used to respect him as an actor...

Walk Hard. He sings, he dances... although I liked stepbrothers so I might know nothin. Boogie Nights and Magnolia are classics that he's in, n haven't heard a bad thing about either.

I have always hated Chicago. Just sayin.


"People ask for criticism, but they only want praise." W. Somerset Maugham

John C. Reilly, as I understand it, walked off the set of Manderlay when he learned that the director was planning on killing a donkey on-camera for the sake of a plot point. They got some other actor to take over Reilly's part, killed the donkey, but then ultimately cut the scene of its death.

Based on that episode alone, I will continue to express my very deep respect for Reilly's ethics.

Yeah thats Lars Von Trier for ya...wierdo. Im with ya theres no reason in this day and age to slaughter animals for movie-making purposes.

There is NO Gene for the Human Spirit.

I just saw him on the Ellen Degeneres show. He said something in there that could change your mind.

He's great in every role I've seen him do so far.

See Cyrus...that will change your mind. The best I've seen him in since Magnolia.

To the OP. Not everyone in Hollywood is on the A-list and can afford to be that choosy. He's basically been a character actor doing supporting roles. In the two films you criticize him for being in he’s at least co-star status. Yes there’s a limit on how many crappy movies you can do before you harm your career but you can kill it just as dead by being too particular and not doing anything.