I can't stand Daredevil's Fisk actor

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You might remember Vincent D'Onofrio from Full Metal Jacket, but now he's playing New York's biggest crime boss Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, in the new Daredevil series. I can barely get through this guy's scenes, he's doing such a terrible job at his role. Yeah he's tall and fat and has nice suits, but that's the extent of his characterization. Amazingly, the actor that plays Fisk as a kid does a better job than D'Onofrio. Between growling out every line through gritted teeth and overacting his cliche 'rich guy just wants to save the poor neighborhoods' role, I can't wait for this guy to get killed off. Unfortunately, I really doubt they'll get the Kingpin out of the way any time soon, so we're stuck with him.

I've seen other people saying they really like him in the role, but I just can't enjoy it. Thoughts?
Last Edit: April 11, 2015, 11:59:42 PM by HurtfulTurkey

 
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Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on April 11, 2015, 11:51:57 PM


You might remember Vincent D'Onofrio from Full Metal Jacket, but now he's playing New York's biggest crime boss Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, in the new Daredevil series. I can barely get through this guy's scenes, he's doing such a terrible job at his role. Yeah he's tall and fat and has nice suits, but that's the extent of his characterization. Amazingly, the actor that plays Fisk as a kid does a better job than D'Onofrio. Between hissing out every line through gritted teeth and overacting his cliche 'rich guy just wants to save the poor neighborhoods' role, I can't wait for this guy to get killed off. Unfortunately, I really doubt they'll get the Kingpin out of the way any time soon, so we're stuck with him.

I've seen other people saying they really like him in the role, but I just can't enjoy it. Thoughts?

I'm conflicted. Sometimes I think he does an alright job, that perhaps making Fisk really intense and, I guess not socially awkward, but stiff; is the point. The scenes where he's having dinner are incredibly uncomfortable, and again, I can't tell whether it was the intention of the creators for it to be that way or not.

But then I wonder if everything I just mentioned is poor acting.