Justin Timberlake's acting

Many musical stars want to break into acting, and some are successful (Sinatra, Streisand, Cher), and some are just awful (Harry Connick Jr., Beyoncé). I'm surprised Timberlake doesn't do more since he's quite decent at it.

He's an absolutely horrific actor. It seems like it should be impossible for him to still be as bad as he is, given how many opportunities to prove how very untalented he is at behaving like a human being.

I know many have boycotted Woody Allen, but I really liked Justin Timberlake in Wonder Wheel. He was great in it.

He's good in supporting roles but he doesn't have the onscreen presence to carry a movie, comedy or otherwise. I thought he was fine in THE SOCIAL NETWORK, even though he appeared to be playing a version of himself.

SNL utilized him perfectly, which was somewhat of a surprise at the time. He was genuinely funny, and did what any good SNL guest should do, which is give it their all. But something clicks with certain guests, and that happened with Timberlake, but I'd argue that Andy Samberg and his comedy crew are part of Justin's success there. His highest profile acting gig was Social Network, which he was solid in, but ultimately upstaged by both Garfield and Eisenberg.

I don't know that he was ever transcendent on film, or ever showed much promise in that regard, but he's quite entertaining as himself and sketch comedy.

I don’t like him in anything other than Friends with Benefits. That’s it.

And that’s because I feel Mila Kunis carried him a bit.

Because he’s nothing without his fangurls.

r6 holy shit I watched that movie I was a teenager, feeling old now, but yeah that was a great movie.

R8 I loved it. I still watch it sometimes when it comes out. That and No Strings Attached were filmed at the same time and came out a couple of months apart. I always liked FWB more.

I thought he was OK in the film "In Time"

In Time was a shit movie

[quote]I am surprised he's not done many movies

The ones he starred in were all flops

Because he's a shit actor.

Love his "acting."

He has an exceptional body and a good voice. Those aren’t qualities that are entirely necessary for acting. Trousersnake needs to stick to his lane. x

"A good voice?" Okay.

He was v ery good in Wonder Wheel. And he was incredibly hot!

Here's his best acting scene.

Are there any singing stars today? He could be one.

His speaking voice is pretty high and he lacks nuance. It's fine for SNL, but it's really broadcasted when he is acting in a movie. He even sucked in Bad Teacher which was not a comedy that was asking for a lot from its actors.

Timberlake was great on SNL. He'd be a very good variety show host - acting in some sketches, kidding around with guests, singing the occasional song. Too bad nobody makes variety shows anymore.

This still makes me laugh.

Oops forgot to link.

He's a decent actor, and a good singer. But there's something douchey about him and his face is just...meh. Ever since he got married, that seemed to be it for his career?

He’s great. Hell he’s been acting straight for years.

[Quote] Ever since he got married, that seemed to be it for his career?

Same goes for Biel. She only started getting attention again because of The Sinner.

R26 See, I don't even know what The Sinner is and I tend to keep up. She's really pretty and quite nice, but seems very blah.

I guess by this business's standard, they both had their time.

I think he is a good actor but Fincher probably killed his acting bug.

His last album flopped. He's in his late 30s now so his music career is likely done. At least as a Top 40 artist.