Everybody loves Denzel

[kandrathe]

Anyone else noticed this or am I just insane?

I agree with you, but is it the actor? I can think of hundreds of A list actors who fall into the same category. And then, historically, consider Dean Martin, James Cagney, or Cary Grant. Did any of them exhibit a tremendous range of character? Sometimes. Maybe when they are allowed the time and flexibility to develop another character. I can just see an impatient director yelling at Denzel to be more, well, like Denzel and quit screwing around. In contrast look at two actors who are extremely diverse, Johnny Depp, and Nicolas Cage. So, maybe, it is the system of how movies and actors are made, rather than the individuals who exhibit the symptoms. I think the current Hollywood system encourages predictable mediocrity over risking too much on quality.