Re: Chris Pine

I'm staring to wonder if he's the kind of actor who needs specific material to work with to make him a better performer. I find him somewhat bland as an actor for the most part, but if you look at his roles in, say, Stretch and HOHW, he's a far better actor when working with material that pushes his boundaries. Hell, even his minor cameo on Smokin' Aces was brilliant. But you get stuff like Star Trek Beyond, The Finest Hours, This Means War and even Z For Zachariah, and his on-screen work never feels like it leaps off the screen. Watch actors like Stanley Tucci, Streep, even Ben Foster and you see actors able to inhabit a role and make it better, regardless of the quality of the overall film.

Is that just me?