richaveli83
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Jamie
Will Smith vs Jamie Foxx Who's the best actor?
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PortCityProphet
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Jamie is a star. Will is a superstar. So nah I don't think their movies would do the same.
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
Jamie Foxx easily
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TheDarceKnight
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This right here.
Will seems to want a certain degree of control, but I wish he could get with a director and project that could push him a little bit, but to where Will trusted the director enough to roll with it.
Will is definitely a better actor than people give him credit for, but like you said, his self-image and his business-sense get in the way of him at times. At this point in his career I wish he'd push himself a bit more as opposed to playing it safe most of the time.
I think both are great actors and Will is clearly a bigger movie star, but I think Jamie is a slightly better and more versatile actor. A good example is that Jamie can do well as a lead, supporting, or even a cameo player. Will pretty much has to be be the (usually) the #1 or (sometimes) the #2 lead slot in whatever project he's working on. Jamie can be pretty much anywhere on the list and steal the show.
PortCityProphet
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TrebleMan
Superstar
I think Jamie is a more versatile and accomplished actor, but Will has the more memorable movies to me.
To put it another way, Will does what he’s known for better than Jamie. Will is similar to Denzel and Tom Cruise. They may lean to the side of one-trick ponies, but they’re really good/iconic at their one tricks (being themselves). They put a great touch of personal genuity in their roles. While Jamie can pretty much play any role and can take it to high potential, like Matt Damon.
So it comes down to respected versatile yet deep thespian vs iconic one-trick entertainer. Granted Will has strong acting feats and Jamie has some thing he does very well too (comedic roles), but more or less this is how I see the comparison.
To put it another way, Will does what he’s known for better than Jamie. Will is similar to Denzel and Tom Cruise. They may lean to the side of one-trick ponies, but they’re really good/iconic at their one tricks (being themselves). They put a great touch of personal genuity in their roles. While Jamie can pretty much play any role and can take it to high potential, like Matt Damon.
So it comes down to respected versatile yet deep thespian vs iconic one-trick entertainer. Granted Will has strong acting feats and Jamie has some thing he does very well too (comedic roles), but more or less this is how I see the comparison.
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Child_Of_God
Love is a long road.
Will Smith.
OfTheCross
Veteran
Jamie Foxx is the best entertainer of his generation.
Comedy, acting, singing all great
Smith easily.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Will’s best performance was Ali, and Jamie outshined him there.
It’s Foxx. I just wish he chose better films as of late.
It’s Foxx. I just wish he chose better films as of late.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Don’t insult Denzel like that. Roman J. Israel was a trash movie and Denzel was a completely different person in that.
Will has never done that and Cruz only did it for comedy.
TrebleMan
Superstar
Wasn’t an insult.
Actors who can play themselves like that in numerous roles tend to stand out and make memorable characters. It’s “acting naturally” while putting a personal and familiar twist on characters that tend to leave imprints on people. People still quoting Will Smith in Men In Black, Denzel in Training Day and Tom Cruise in Top Gun while directly associating their real life with those characters. If that’s not the definition of convincing, I don’t know what is.
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