>it doesn't have to matter to you. the point is that there
>are tons of people who think he's talented. so you can't
>just lump him in with a bunch of clowns and think people are
>gonna take it as gospel.

So popular opinion defines what's good or what's bad as opposed to deriving your own judgment of affairs?

>you're right, he doesn't exist on the middle ground. he's
>clearly proven himself to be one of the finer young actors
>working today.

In a subpar Hollywood of this day and age, you're right, but he's still a pretty sorry excuse for an actor if we're takin' in the context of cinema, especially if we factor in international cinema... He's definitely no Daniel Auteil... Or Tony Leung for that matter...