10 Amazing Movies With Weirdly Distracting Castings
Cinema peaked with John Cassavetes punching Ronald Reagan in The Killers.
Movies can live or die by their casting choices. Get it wrong, and it can sometimes prove too hard for a great script or director to overcome. Get it right, and a production can come together seamlessly and even be elevated altogether.
Sometimes, though, even well-casted roles can end up being weirdly distracting. Early roles from big name actors tend to suffer this syndrome the most, with their later, more iconic screen presences casting a shadow over their more low-key appearances.
Off-camera events can sometimes have the same effect - some actors may change their image drastically over time, while others could launch a career in politics and end up ascending to the highest office in the land, their acting career firmly in the rearview mirror, as they lay waste to the political fabric of the nation.
Point is, it's easy to sometimes be watching a movie, and - through no fault of the actor themselves - be taken out of the moment, probably due to some bit of trivia or their role jarring with what they're best known for.