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Poor Michael Sheen.


This guy has to be the hardest working person in Hollywood, and yet he keeps getting these thankless roles in movies like Tron Legacy, The Twilight Saga, and Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (seriously... wtf). I understand he is trying to broaden his appeal, but these performances aren't resonating with ANYONE. He doesn't have to keep playing Tony Blair, but I'd love to see him take more roles like those in Frost/Nixon or The Damned United. I like him a lot as an actor, I just hope he doesn't exhaust people for the wrong reasons...

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No disrespect but I think his choice of roles have shown a remarkable diversity of talent. He does comedic roles as effortlessly as his dramatic roles. He's absolutely brilliant and was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing "Tron: Legacy". He's absolutely mercurial and I look forward to seeing what he surprises us with in the coming decades. Not to mention his visits to 30 Rock...

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Well said anncoulteristhedevil4! I think Michael is a brilliant and diverse actor and quite easy on the eyes as well! I'll watch anything he's in cause he brings such emotional intensity to every role I've seen him in no matter what the genre.

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If I came across as not liking Michael Sheen, that's not what I meant, I just think that he's taking way too many roles that are beneath him. What was he doing in New Moon?

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No disrespect but I think his choice of roles have shown a remarkable diversity of talent. He does comedic roles as effortlessly as his dramatic roles. He's absolutely brilliant and was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing "Tron: Legacy". He's absolutely mercurial and I look forward to seeing what he surprises us with in the coming decades. Not to mention his visits to 30 Rock...

Well said! I absolutely loved him in Tron: Legacy! The way he acts is indeed brilliant!

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He did it for his daughter Lily who's a fan of the books.

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Alelujah! Agreed to that!

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Loved him in Unthinkable.

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