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Good actor.

Good actor.

Sorry but I think he is over rated.

So good he even makes me want to watch the bad movies he's in

One of the few great actors out there

To me it always seems that Denzel is just playing Denzel.

Only in "Training Day" and "Devil in a Blue Dress" did he seem to step out of that pattern.

A excellent actor, i've never seen him do a bad job.

Another one that has really evolved over the years...he was young and new in Glory and did a great job. I wish he had gotten a supporting actor nomination/Oscar for his role as the ambulance chasing lawyer in Philadelphia.....and in Remember the Titans he proved he was good at a leading role too.

He'd be just another actor if he wasn't chosen as the posterchild for Affirmative Action in Hollywood. The way they just gave him an Oscar for that crap performance in Training Day was a complete joke. Kurt Russell in Dark Blue was ten times better than Denzel, but since Kurt is white, he didn't receive any consideration. Seems like a pompous ass, just like every character he plays. All the same.

For those who said over-rated about Hanks, Pacino and De Niro ~ Denzel is WAY OVERRATED! He is a decent enough actor (should not have beat out Crowe for that Oscar!), but he is the same no matter what role he is playing. I couldn't tell the difference in character from Training Day to Preachers Wife. Yes, he is definitely easy on the eyes, and that smile can melt any heart ~ but what does he have that any other actor doesn't? He is Ok, but not spectacular, at least to me.

Extremely overrated, I really dont see any redeeming qualities in this man at all.

All respect to Denzel, both as a great actor and a true American patriot.

One of the best leading men of the modern era. Very versatile and never does a bad job.

DENZELll!! Malcolm X was so convincing, i actuallly preffered it acting-wise to training day

One word describes that man: Dynamic. He's truly one of a kind. Like most actors, it's hard to describe in detail why he's so fun to watch. He just is.

I don't think I've watched a film (of his) that I haven't liked. He's an amazing actor, with the ability to play a wide variety of parts. I just love watching him...

Fantastic actor, one of if not the best out there. John Q, Training Day, Malcolm X... need I say more? He is uncanny.

one of the best i have seen an enjoy watching doing it.

Yes, he's made more than his share of crap over the past few years, but I still think of him as one of the better, more accomplished actors currently working in Hollywood. I know Tom Hanks won the Oscar for "Philadelphia" but I thought Washington gave a far superior and subtle performance in that film (not to take anything away from Hanks, but I thought he did a good, not a great, job). And he was extraordinary in "Training Day"; never before have I seen evil portrayed with such seemingly good-natured insouciance. And he was the most memorable part of the film "Glory". While I had some problems with "Malcolm X" as a film (Spike Lee just doesn't know the meaning of the word "Edit"), Washington tranformed himself into Malcolm X on the screen. It was one of the most magnificent instances of cinematic necromancy I've ever seen. That, for me, is always the sign of a truly great actor...when they can play the part of well-known real-life character and make us forget we're watching an actor playing a part; they're able to transcend the limitations of time and space and actually become that character (Nicholson did it in "Hoffa" and, more recently, Philip Seymour Hoffman did it in "Capote").

Yes, he's Hollywood- but still a talent. As a young actor, check out the terrific "A Soldier's Story" and see him before he was ever famous.

is he an actor?

Good actor, boring movies, although he was amazing in Training Day.

I enjoy watching Denzel Washington and believe he is a pretty good actor. I don't consider him to be great but then he still has time to change my mind. I couldn't thoroughly enjoy him in Training Day because I really hated the movie. I am not certain an Oscar for that role was legitimate. But I look at is as a make-up for being passed in Malcolm X. His Oscar for Glory was completely valid. But what I really loved him in was Man On Fire. He is 100% believable as a drunk with an extremely hard exterior who finally gets his heart touched by a young girl he grows to genuinely love and protect. I am waiting to see more but it seems like he alternates between great movies and horrible ones. And I would like to see a bit more range. I fear he is falling into that "one character role" as most actors do after they have been around for some time.

He is a great fello and unholds his ethicity in a brilliant way

The best actor ever but i believe he should've gotten more than just two oscar's.

one of the most overrated actors of our time.

Does all his performances outstanding, especially his role in John Q, which unfortunatly was kind of swept under the rug.

One my all time favorites.

He is a good actor. But his bitching and moaning over not winning the Oscar for "The hurricane" was just too much. Dropped a notch in my book.

great great great!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty good actor but always tends to have the same role in every movie. Get some range boy!

Malcom X is the best acting performance by anyone ever. Watch it again its incredible.

He's Number One on my list. What a presence, what a talent!

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hes a very talented actor.when he first started starring in movies i thought he was heading more towards the action movie hero and even though he has done a few roles like that hes a dramatic actor and his best movie are in that category

Good in everything he does. Should have won Oscar for Malcolm X. One of the best actors of today. Commanding presence n every role. Julia Roberts lobbied on his behalf for Oscar for Training day.

Great actor. Pumps ut movies like a mad man. Would like to see him on the stage

He is a great actor. I am drowned in his movies because he is so real. He plays the part beautifully in each of his roles. Really, he deserves oscars. If you see him, tell him, Rock on!

loved him in Man On Fire!

A great actor! I have seen his work since he was on St. Elsewhere.He is good in every role he does. I liked him in Philidelphia,the Hurricane,and Remember the Titans.I think he will be around for a long time.

Overrated. Something in the way he moves his mouth is annoying to me. He has talent but it's often predictable.

He was and still is a great actor. I love his movies a lot. He can turn a crappy movie into an oscar nominated phenomenon.

From Philadelphia to Fallen and KING KONG AINT GOT NUTHIN ON ME! This dude can do it all!

Denzel Washington is one of those actors who I liked a lot better before I heard him interviewed. As an actor he's very good, I don't think he deserved the oscar for training day, he's done better, the bone collector was great, much better. In the several interviews I've listened to with him he comes across as arrogant, a real jerk. That's why I don't read People or watch Entertainment Tonight. I'd rather know them as their characters than as themselves if they're going to act like egotistical jerks.

great actor who continues to grow! One of my favorites!!!!

Denzel Washington is an extremely intense and precise actor. He has the unique ablity to completely mezmerise his audience. A well deserved oscar.

incredibly versatile actor. STILL underrated.

A simply superb actor! He isn't given enough credit for his acting abilities. Outstanding!

Not much range. Has alot of trouble disappearing into a character.

Great in Training Day. I am sam S@#ks!

A great and talented actor, who needs to star in more good films. Remember the Titans was great, and Washington shined in all of his scenes.

Loved him in Remember The Titans.

He receioved an Oscar for his role in TRAINING DAY. Gosh-golly, what about GLORY? JOHN Q? and MAN ON FIRE?

Excellent! Destined to go down in history as one of the greatest of his time.Only thing keeping him back at all is his selecting some cheesy scripts-but hey, we all gotta eat!

Denzel is one of the greatest actors of our time. His performances are always powerful and dedicated. I would never miss any of his movies they are truly works of art. I respect and admire Denzel for his honesty and integrity, the lengths he obviously goes to, to care for his family - which appears to be a rare value many of the high profile, high risk actors have today. God bless Denzel and his loved ones. With love and blessings!

Denzel is one of my personal favorite actors. His performance in Training Day was awesome. My favorite movie he stars in is Remember the Titans. The guy is an amazing actor.

This Guy is pathetic ! He cant act and he is just so boring

I went to High School with Denzel at Oakland Academy in New Windsor NY during the late 60's. What you see on the screen is pure brilliance, and the nice guy that you see when he is interviewed is exactly how he is in person. He deserves all the success in the world.

He is a very talented guy. I have to remember he IS ONLY ACTING when he does bad guy roles. He leaves a big footprint there. Glad I am not married to him. He has too much charisma as a bad guy. Makes you have mixed thoughts about being bad along with him HA!

Always Great

A great actor. Denzel Washington brings character and a sense of strength to a role. He plays the good guy, the one we trust well, but he shines in the role of the villian.

Although I love his movies, I actually believe he's a biggot at heart. The statement he made when ACCEPTING his acadamy award was totally innapropriate. Killing two birds with one stone eh. He was referring to Halle Berry also winning for best actress (and her acceptance was genuine). He said it under his breath, but it was a racist remark if I've ever heard one. If you don't want it, don't accept it!!

Denzel and his sexy overbite are the business. Great in Cry Freedom, John Q, the Hurrican and heaps of other things I can't remember right now. Has a screen presence that compels you to watch!

!!!!!!!!he is awsome....i love all his roles.keep doing what you are you doing!!!!!!!!

His Oscar win proved that he is a good actor. I haven't seen enough of him to say that he's great but his role in Glory was very good.

He's really good in Remember the Titans. I haven't seen any other of his movies, but he's a talented guy!

Denzel Washington is hands-down one of the best actors of our time, and the fantastic performances just keep on coming. Denzel has such depth and range as an actor, and every role he plays seems to come so naturally. He literally becomes his character. Denzel gave a commendable performance as Trip in Glory. His performance as the cynical African American Civil War soldier was truly a prophecy of greater performances to come. His supporting role in Philadelphia was indeed a memoriable one, and it truly added to the film. He also gave a riveting performance as the troubled, alcoholic Colonel Serling in Courage Under Fire in which he investigates the story of a female pilot killed during the Gulf War. Washington then turned in a brilliant (and moving) performance as Coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans. Like all of his other roles, this role seemed to come so naturally to him, and he was completely believable. In the crime drima Training Day, Denzel Washington undertook a different type of role than he was used to. For the first time, he played the villian. Washington did a fantastic job playing crooked narcotics officer Alonzo Harris. His performance was filled with intensity, and it was quite refreshing to see him undertake a darker role. Equally riveting was his performance in John Q as a desperate father out to save the life of his sick son. Denzel also turned in acceptable performances in Fallen, The Siege and The Hurricane. In the final analysis, Denzel is one of the best actors of our time, and clearly, the best is yet to come.

A little overrated, but he isn't horrible either. I just don't think he will ever be that great. But you never know.....

I think Denzel is a great actor and i hope he keeps it up.