I am, admittedly, not a huge fan of Denzel Washington. While I think the man is a relatively talented actor in his own right, I find that the praise he gets often seems disproportionate to his work. He's given moving performances, absolutely, but the vast majority of the time, he seems to play some version of the same character. Maybe not in terms of occupation or lifestyle, but in mannerisms, speech patterns, and idiosyncrasies, Washington seems to fill out characters the same way almost every time. Either he's at the point in his career where scripts are being written with him in mind, thus the characters are designed to fit his “type,” or he bends characters to his will during production. Either way, it's become tiresome for me to see him in at least one major movie every year, almost always to significant praise. I guess I've just begun to find his shtick rather dull.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
I am, admittedly, not a huge fan of Denzel Washington. While I think the man is a relatively talented actor in his own right, I find that the praise he gets often seems disproportionate to his work. He's given moving performances, absolutely, but the vast majority of the time, he seems to play some version of the same character. Maybe not in terms of occupation or lifestyle, but in mannerisms, speech patterns, and idiosyncrasies, Washington seems to fill out characters the same way almost every time. Either he's at the point in his career where scripts are being written with him in mind, thus the characters are designed to fit his “type,” or he bends characters to his will during production. Either way, it's become tiresome for me to see him in at least one major movie every year, almost always to significant praise. I guess I've just begun to find his shtick rather dull.