Moviegoers love to root for Matt Damon. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox/Warner Bros./DreamWorks This article was originally published in 2019 and has been updated to include Stillwater, Damon’s latest.
38. We Bought a Zoo One of Cameron Crowe’s late-career disappointments — we remind you, as always, that this parody Twitter feed had more suspense and emotional resonance than the movie itself — strands Damon as a widower who learns how to love again through his daughter and Scarlett Johansson and, oh yes, that zoo.
34. The Brothers Grimm Terry Gilliam didn’t want Damon for the part of Will Grimm in his fantasy film; he wanted Johnny Depp, but the Weinsteins didn’t think Depp was famous enough. Depp would have been a better fit, though: Damon is a little too sturdy for Gilliam, at least as a leading man. He needs to be a little wobblier, a little loonier. His co-star, Heath Ledger, fares a little better, but only a little: This is not one of Gilliam’s stronger outings.
30. The Monuments Men George Clooney’s underwhelming World War II ensemble drama, about a ragtag group of soldiers assigned to rescue great works of art before the Nazis get their hands on them, cast Damon as a curator who teams up with a fellow curator . A sorta-kinda love story develops between the two, but it’s so awkwardly executed that it never feels very convincing.
26. The Great Wall Damon’s “Chinese ponytail movie” is neither goofy enough to be delightful nor stirring enough to be epic. Teaming up with Hero and House of Flying Daggers maestro Zhang Yimou, he plays a European mercenary who must join forces with Chinese soldiers to defeat aliens. Reread that last sentence and ask yourself: “Why isn’t The Great Wall the greatest movie ever made?” Part of the problem is Damon, who seems a bit lost amidst the CG and corny storytelling.
22. Margaret Kenneth Lonergan’s embattled post-9/11 drama starred Anna Paquin as Lisa, a Manhattan teen seemingly at war with the world. Damon plays one of her teachers, who begins to develop a relationship with her that may cross the line. The actor is friends with Lonergan and even helped him pull out of a depression by commissioning him to write what became Manchester by the Sea, but in Margaret, Damon is just part of the ensemble.
Wonder what JimmyKimmelLive would say...
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there are No bad matt damon performances and a besty like ben boston strong
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I’ve yet to read the article, but isn’t the banner ‘truly bad’ overly faint praise? The three stills here remind me of performances that held the film together. Matt seems an actor with a deep process and commitment caught by celebrity. acting film
I seen him in good will hunting
… thanks for this?
There are no truly exceptional ones either.
The order of 'no' and 'truly' doing so much work here 🤌😘
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Except for the one where he's still saying f----t in 2021 and his child had to tell Matt Damon to stop that.
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