He has more Oscars than the both of them but it seems like he’s not considered that great of an actor compared to them. Why?
https://www.datalounge.com/thread/30496432-why-is-jack-nicholson-not-held-in-the-same-esteem-as-al-pacino-and-robert-de-niro-
I think Nicholson is one of the greatest actors ever. IMO Pacino is a close second to Nicholson and De Niro is not even close.
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I think Jack Nicholson mostly plays varying versions of his own personality. I think Al Pacino is a terrific actor, which you can appreciate because his characters (by and large) are so different from his real personality. Honestly, his characterizations of Michael Corleone and Tony Montana are so intense. Oddly, it seems like the role for which he won the Oscar (Scent of a Women) is the most like his own personality.
shareLiterally the only role that is different for Pacino is Michael Corleone. Ever since, Pacino has been doing the shouty voice thing for the past 50 years.
Same with DeNiro, doing his wise ass New York tough guy schtick.
Look, I can boil any actor down to their mannerisms when you reduce them to their superficial qualities, OH IM SO FANCY
HE IS TO ME...I LIKE HIM MORE THAN BOTH THOSE GUYS.
shareJack Nicholson has always been an iconic and highly regarded actor. I don't think many are held in higher esteem, certainly not in my household.
shareDeNiro has played more roles and more versatile ones at that. He also has more range than the other two, even though one problem is that his characters always have that "DeNiro" face with similar expressions (like the corners of his mouth turned down).
As far as I can remember, Nicholson has always has been held in higher esteem than Pacino who really does have a more limited range, although if he's cast in the right role he can be really good. Nicholson just became very lazy during his run of succesful films in the 80s, pretty much always playing some variation of himself. A Few Good Men may be the exception, although his distinct voice and brow does get in the way a little. And then he pretty much disappeared from the radar, younger generations may even not be all that familiair with him. Another thing is that Pacino is basically Michael Corleone, which in my opinion is a more iconic role with a lot more fans.
Jack's Jack, like he was when he was playing the JOKER in BATMAN 89
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