Films starring Gerard Butler that I've seen:
Reign of Fire
300
RocknRolla
Gamer
Law Abiding Citizen
The Bounty Hunter
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie 43
Olympus Has Fallen
Gods of Egypt
London Has Fallen
Best Performance: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Butler is one of the most reliably great scenery-chewers in the business and his turn as family man turned vengeance-driven serial murderer Clyde Shelton is a performance that deserves to be analyzed by anyone that aspires to make a career in the beautiful, insane world of B-cinema. Shelton is the type of cunning, charismatic, unstable and tremendously entertaining villain that every single absurd action/thriller should strive to have.
Butler is one of the most reliably great scenery-chewers in the business and his turn as family man turned vengeance-driven serial murderer Clyde Shelton is a performance that deserves to be analyzed by anyone that aspires to make a career in the beautiful, insane world of B-cinema. Shelton is the type of cunning, charismatic, unstable and tremendously entertaining villain that every single absurd action/thriller should strive to have.
Worst Performance: The Bounty Hunter (2010)
The Bounty Hunter was the only film from Butler's romantic comedy phase that I saw, but it proved to be all the convincing I needed to stay far, far away from the rest of his forays into the genre. There's not even a hint of a spark between him and his love interest/insult sparring partner Jennifer Aniston and the endearing wise-ass charisma that he consistently displays in his action roles is MIA here.
The Bounty Hunter was the only film from Butler's romantic comedy phase that I saw, but it proved to be all the convincing I needed to stay far, far away from the rest of his forays into the genre. There's not even a hint of a spark between him and his love interest/insult sparring partner Jennifer Aniston and the endearing wise-ass charisma that he consistently displays in his action roles is MIA here.
Best Film: 300 (2007)
Zach Snyder's landmark sword-and-sandal epic is The Godfather of hollow yet overwhelmingly badass action flicks and I will love it with all of my heart for eternity.
Zach Snyder's landmark sword-and-sandal epic is The Godfather of hollow yet overwhelmingly badass action flicks and I will love it with all of my heart for eternity.
Worst Film: Movie 43 (2013)
Ripping Movie 43 in this column has become a proud tradition of mine and considering the sheer size of its ensemble cast, it's one that isn't likely to stop anytime soon. Movie 43 manages to squander an interesting anthology format and a plethora of excellent actors on some of the most poorly-conceived and flat-out dumb comedy bits I've ever seen in my life.
Ripping Movie 43 in this column has become a proud tradition of mine and considering the sheer size of its ensemble cast, it's one that isn't likely to stop anytime soon. Movie 43 manages to squander an interesting anthology format and a plethora of excellent actors on some of the most poorly-conceived and flat-out dumb comedy bits I've ever seen in my life.
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 "Suburbicon" star Julianne Moore.
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