Do you think Glen Powell has promise as a movie star?

[Anonymous]

I liked him in Twisters and Hit Man. I think he's a good actor, has some charisma and humor, but hasn't really shown what else he can do. Physically he is average.

[Anonymous]

He was awesome on SNL. He really just seems like a lot of fun. Enjoyable to watch him on screen, that goes a long way

[Anonymous]

He seems cheesy -- cheap rom coms and action star material, but not really my deal. Maybe he will do a more serious role and upend that perception, but right now I'm pretty meh on him.

A lot of it is the smile. He has a very cheesy smile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand to look at him.

+1. I just assume he's another twink producers/execs enjoy...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, he did a good job on SNL last night. He seems upbeat and likeable, and that can get you pretty far in Hollywood—particularly if you are handsome and can do a decent job performing.

I mean, Ryan Gosling has gotten a lot further than I would have expected and the two actors are fairly similar, right?

Gosling is funny and charming though.

Gosling has been forced down our throats for 20 years.

[Anonymous]

Meh. Only if his target demographic is something like the rock - the MAGA crowd.

As a white woman in my thirties - around his age - I don’t find him appealing. I don’t think Gen z is into him. My mom doesn’t know who he is. My grandma (who loved George Clooney) wouldn’t be into him.

Which leaves the kind of people who would watch top gun maverick - white dudes, aged 35-75.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s cute but not sure he has the “it factor” to become a superstar like Brad Pitt, Clooney, etc., not sure it’s feasible to have big superstars in today’s HW.

It is feasible. Chalamet and elordi are big names of that generation. Rob Pattinson is probably the biggest male movie star in his thirties. Glen Powell is on the radar but he’s kind of late to the party for his age. But, a man is more likely to become a superstar at his age compared to a woman, so he has that going for him. He can play a young dad for the next 15+ years even though he’s already like 37.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand to look at him.

Yeah, same I have a total aversion to him for some reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand to look at him.

Yeah, same I have a total aversion to him for some reason.

Instincts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh. Only if his target demographic is something like the rock - the MAGA crowd.

As a white woman in my thirties - around his age - I don’t find him appealing. I don’t think Gen z is into him. My mom doesn’t know who he is. My grandma (who loved George Clooney) wouldn’t be into him.

Which leaves the kind of people who would watch top gun maverick - white dudes, aged 35-75.

He is a democrat and absolutely not maga!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, he did a good job on SNL last night. He seems upbeat and likeable, and that can get you pretty far in Hollywood—particularly if you are handsome and can do a decent job performing.

I mean, Ryan Gosling has gotten a lot further than I would have expected and the two actors are fairly similar, right?

Gosling is funny and charming though.

Gosling has been forced down our throats for 20 years.

I’m mostly indifferent to Gosling, but he was fantastic in Crazy, Stupid Love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh. Only if his target demographic is something like the rock - the MAGA crowd.

As a white woman in my thirties - around his age - I don’t find him appealing. I don’t think Gen z is into him. My mom doesn’t know who he is. My grandma (who loved George Clooney) wouldn’t be into him.

Which leaves the kind of people who would watch top gun maverick - white dudes, aged 35-75.

I liked Top Gun Maverick but not for Glen Powell. I had honestly forgotten he was in it. I remember Tom Cruise and Miles Teller, and then some of the smaller roles -- Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman. I had no recollection of Powell but then if I thought about it I could kind of see his grin somewhere in my memory of the movie. But that's it. Just the smarmy smile.

I think the issue is that he has no edge. He has a similar vibe to Tom Cruise except that Cruise has always felt like the surface charm conceals unbridled rage. As he's gotten older, the surface charm has cracked a bit and we see it's not just rage, but also naked ambition, control issues, and whatever his weird Scientology crap is. But it's still edge! I don't want to be friends with Tom Cruise but I like watching him in movies. That edge makes him interesting.

Same with Clooney. Yes, he's handsome and charming. He also has a kind of devious, trickster quality. It's what makes him great in movies where he plays con men -- Out of Sight, Ocean's, etc. He also can play intellectual, and it's believable, which has allowed him to play a range of brainy characters while still being a sex symbol. Are these accurate reflections of Clooney's real character? Probably not, and I bet if I met him I'd find him a lot less interesting. But it makes him feel more complex as a leading man and like a lot of women, I'm attracted to that kind of complexity.

The Rock has a hook in that he looks like the Rock. A lot of his roles are essentially sight gags based on his physicality, sometimes juxtaposed against him being friendly and charming, other times as a foil to other characters. It's the Arnold Schwarzenegger approach. Glen Powell doesn't look like the Rock (or Schwarzenegger).

Glen Powell has no edge. That's his problem. You can't just be good looking and affable, it's not enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. Only if his target demographic is something like the rock - the MAGA crowd.

As a white woman in my thirties - around his age - I don’t find him appealing. I don’t think Gen z is into him. My mom doesn’t know who he is. My grandma (who loved George Clooney) wouldn’t be into him.

Which leaves the kind of people who would watch top gun maverick - white dudes, aged 35-75.

He is a democrat and absolutely not maga!!

I’m not saying he’s maga! Though I’m glad he’s not. I’m just saying with his limited range that’s who he would appeal to. Not enough charm for the women to be into him and I think his movies appeal to more action oriented white maga type men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he is handsome but he kind of has “Instagram face”. Too polished and veneer teeth but that might just be a sign of the times.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt also had Instagram faces, if that's the definition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He reminds me of Grant Show from the 90s.

No, he's like George W. Bush.