Nicolas Cage does not deserve to be on any of these lists for three reasons:
Adaptation
Leaving Las Vegas
Raising Arizona
he was also good in:
Bad Lieutenant
Vampire's Kiss
Moonstruck
Peggy Sue Got Married
yes, especially recently, he has done some awful, awful, awful, awful, awful, AWFUL, stuff. maybe he has a crappy agent, maybe he's got tied into some bad deals?
actors don't always get to choose their movies you know... actor contracts have a little thing called "riders" ... which most people don't know about.
but he is a good actor, and at times has been a great actor. those who said everything he did lately is terrible needs to watch
Bad Lieutenant
Werner Herzog and Martin Scorsese wouldn't work with any of the other actors on that list, but they
wanted to work with Nicolas Cage.
I think I'd rather trust their opinion of who can act. two of the greatest directors of all time.
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also, John Cusack freaking ROCKS.
Grosse Point Blank is pure awesomeness.
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