ForeverAutumn
03-07-2006, 09:22 AM
I love that Hoffman won Best Actor at the Oscars. For years I've thought that he just wasn't getting the recognition or the roles that he deserved as (IMO) one the best actors around today.
But was anyone other than me disappointed to see that his next movie is Mission Impossible 3? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the MI movies, but it somehow seems a step down for Hoffman. Is he just trying to break into the blockbuster scene and make some money?...can't blame him for that. But it seems like a waste of talent to me.
I can't help but think of Nicolas Cage, who after winning the Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas went on to do The Rock and Con Air. After he won his Oscar, he commented that maybe Hollywood is finally starting to recognize alternative films. Then he went on to try and become the next Bruce Willis. As a huge Cage fan up to that point, I really lost some respect for him. He's shown his former brilliance in films such as Adaptation and Matchstick Men, but he's done so much more mediocre work since winning the Oscar that the brilliant moments are needles in a haystack.
I really, really hope that we don't see the same fate for Hoffman. I'd like to think that he's too good for that.
But was anyone other than me disappointed to see that his next movie is Mission Impossible 3? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the MI movies, but it somehow seems a step down for Hoffman. Is he just trying to break into the blockbuster scene and make some money?...can't blame him for that. But it seems like a waste of talent to me.
I can't help but think of Nicolas Cage, who after winning the Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas went on to do The Rock and Con Air. After he won his Oscar, he commented that maybe Hollywood is finally starting to recognize alternative films. Then he went on to try and become the next Bruce Willis. As a huge Cage fan up to that point, I really lost some respect for him. He's shown his former brilliance in films such as Adaptation and Matchstick Men, but he's done so much more mediocre work since winning the Oscar that the brilliant moments are needles in a haystack.
I really, really hope that we don't see the same fate for Hoffman. I'd like to think that he's too good for that.