I don’t know about you, but nine times out of 10 when an actor plays an athlete in a movie, they do a subpar performance. The other night I was watching this soccer movie called “GOAL”. It was about some Mexican kid who worked his way to playing for Newcastle United blah blah blah. The movie sucked, don’t waste your time.
What pissed me off was that the actor had no soccer abilities whatsoever. Anyone who plays could easily see that. I would rather an athlete trying to act than an actor failing at playing an athletic role. Let’s be honest, anyone can act - it’s not hard. In fact, I have been acting for the last 5 mintues and you had no idea. See, it’s cake.
There are a few exceptions, however.
Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay in “The Mighty Ducks”. - With that triple deke prefection, he DEFINITELY pulled off the role.
Charlie Sheen as Rick “The Wild Thing” Vaughn in both “Major League” movies. - His 100 mph fastball (The Terminator) and his badass look reminded me of Nolan Ryan in his prime.
Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco in “The Replacements” - He threw like Tony Romo, nailed the role.
Clearly some actors should just not do sport movies. What killer movie sports stars did I miss?
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