Should - Silence
Shouldn't - Sully
Should - Fences
But Denzel did that show too. And he was damn good. Now he's directing the film adaptation, starring in it alongside Viola Davis. Covering race relations in the 1950's and tumultuous family dynamics, this is sure to be a big contender for some serious awards.
Shouldn't - Live By Night
Did you see it? That goofy white gangster outfit he was wearing?
Should - Moonlight
Shouldn't - Hacksaw Ridge
Hey, you know Andrew Garfield? This guy right here?
Well now he's playing this guy:
And you know this guy, Vince Vaughn? This guy here:
Look, I could be totally wrong about this one. It has a 91% Fresh rating on Rottentomatoes. But it is hard to imagine Andrew Garfield's... let us say... subpar southern accent, being anything other than distracting. Plus, in the trailer, someone (presumably Andrew Garfield) punts a grenade and it explodes mid-air.
Now, admittedly, that could be amazing in the right hands. But Mel Gibson has been making a lot of questionable decisions these days.
You can watch the trailer and decide for yourself.