He has a fair bit of talent, but in general, he chooses not to use it.

Take a look at the resume, and there are far, far, far, too many shitty performances on it.

Wow, has he ever come a long way since Vinnie Barbarino...

He has had some good roles over the years. lIked him in Saturday night fever, Grease. and then over the years he made kind of a comeback . he was good in Primary colors. and Michael. He is a likable actor. He was good in Ladder 49 too.   UPDATE: I have always liked John Travolta and right now my heart goes out to him .Kelly Preston and family.. on january 2.while vacationing in the Bahama's their 16yr.old son Jett died suddenly from what is believed a siezure and maybe hitting his head on a bathtub. Maybe I should not be reporting this on Rateitall. but just saw it all over the news and I feel terrible for the family. losing a child is one of the worst things that can happen to a person.

love him

JOHN TRAVOLTA IS SUPER HOTT AND MEGA CUTE WHEN HE WAS IN HIS 20's Hes an interesting person now.

In fairness to Travolta, I didn't see Saturday Night Fever in which he was supposed to be quite good. But I did see him in Pulp Fiction which supposedly revitalized his career, and I can't quite understand why. To me, it was a role that almost anyone could have played. He seems to be an actor of very limited range. 

Update-- On a personal note, I have 2 little cousins who were extras on the remake of "The Taking Of Pelham  1 2 3" starring Travolta, Denzel Washington, and James Gandolfini, which should be released sometime soon. My cousins had pictures of themselves that were taken on the set in NY, and Travolta was extremely gracious and kind to them, posing patiently for numerous pictures taken by their mother. Washington, on the other, couldn't be bothered. I'm sympathetic with "stars" being bothered wherever they go, but how much would it have taken for Washington (a superb actor, by the way) to pose for a picture with 2 juvenile extras? Travolta may not be the actor Washington is, but he's a good guy, and has a lot of class.

In his action movies hes okay, in his comedys he is just plain dumb, he thinks hes funny..well hes not

Ugh. Vinne, you overplayed your hand.

Adorable,cute nice guy. I think he is a great actor,he just needs to pick better scripts.

Can't get past the "high school greaser" image; he carries it around in every movie

Travolta has proved himself to be a great actor over the years, but his too-cool-for-school persona is a bit too much at times.

Truely underated. This guy is a great actor. He has a gaze that is very hipnoctic. Watch his eyes in his movies.

Barely passable actor, just this side of awful.

Hit or miss with him.

A very flat actor. I liked him in Welcome Back Kotter, but that's about all.

I like Travolta. If I have anything negative to say it's that he could stand to say no to a script occasionally. Every time he makes another comeback, he starts appearing in every movie that comes his way. Ummmm... By the way, do you think the last two reviews are from the same person with two different usernames? Gee, could be.

he has a daltin head and in 'be cool' he says lets make a deal way too much. they should have just shot him. in the head. the movie would have been way more funnier. he's so stupid. he cant even act and he sings like a girl

he has a daltin head and in 'be cool' he says lets make a deal way too much. they should have just shot him. in the head. the movie would have been way more funnier. he's so stupid. he cant even act and he sings like a girl

he really made a comeback with pulp fiction but he actually has done many movies over the years that fit in almost every category. musical=grease comedy=look whos taking drama=the boy in the plastic bubble etc... despite all the ups and downs he has showed perserverence

I hate celebrities who: 1) Can't admit they're gay when everybody else knows it already. 2) Shill for the Scientology cult. 3) Park jets on their front lawns.

He's done a lot and I always manage to enjoy his movies. Not saying he's the best but he's damn good.

I just love the guy. He's made some poor choices, but I have really enjoyed many of his movies. He also seems like one of the nicest men in Hollywood. He's a treasure.

He is terrible. He cannot really play any kind of emotion, he is stiff and just not good enough. He is good in movies like Grease or Saturday night fever where you don't have to be a good actor for. The only mentionable performance was in Pulp Fiction, but he was outshined by all the other actors.

without QT, nothing.

I loved him in Grease. That will always be my all time favorite movie! i loved him in look who's talking too

Talk about lucky. his career was dead in the water until he got the role in Pulp Fiction. Now he's one of the hottest actors around, getting tons of work in a variety of movie types. He's done some good stuff ( Get Shorty) and his share of bad ones ( Battlefield Earth). He's here to stay though and I really dont have that much of a problem with that. Mr. Comeback has a beautiful wife ( Kelly Preston) as well. That's good for a One Star bump up.

OVERRATED

John Travolta is an extremely talented actor! He is a triple threat because he is a great dancer, actor and singer! He should do more musicals! My favorite movies of his are Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Urban Cowboy, Primary Colors (he did such a great impersonation of Bill Clinton), A Civil Action and The Generals Daughter! I hope he wins an oscar one day! He deserves one!

He's usually extremely mediocre and sometimes absolutely terrible Battlefield Earth. Him being a Scientologist doesn't help things either.

Travolta is one of the best actors

Love this guy. Plays great angels. I think he walks on water.

Although he's married to Kelly Preston (a very hot woman), I still beleive that John Travolta is gay. Maybe the Queer Eye guy can recruit him. His acting ability is well below marginal, just look at the lack of box office success, in particular Battlefield Earth and Swordfish.

John Travolta Is A Wonderful Husband Father Brother Actor He is So Talented And Nice And Kind He Is So Sweet! I'M PROUD TO BE A BIG JOHN TRAVOLTA FAN FOR 13 YEARS NOW! From A Big John Travolta Fan Kirsten

He'd be great if he wasn't a Dianetics looney!

He lost alot of respect in my eyes after he starred in Pulp Fiction. Because that movie was so immoral and ridiculous, I just can't see his talent anymore, and believe me I have tried. I just can't get past that horrible movie. :(

Had his peak in the '70s and '80s. Hasn't been doing that great in bmy opinion. Still good.

John Travolta stinks as an actor, singer, entertainer. When he acts he makes me cringe. His only good role was playing Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever because he was playing a stupid, confused Brooklyn kid . It's pretty close to what he really is. He was alright in Grease but they should have chosen someone else to play Danny Zucco and it would have been better. Presently, he is as fat as a cow. The Late, Great Bob Hope used to call him " John Ravolta " . If there were a way to give him a negative rating he deserves it. This guy is another one of Hollywoods mistakes. Anyone who gave him a 5 Star rating must be on drugs and if they are not then they need to be on drugs. Or at least have their heads examined.

He might be very likeable in a dorky sort of way, but he is not an actor, and no one should ever put him in charge of anything so important as a 200 million dollar action sci-fi flick (you know the one I mean). He may have a great goofy smile, but he sucks at acting and I am only going to suspect the intelligence of anyone who willingly converts to the Church of Scientology. Don't email me and tell me I'm wrong about the CoS, because you will never convince me that there is anything legitimate about those heartless scam artists.

one of the best he has stared in face/off one of the best action films of all time

Difficult to believe that such an unconvincing no-talent like this continues to get roles. He sucked in the "Welcome Back, Cotter" days and he hasn't progressed much since then. Every performance of his that I've seen, and we're talking about a dozen movies, was so poorly realized and shallow that I wanted to write him a letter suggesting some acting schools he should check out. Sings like a duck with hay fever and for all the talk about him as a dancer, he's really nothing to rave about. Really weak.

THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE!

He was good in Saturday Night Fever and Grease. And I thought he was pretty funny sometimes on Welcome Back Kotter....I wonder why Nick at Nite quit showing that.....

John Travolta has an amazing talent that is rare in Hollywood today. Throughout his career, he has shown that he can bounce back. John Travolta really impressed me in "Face Off" and "Broken Arrow", in which he played the villian. I really didn't expect that he would do well in playing the villian, but he performed perfectly. He's pretty good at playing the hero in movies as well, such as he did in "Domestic Distrubance". However, his best films in recent years in my opinion have been dramas: "A Civil Action", "The General's Daughter", "Primary Colors" and "Michael". They were all great performances which showed John Travolta's depth and range as an actor. His earlier works are classics- he was wonderful in "Grease", which served as a preminition of just how colorful Travolta's career would be. And his career certainly has been colorful. However, what was he thinking with "Battlefield Earth"?

I liked him earlier in his career in "Grease", and in "Pulp Fiction." Now, I find him annoying. He talks like he has a stick up his patoot.

Grown up & looking good now.

He is okay, but he needs to get a real religon what the heck is scientology sounds more like some kind of plant then a religon

HE'S STILL GOT IT!

John is one of those actors who can perform any role, no matter how terrible the film is. Even his work in Moment By Moment and Perfect was great.

So cute in Grease and Saturday Night Fever!

If it was possible to rate John Travolta with ten stars, I would. He is THE actor. And that's not all, he's also an author, pilot, singer and father (at one point, he was voted one of the nicest people in Hollywood). He's had tough times in his career, but he stuck with it. He never stopped, and went on to make one of the biggest come backs (if not THE biggest come back) in movie history. I own almost every movie that John Travolta has been in (including the movies he only has a small role in, such as "Carrie"). I also collect John Travolta memorobilia...my favorite piece of Travolta memorobilia is a box of Saturday Night Fever trading cards (with the gum still inside) from the late 70's. My favorite Travolta movie is a tie between: Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. I love the fact that the character he portrays in each movie is so different from the other (high school student, dancer and hitman). Now that's versatile! He is so charasmatic and not afraid to try anything..that takes a lot of guts. He really deserves credit for making the second attempt at his career...I'm sure many people lost faith in him after the Look Who's taking movies....but he took a chance on Pulp Fiction, and he won...besides that, I heard he received only a six figure salary for Pulp Fiction, and look at him now! I will always be a true Travolta fan!