Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 5 Awesome Roles And 5 That Sucked
4. Dr. Don - Shadowboxer
Director Lee Daniels likes a good trashy melodrama and they dont come much trashier than Shadowboxer. In the film Levitt plays a doctor who helps a pregnant woman on the run, and hes epically miscast from the moment he arrives. The character needed to be much older and sleazy, but Levitts baby face and off kilter charm is such a bad fit that hes downright distracting. His romantic pairing with his overweight, drug addicted nurse is in there because like everything else in Shadowboxer - its weird just for the sake of it. He also has no romantic chemistry with his co-star, making their "hot" scenes together awkward to sit through. Levitt is clearly having a blast making the film so hes not phoning it in; he just doesnt suit the character at all. The movie cant decide if the audience should laugh at how out of place he is, or just accept him in the role. They won't be able to do either.
