Best & Worst of Brad Pitt

Article by Gabe Zia
This week, we've got a few movies coming out, most of which I'm interested in seeing. First, we've got Birdman, a film starring Michael Keaton as an aging actor who used to play a superhero who tries to make a come back by directing a play. We've also got Dear White People, a seemingly hilarious social-political satire, and finally we've got the cool and seemingly realistic war movie Fury, starring this weeks topic, Brad Pitt.

If you have had any idea of what movies are, chances are you've heard of Brad Pitt. Whether or not you know him as Mr. Smith, Benjamin Button, or Aldo Raine, you know him as someone. However, there is one role which is pretty much agreed upon by most to be the thing Brad Pitt is best known for, it's Tyler Durden in Fight Club.

If you know me, you might know that Fight Club is pretty much my all-time favorite movie, which I've already discussed extensively in my best & worst of Edward Norton. However, what I decided not to discuss there which I will discuss here is Brad Pitts outstanding and amazing performance in this film. For one, Brad Pitt is perfectly cast in the role. It's one of those roles that no other actor could do as well as the first guy, like J.K. Simmons in Spider-Man. Not to mention that Brad Pitt totally kills it in the role of Tyler Durden, and plays one of the most relatable, likable, and memorable characters ever put to film.

For a guy who started his career with roles like this, that's pretty impressive.

However, even with all that praise I just gave to Brad Pitt, it's not to say he hasn't done some bad films either. Now, before people start naming a bunch of other crappy films he's done like Oceans Twelve, Meet Joe Black, or Seven Years in Tibet, I just want to say I haven't seen those. However, I have seen The Mexican.

Now, this film isn't exactly awful, it's not really my thing. I know there are some people who like this movie, I'm just not one of them. Brad Pitt is essentially playing the most typecast Brad Pitt he can possibly play, and Julia Roberts is essentially playing the most typecast Julia Roberts she can possibly play. As for the rest of the film, I don't think this film really has a point, and it kind of collapses in on itself. The film seems to have this theme involving the relationship between the two leads, despite the fact that they're almost never in a room together. I like James Gandolfini in the movie, he's probably the only good thing in this movie, but it by no means redeems the film in any particular way.

(Apparently this was my 100th post which was kind of unexpected)