (2008)
After first gaining some notoriety as one of the leads in the B-action/horror franchise Underworld, Sheen took his career to the next level with his phenomenal performance in Frost/Nixon. In a truly stunning portrayal, the British actor is able to capture the determination, attention to detail and unwavering resolve that made David Frost one of the most respected journalists of the 20th century.
Worst Performance: Tron: Legacy (2010)
I don't remember a ton of specifics about Sheen's role in Tron: Legacy, but I know that his character resembled David Bowie, acted like he had come out of a zany Tim Burton movie and was absolutely insufferable.
I don't remember a ton of specifics about Sheen's role in Tron: Legacy, but I know that his character resembled David Bowie, acted like he had come out of a zany Tim Burton movie and was absolutely insufferable.
Best Film: Kill the Messenger (2014)
Every movie nerd has a group of films that they feel are underappreciated and will champion ad naseum whenever the opportunity arises. Michael Cuesta's fact-based political drama/thriller Kill the Messenger is near the top of that sacred list of recent films for me. Kill the Messenger focuses on the little-known story of how journalist Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner) discovered (and exposed via a three-part piece in the San Jose Mercury News) the Regan administration's role in smuggling cocaine into the United States to help fund Nicaraguan Contra rebels in their war against their tyrannical government. The film does an excellent job of detailing every angle of the secret government operation as well as the subsequent effect publishing the story had on Webb's career/personal life and Renner's performance is an endearing powerhouse that keeps you glued to the screen throughout.
Every movie nerd has a group of films that they feel are underappreciated and will champion ad naseum whenever the opportunity arises. Michael Cuesta's fact-based political drama/thriller Kill the Messenger is near the top of that sacred list of recent films for me. Kill the Messenger focuses on the little-known story of how journalist Gary Webb (Jeremy Renner) discovered (and exposed via a three-part piece in the San Jose Mercury News) the Regan administration's role in smuggling cocaine into the United States to help fund Nicaraguan Contra rebels in their war against their tyrannical government. The film does an excellent job of detailing every angle of the secret government operation as well as the subsequent effect publishing the story had on Webb's career/personal life and Renner's performance is an endearing powerhouse that keeps you glued to the screen throughout.
Worst Film: Tron: Legacy (2010)
Any movie that manages to get a bad performance out of the divine acting being that is Jeff Bridges and makes a fucking Beyblade cartoon look like the pinnacle of entertainment is a special kind of shit. Tron: Legacy set a new bar for stupidity, lifeless acting and overall tedium in blockbusters that has only been topped a handful of times in the nearly seven years since it was released.
Any movie that manages to get a bad performance out of the divine acting being that is Jeff Bridges and makes a fucking Beyblade cartoon look like the pinnacle of entertainment is a special kind of shit. Tron: Legacy set a new bar for stupidity, lifeless acting and overall tedium in blockbusters that has only been topped a handful of times in the nearly seven years since it was released.
Thank you for reading this week's installment of "The Best and Worst of". Next week, I'll take a look at the best and worst work of "mother!" star Domhnall Gleason.
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