to me he's the male equivalent of Jennifer Lawrence,
He's not as obnoxious.

Some people must like him, or he wouldn't become a star. To me he's the male equivalent of Jennifer Lawrence, who's a big star and maybe deservedly so, but whom I just don't want to look at on screen. Nothing personal.

Yeah he is pretty bad. He really tries, but that's precisely why he's bad. He tries way too hard and overacts. But it doesn't surprise me that he's becoming a huge star now. Actual talent isn't the only thing that sells movies, unfortunately. And there will always be people who don't know what real good acting is.
There's a few things you mention here that I do really agree with. First, I am personally not a fan of the guy. I do not enjoy his acting. That's not to say I don't think he can act, though. I think he can to a degree, just not to me.
Yeah, I see how he can become a 'semi-star' for the time being. Heck he may become the next Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt in terms of popularity. But anyways, the films he stars in are generally decent. His role's vary from cliche riddled gibberish-filled works to unique and interesting plots that make for a nice way to kill a couple hours. His roles are a bit hit and miss in my opinion.
But him on screen, to me, is not fun. In fact I cringe at most movies that I WANT to see and enjoy but have him in it. And he's sometimes a very important character or has a good amount of screen time as of late with his films. I want to just not watch what he stars in, but some of the movies I really wanna see.
I hated American Hustle, although I usually really enjoy those types of films. I do not blame my dislike for the movie on Bradley Cooper though. I just didn't care for the film as a whole is all. Him starring in it certainly didn't help in my case.
Just one of those guys I don't enjoy to watch on screen I guess. /shrugs

He is a MOST COMPLETE ACTOR HOLLYWOOD can Have Right now
He Can Fit in Any Role, He got the Looks & He is a Brilliant Actor
Coop is simply Amazing He should do another A TEAM
He has all the CHARISMA
I think you are Blind

I'm7ec totally agree with your statements

So true..A lot of people who are not good actors have been nominated for 4 oscars, 3 of which are for acting..

Sorry troll but nearly all of us who responded to your obnoxious post disagrees with you.I bet your obese and homely looking!

He is a star but he is a good actor. No clue what you are smoking. I will admit I would like a few years off from seeing him everywhere but he is a good actor. But you obviously know this because bad = Keanu Reeves, Bill Paxton, Shia LaBeouf etc. I understand why hw can be a lightning rod with the good looks, always smiling and his sense of humor but he's a star that's what they do. He is a good actor though even if I am sick of seeing him everywhere.
Nothing is as it seems so I wouldn't judge by what you think you see.

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I greatly disagree, watch him on fallon and tell me he is a fake guy. This guy seems anything but fake.

How does that crow taste?
All of you carrying on with how he can't act, then we get a performance like American Sniper. If you can get nominated for best actor in a film that Hollyweird notoriously hates (They don't tend to be terribly patriotic in that town, instead choosing to castigate our troops), then I believe that he did an amazing job.
So cut the crap, your whiny opinion doesn't fly.

To me he is extremely one-dimensional. If not for the original Hangover film, he would be doing a lot of Syfy originals and guest spots on CSI/Law & Orders.
http://www.imdb.com/board/22604794/

What are you saying plainly? That the opinion is changing because of American Sniper? Or someth1c84ing else.

I enjoyed seeing all the people who either agreed with OP or were at least on the fence give way to all the American Sniper fans. Meh, I guess we'll see how this thread turns out in a year or two if it's still around.

Why would he do that he's at a high point in his career?

He's not a terrible actor but I dislike his acting. I don't believe him. I'm unimpressed.
Oh well then by all means he should just give up his career if
you
are not impressed.

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Bale is a great actor. The problem with Bale isn't his acting but the roles he chooses at times. Sometimes they are films that aren't special. Do you like J Law?

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He's not a terrible actor but I dislike his acting. I don't believe him. I'm unimpressed.
Yes I have seen American Hustle and Silver Lining Playbook
I have seen a lot of his work and remain unimpressed. I do think he ruins films at times. I feel like I would have liked American Hustle with a different actor playing his role. I didn't like Silver Linings. J Law is a decent actress, and so is bale. He is the problem for me. Amy Adams is AMY ADAMS, I'm too biased with her. She is so damn beautiful.

You wouldn't say this if you saw him in Elephant Man on Broadway. His acting is superb!

He certainly is not a very talented actor; but I don't think he's THAT bad either. I honestly don't think his acting would ever destroy a film, just he can't add much to them.

Uh, no, Silver Linings Playbook is definitely a feel-good Hollywood film

What? Have you even seen AMERICAN HUSTLE,THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK,or THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES? He's good in ALL three of those,especially the first two. And he's handsome, but not in that lame Hollywood pretty-boy wayhe's attractive in a more real-life regular guy way. I actually wasn't even going to see THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK until I saw him interviewed on the Charlie Rose show on PBS having a deep discussion about not only the film and what it was really about (a guy dealing with bipolar depression) and that's when I decided to go see it ( it was being marketed as this happy-go-lucky feel-good Hollywood filmwhich it's not, it's something different.) But anyway, as far as I'm concerned, he's proven himself a real talent to watch form now on.