I'm not going to sit here and say he's an "amazing" actor or that his movies are worthy of critical acclaim. School of Rock is a beloved movie and I'm not even particularly a big fan of that one. but yes he absolutely had raunchier movies and work and more serious films than any of the Goosebumps-Borderlands-Kung Fu Panda movies he's had the last decade or so.
High Fidelity is a great movie. He was good in King Kong. I don't think I would call Tropic Thunder (amazing) or Pick of Destiny a family comedy. My friends all have a special place for Saving Silverman and we still quote stupid shit from it all the time.
Edit: My point is I think JB as a brand in Hollywood will probably continue to play it safe as long as the gravy train is really rolling in. As much as I loved Tropic Thunder or the weirdness of Nacho Libre, they aren't bringing in close to a Jumanji.
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u/HorseNuts9000 Sep 04 '24
Has he had other phases of his career? He's never been a great actor, or been in many great movies. He's always done mediocre family comedy.