>Greatness of the film and even greatness of the role factors >in less for me. I think we're in the minority, though, >Wordman.
Who's a "bad" actor? I can think of a million great actors when it comes to actors that bring it to the role every time. I love Emily Mortimer. I love Frank Grillo. I love Toby Jones (he's even trying in Your Highness!). I love Marion Cotillard. I love Shea Whigham. I love Zoe Wanamaker.
I think there are extremely FEW actors who work consistently in cinema who AREN'T great-- really the only exceptions being young pretty and vapid people, and even some of them get much better with age and experience.
I mean, how does one differentiate between the Leos and the Liottas and the Whighams of the world without considering their role choices? Can you?