An actor that stands out for me is Jonah Hill. Though he does have two Oscar nods to his name, I don't feel as though he is praised enough for his work. The clip I posted shows one of my favorite scenes of his. It really takes a lot of skill to do what he did at the end of that clip. Feel free to disagree and tell me why I am completely wrong.
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I don't know if "underrated" is the right word but Matthew McConaughey has really come out in the last couple years and been incredibly impressive. It seems like yesterday where his entire existence was tabloid shirtless photos. He is absolutely, insanely good in True Detective: If you haven't watch that show yet, get on it. I also really, really enjoyed Mud. And obviously, his performance in Dallas Buyers Club was unbelievable. He apparently only has one accent though ( I just noticed that pulling these clips :-P ) It's also a shame Emma Stone is mostly known for being beautiful and sexy because she is a fantastic actress with a pretty wide range of characters. Tom Hardy is probably one of my favorite actors of late. Check out Bronson and then try to remember which guy he was in Inception. +1 because I love the song in that opening scene: The Walker Brothers - Electrician
I couldn't get into Mud, I guess that's the downside of being drunk and fumbling around Netflix to find something to watch. I particularly enjoyed The Lincoln Lawyer and Reign of Fire. His role in Reign was particularly insane, but I guess that was what the character was supposed to be... Crazy pure and simple. Tom Hardy... I met him in Pittsburgh during the filming of TDKR, really cool guy. Had a good conversation with him about Star Trek Nemesis (one of my favorite roles / movies). I still can't pick him out of the crowd in Inception and there was another one he did (Fighter? Warrior? something like that) which was really good.
I feel like Jonah Hill is getting plenty of praise these days, especially after his kick-ass performance in the Wolf of Wall Street. I'm not sure if this person is underrated, but I think Will Arnett is almost always hilarious even though he chooses some crap films. Still, the character Gob Bluth is one of my favorite performances ever.
Honestly, Nicholas Cage. I know people like to make fun of him and even go as far as to praise him religiously in a mocking satirical sense, but I really thing he is a great actor. He is great at selling a number of roles, whether it is a psychotic murderer (followed by law abiding cop) in Face-Off, a dirty cop turned hero in Snake Eyes, or a cold hardened gun runner in Lord of War (my favorite performance of his). I have yet to see an actor get into character and sell it as well as Nicholas Cage has, even if he does sometimes have a questionable taste in scripts. I feel nobody seriously recognize how good and versatile of an actor he really is.
Lord of War is probably his best film. At least in the serious vein. I think a large part of this stems from his not acting like Nicholas Cage. The Rock is his best non-serious role. Still decent acting without any of the insane craziness he is known for now.
The Rock really has to be Michael Bay's best work. It has the perfect blend of action and plot. The action isn't so over the top and mind numbing, the way Bay got with his later films. He managed to achieve and optimum blend of serious and silly with a fantastic cast. Sean Connery plays his role brilliantly and his constant jabs at Cage's whining always make me laugh. "Your besht? Your besht!? Looshers alwaysh talk about their besht!"