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Jake Gyllenhaal is the best actor of this generation!

posted 10 years ago by Zulfmanauthor
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Having grown up watching iconic greats like Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, it becomes difficult to rate many actors in that type of league. However aside from Denzel Washington, the only actor who can produce the sort of epic performances in such diversity of roles is 'Jake Gyllenhaal'. I am such a huge fan of Gyllenhaal's career, you only have to watch four movies in succession to know this guy is one of the best actors of all time. Movies like 'Prisoners', 'Enemy', 'Nightcrawler' and now 'Southpaw' is testament that there has not been a more refined actor than Jake in the last fifty years.

[–] danny_b_va 9 years ago

However aside from Denzel Washington, the only actor who can produce the sort of epic performances in such diversity of roles

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[–] majohnson22000 9 years ago

Tom Hardy edges him out.

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[–] luvie2003 9 years ago

Agreed!

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[–] Karnivore 9 years ago

The best actors are the ones who delve so deep into their character you don't recognise them. Pete Postlethwaite (RIP) had that ability, and more notably so does Gary Oldman, and he's still going strong 30 years on.

As of this generation, Tom Hardy takes the crown.

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[–] Robbmonster 9 years ago

I don't know that he's 'the best', but I don't disagree that he's making some of the most diverse and interesting choices of any major actor at the moment.

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[–] some_fairy 9 years ago

I like Jake very much, he is a great actor! But Southpaw was very boring, not interesting at all..