Nicolas Cage: Good actor or Bad actor?

[Theoris]

Hit or miss.

[Deleted]

This is a tough one.

I like him, I can't really say why.

I don't think he is a good actor compared to gods like Daniel Day Lewis, Richard Mofe Damijo, John Okafor or Bimbo Odukoya, but I love to watch his movies. Atleast the old ones.

It seems like he isn't doing so well anymore as of late

[ItachiZaku]

I've enjoyed Nic Cage quite a bit over the years.

[Miyagie]

Yes he is a good actor. What money troubles?

Giant colection of rare sport cars + giant mansions around the world + other expensiv crap = oh i have to pay 10 million in taxes and i just bought a second fucking island and i dont have the money nor i want to sell my stuff.

[Noomz]

What is your opinion of Nicolas Cage's acting skills?

When I was younger, for some reason I was under the impression that he was considered one of the best actors in the industry. But now that I'm older and have re-watched some of his movies, my opinion is that he's a pretty bad actor, almost comically bad.

Mediocre. He's not good. He's not bad.

[Deleted]

he was class in birdy.

[Jeezy911]

Con Air is the worst movie of all time I can't quit watching.

[eschatological]

He's decent in some stuff. Some people have mentioned Lord of War (which is an excellent movie where he's perfectly cast), but I don't think anyone's mentioned Matchstick Men, another more-recent movie of his which I thought was admirably good.

[Lazuli]

He is a god among men. As mentioned he has some recent hits that he does very well in, you can clearly tell when he's trying or just doesn't give a fuck.

Not a lot of people have watched "Joe" which I think is his most recent serious roll that he played very well. I do prefer his crazy acting because it's so enjoyable to watch.

Watch army of one it is fucking hilarious and he nails that character SO well. I am simply mesmerised by him I will watch any shitty movie with the Cage in it.

Yes he accepts literally every script thrown at him but that's why we love him.

[Nihilist74]

What is your opinion of Nicolas Cage's acting skills?

When I was younger, for some reason I was under the impression that he was considered one of the best actors in the industry. But now that I'm older and have re-watched some of his movies, my opinion is that he's a pretty bad actor, almost comically bad.

He is a pretty good actor but he has done a lot of bad movies. He got in trouble with the IRS. He lost a lot of money. I think he had some accountant or manager that screwed him over money wise.

[Shadowferal]

Yeah, was going to say this. I really think he did a good job there.

As one critic put it, he did a good job with nuance.
And using the Adam West schtick that was in the old Batman show when talking as "Big Daddy" was genius.

[Lady Dragonheart]

I like a good number of his movies. I'd say that his acting style is proficient, however, he takes on a lot of the same roles. So, not bad or great, but good. He also takes on both bad movie concepts and good movie concepts, which is welcoming.

[Verdugo]

TOO FUCKING EPIC!!

I prefer this one, its genious from the very moment he appeared.

[Triggered Fridgekin]

Nicholas Cage is a walking Law of Averages. For every dozen or so awful movies he's in he'll somehow find a way to land a solid role in a good movie to balance the scales. Even his awful movies have a certain amount of entertaining quality to them thanks to his unique, uh, fame.

If he woke up one day and decided he longer wants to work on objectively dumpster-tier movies, I suspect he'd do fairly well as far as being a critically acclaimed actor but at this point I almost feel like he's okay with whatever he does so long as they're a pay check involved.

Personally, I love him. He's like a pre-evolved Keanu Reeves.

[proralph]

Giant colection of rare sport cars + giant mansions around the world + other expensiv crap = oh i have to pay 10 million in taxes and i just bought a second fucking island and i dont have the money nor i want to sell my stuff.

Hahaha lmao. The way you elaborated it is fu*king awesome. Got the thing now. I hope he get learn and manage things out properly.

[jimboa24]

Nic Cage is a good actor when he actually tries to be. Unfortunately, almost 90% of the movies he does he either does to have fun, or just get a paycheck. But when a movie comes along that he believes in, he usually hits it out of the park. He was fantastic in Lord of War, for example:

[Orby]

He isnt awful but he isn't good either, he is super entertaining though. I cannot help but watch no matter what he is in. He has had some awesome performances

He falls into the same category as actors like Tom Cruise, Tim Curry and John Travolta.

[Hawthorne Wipes]

This sums is up pretty well...

We're not supposed to know wheter he's good or bad.. That question cannot be answered

[Kokolums]

He's kinda like a talented athlete that mails it in sometimes or just takes plays off. He could have a better career but doesn't seem to care enough.

[minkage]

He was great in conair, gone in 60 seconds and national treasure