The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: Johnny Depp

THE GOOD
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)

Mr Depp is a actor who I consider to be very talented. However, in an attempt to avoid becoming typecast as the generic good looking leading man Johnny Depp has thrown himself into a vast variation of film roles which, unfortunately for him, haven't always worked in his favour. That said, when he gets it right, he really gets it right. Film such as Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Ed Wood (1994) are great examples of this. His crowning jewel though is undoubtedly Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). Depp brilliantly brings a now iconic character, Jack Sparrow, to life with his flawless performance in the first installment of this Disney epic. He's hilarious, handsome, and always lovable no matter what he does. Jack Sparrow is a brilliantly written character, but I genuinely couldn't see anyone else performing it with anywhere near the same class as Johnny Depp does. An outstanding performance in a really great film. It's a real shame they've completely overstretched what could have been a very respectable trilogy.


THE BAD
Dark Shadows (2012)

As I previously mentioned Depp's efforts to avoid becoming typecast have at times let to him appearing in poor films. This is not his only problem. His allegiance to Tim Burton, although admirable and at times outrageously successful, has led to him featuring in some shockingly bad movies. The worst of the lot - Dark Shadows (2012). A truly terrible piece of cinema. The jokes, if they can even be considered jokes, were terrible and awkward at the best of times, the script was boring rubbish, and the acting was disappointing to say the least. It featured the classic Tim Burton combination of Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp, yet both massively under performed. Depp himself wasn't terrible, but he certainly wasn't good, and the film as a whole is just atrocious. He may have been suffering from a poor script and a director who spends too much time focusing on nostalgia and not enough time on originality, but this film is a rather large and unpleasant stain on Johnny Depp's film career.



THE UGLY
Sometimes it's easy to forget that almost every time we see a famous actor or actress they're made up to perfection. I'm not saying Johnny Depp is a bad looking, quite the opposite, he's a fantastic looking man. But I think we can all take a little bit of joy in seeing a celebrity looking ugly. So, here you go: