Comments on: Discuss: Can Taylor Kitsch’s 2012 Be Saved By ‘Savages?’

By: Creamer

Creamer — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Actually, he's Canadian.

By: Mr. Sweet

Mr. Sweet — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Just a minor nitpick… Kitsch is Canadian.
Good piece.

By: easy company

easy company — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

also he is 31

By: Ryan Sartor

Ryan Sartor — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Very good piece. I like the Tatum model. As much as I like Tatum, I think Kitsch could exceed him in terms of consistently compelling performances. That's just based on his "Friday Night Lights" work.

By: Ryan Sartor

Ryan Sartor — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Also, I think the reception of Savages has been downplayed slightly. It's 100% on rotten tomatoes (though that will almost certainly drop as reviews pile in) and two of the three reviews on Metacritic are 80s, which I think falls under rave status (though Pete Hammond obviously doesn't count).

By: Iris

Iris — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Tatum and Kitsch are not good actors.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

With decent material, Colin Farrell is a superb leading man. Or don't you realize that he was the leading man in In Bruges, Tigerland, Phone Booth, among others? He's choice of projects have, however, not always been great, and some esteemed directors have let him down. If Kitsch has the talent (I've never seen him act), I hope he has better luck.

By: Nolan

Nolan — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

Savages might end up being reasonably well received, but I don't see any way it makes money. It looks like a generic drug action/drama. Oliver Stone's name carries absolutely zero box-office clout. The film itself doesn't have any real star power.

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:19 +0000

When a film fails to make much money the leading man is the culprit/scape goat? Jude Law and Colin Farrell are character actors/second fiddles while Channing Tatum is a full fledged leading man, a paragon? What a paean!

By: lenij

lenij — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

Please, just fire your agent.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

Taylor Kitsch is Canadian.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

He has not been received well for his turn in Savages. Aside from a few reviews he, along with Lively, have been panned by most critics as blank and uninteresting.

If Savages is going to be good to anyone, it's going to be Stone.

By: Aly

Aly — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

To be a leading actor, you should have something beyond looks and hot body. You need to have charisma and personality. People should be drawn to you regardless of the character youâre playing. Taylor Kitsch and Ryan Reynolds both suffer from the same problem: actors who look like leading men but lack the personality to be leading men.

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

It should be borne in mind that what is poison to some is food to others. I happen to find Reynolds a very talented and versatile actor. He was great in Buried. If I am not wrong, The Proposal made 320M USD, which was Sandra Bullock's highest grossing comedy. Definitely, Maybe is, in my view, one of the best romantic comedies of the decade. The Change-up was a bit over-the-top as raunchy comedy, but it was very well acted, as even the detractors of the movie had to admit. As far as Safe House is concerned, some European critics (e.g. Cinema Teaser) praised his performance OVER Denzel Washington's. But you are right. Looks and hot body irritate some male spectators, who are more inclined to accept more 'normal-looking' leads. Can we please use a synonym for 'charisma' (and, possibly, for 'gravitas')?

By: v

Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

First of all, no one is going to see âSavagesâ the same day âSpider-Manâ comes out, especially with how well itâs being received by fans. Secondly, Channing Tatum â while he may not be that versatile â is still a good performer. And, he has a very likable personality and is viewed as a humble man. Kitsch is flat-out a bore to listen to in interviews. He hardly smiles, cracks a joke. He has zero APPEAL. Channing has it all.

By: sp

sp — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

Kitsch has potential, just like Matthew Mcconaughey. He was so good on "Friday Night Lights."

By: JD

JD — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

@Aly, yeah I agree, it takes a force of character to navigate through to the right roles, right now Kitsch and Reynolds are the type of guys who are considered sex symbols but lack pretty much everything outside of that. As for Tatum he maybe on a charmed run at the moment but he can't play versions of himself forever (a la Step Up & Magic Mike). At best Kitsch could hope to find a role like the one he had on FNL and run with it

By: tash

tash — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

Aside from his pretty face and abs, Taylor has the work ethic, determination and natural talent to pull through. JC was a decent film, the CEO of Disney quit because it was marketed so badly and Battleship only under performed in the US on opening weekend because of the Avengers. Both releases were hammered by the media but not because of Taylor's performance, even though he's been the common denominator, he's never slated for his performance. There's a reason why director's like Oliver Stone are backing him.

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:08:18 +0000

ALY stop trying to act like you know what you are talking about.. All leading men need a good personality and charisma..? is this leading men who can't act and have no depth and their characters are cardboard. I'm pretty sure directors do not want some who acts like them selves off the screen over somebody who can actually act. Say what you will about Tatum the guy has become a star! Now that he is getting into he comedic side his possibilities are end less and for him playing the same role in every movie it's kind of weird he is the only young star that can clean 100 million every movie. Taylor Kitsch was great in FNL but no, not a movie star and never will be percieved by one because he plays the same character on-screen and off. Ps. his performance in savages as chon was a joke he is suppose to be feared and you almost laugh when he stabs travolta.