Johnny Depp is incapable of giving a bad performance.
Why is it that when ever Johnny Depp is in a movie, every one is under the impression that he is automatically brilliant in the role he is playing. Seriusly, he is absolutely dreadful in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, yet there are many people who think he is wonderful, mainly because he's Johnny Depp, and Johnny Depp is bad ass. Don't get me wrong, I think Johnny Depp is a good actor; he's probably one of my favorites. Yet, even good actors are capable of delivering bad performances. Such is the case with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Johnny Depp gives a really annoying performance that consists of stupid one liners and a huge smile; there's no personality to the role. If it wasn't Johnny Depp playing Willy Wonka, there's no way people would be defending such a subpar performance. And if Tim Burton wasn't the director, there's no way any one would enjoy such an awful film.
2 comments:
I think a big part is that the general audience honestly expects actors to just show up and read the lines (i.e. Russell Crowe in Gladiator), the fact that Jonny Depp is testing the limits of the norm, they think he's great. My biggest issue is that many people believe Pirates was his break out role.
I think Johnny Depp performed exactly as he wanted to and just as Tim Burton expected him to for the film, I don't fault hilm for that at all. The problem for me wasn't the performance, but rather the choice of how the character should be portrayed and the direction they took him in. The interpretation and transformation from paper to screen after reading the script is just as important as the performance.
Unfortunately, for this film, I think Johnny D and the big T.B. were too busy boozing it up while reminiscing about their past films together and talking about how great Corpse Bride is going to be to make this into something really enjoyable.
ps. I feel the same way in that I think the names behind it are a major reason for the glowing reviews.
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