10 Incredibly Talented Actors Who Should Really Call It A Day
4. Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey is well-known for the many obscure characters he has played over the years. His most famous films are probably the wacky comedies from the early 90s, including the Ace Venture series, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, The Cable Guy, and Liar Liar. But Jim then proved he has the chops for more serious stuff too, playing the title character in The Truman Show, and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Probably his most sophisticated performance yet is in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in which he goes against type and plays a very reserved, emotionally distant character. So, there is no denying that Jim has talent.
In the last few years, though, Jim has been in some real garbage. The Number 23 is one of the most disgustingly vile movies that I have ever had the misfortune to suffer through. Sure, you could say that its not his fault because the story itself was bad, but Jim didnt really help the cause either. And then just this year he starred in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which looked promising, but turned out to be a huge letdown.
Jim still has at least some star power, enough so that people will go see his movies. And I still believe him to be talented. I suppose I should give him one more chance with Kick-Ass 2. But Ive been disappointed too many times already.