r/moviecritic • u/Educational-Rip-972 • 1d ago

Matthew Lillard

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I feel Matthew is one of the best comedic actors of our generation. However, based on his acting in Scream, I think we missed out on the opportunity of watching him crush some serious/ action/ drama roles. What are your thoughts? Am I wrong? Was he meant for comedy alone?

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u/Top_Sherbet_8524 1d ago

SLC Punk is his finest work

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u/Rough_World_7063 1d ago

I love his anarchy debates at the party.

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u/Fun-Tumbleweed2594 1d ago

When he debates his mom n dad lol

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u/dcbluestar 1d ago

I didn’t sell out, son. I bought in.

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u/Fun-Tumbleweed2594 1d ago

Its wild, but he ventually did too

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u/Cdawg4123 1d ago

The ending hurts my soul…been there in multiple different situations without the drugs and with sadly.

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u/Relative_Thanks_8380 1d ago

Agreed, but his later, non comedic, stuff is good too. Bosch.

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u/Equivalent-Sink4612 1d ago

He was in Bosch??! My mom watched that show and really liked it, we've both read the books (they're awesome by the way, Michael Connelly is a pretty great writer!)

Gonna have to watch that, I guess!:)

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u/Free-Atmosphere6714 1d ago

Dude. I love this show. Had no idea he was in it.

Edit: someone else referenced the role and it clicked for me i just forgot about it!

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u/AdvertisingBrave5457 1d ago

He’s not in it a lot, and not until a later season. With that being said it’s a great show and he was really fucking good in it.

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u/SpenglerE 1d ago

Hack the Planet!!!

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u/PastorInDelaware 1d ago

Only posers die!

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u/joel2000ad 1d ago

“We can do a hell of a lot more damage in the system than outside of it. That was the final irony, I think. That, and well, this. And “fuck you” for all of you who were thinking it: I guess when all was said and done, I was nothing more than a God-damned, trendy-ass poser.” -Stevo.

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u/The__FuZz2of2 1d ago

Seconded.

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u/SecBalloonDoggies 1d ago

I’m sorry, but his portrayal of Shaggy in the live action Scooby Doo movies was one of the finest bits of acting ever put to film. I’m not even being ironic here. If not for the fact that it was in such a stupid movie, that performance would have been up there with anything Olivier ever did.

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u/Ill-Comfortable-2044 1d ago

The scene where he finds Bob dead, he's just so damn good. 

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u/Turbulent-Candle-340 1d ago

I love that movie so much

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u/therealCatnuts 1d ago

I think his role in She’s All That defined/skewered a generation of douchebag influencers. 

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u/Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck 1d ago

Such a great movie and performance.

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u/Commie_Scum69 1d ago

Everything was perfect but if you check the last scene when bob is dead. You can see his eyes move and his chest breathing lol. Still one of my fav movie tho