Showcasing Johnny Depp

He is the most versatile Hollywood actor of this generation...He even surpasses Tom Hanks due to the variety of roles he has played. He is so eccentric in each of his roles that you always get to see a different aspect of this guy.

Till previous month I had seen only a handful of Johnny Depp movies (including Pirates 1 and 2) but within the past few weeks I have seen many of his movies and am right now in a position to review his acting in each of his films that I have seen

1) Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 2: Johnny Depp's biography/profile is incomplete without Jack Sparrow. Jack is perhaps the most celebrated/whimsical character played onscreen. He is such a lovable character that even the harshest critics of Johnny will vouch for this performance. If there is one performance which was worthy of an Oscar then it was his portrayal of Jack Sparrow (he was nominated for it). I still have a big Jack Sparrow poster in my room. Am desperately waiting for Pirates 3 to release


2) Ed Wood: This is the movie which I saw today and he acted really well as a transvestite. He played the role of a struggling director to a T.








3) Chocolat: Johnny played a very very sweet gypsy in this movie. He had a brief role in this feel good movie yet its impact was noteworthy. He looked his best (in terms of appearance) in this movie.










4) Charlie and chocolate factory: No current actor would have played Willy Wonka better than Johnny. His overall getup in the movie was also praiseworthy so were his expressions.










5) Blow: He was brilliant as George Jung. Even though the film may get boring at times his performance was excellent throughout. Penelope was wasted in this movie.





6) Donnie Brasco: The best actor of this generation (Johnny) and of the last generation (Al Pacino) coming together in this real life drama on Donnie Brasco and Lefty. Both of them gave a riveting performance.






7) Secret window: Johnny was amazing as the scared writer in this movie. I had seen this movie a couple of yrs back when I was not a big johnny fan but still I enjoyed his performance in this movie.







8) Sleepy Hollow: One of my favourite Johnny depp films because of his entire body language and acting. He was simply superb as detective Ichabod Crane











9) Finding Neverland: He brilliantly portrayed the character of Jim Barrie in this oscar nominated role. His character was a lot subdued then any of the characters he had played but yet he was pleasant to watch.










He played a real life character in Blow, Ed Wood and Donnie Brasco. Also he is going to play real life characters in Sweeney Todd (directed by his fav Tim Burton) and Shantaram (based on an Australian who took refuge in Mumbai. By looking at this it seems that he has a penchant for true life characters.

Some of his movies that I am planning to watch in the coming days are Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Whats Eating Gilbert grape and Don Juan de marco....

Also it is rumored that he is going to be a part of Sin City 2....if this is true then I cant wait to see the combination of Tarantino and Depp onscreen....