Christian Slater

Approval Rate: 72%

72%Approval ratio

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    tiredofevry1

    Mon Jul 21 2008

    I liked his scripts better in the earlier years, but he's a good actor.

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    trevor3

    Thu Jul 22 2004

    Its irrelevant that his hairline started receding like crazy in his mid twenties because by that stage, through a combination of his own arrogance and stupidity he was already washed up. Shame really because he was an ok actor.

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    redoedo

    Sat May 10 2003

    I agree with most of the people on this board- Christain Slater has amazing potential as an actor. He has proven that he can play just about any role: action, romance, drama, western, etc. I first saw him in "Young Guns II" as the cocky Arkansas Dave who rode with Billy the Kid. He was also good in the romance "Untamed Heart". He gave another great performance in the action film, "Broken Arrow". However, in my opinion, Slater was simply too good to stick with supporting roles. Finally, in 2000, he filmed "The Contender" and he was great as the young and naiive U.S. Congressmen who is encircled in a political battle. It gave me hope that Christian would overcme both his poor film choices and his personal issues. As Castlebee said, if Christain Slater wishes to be remembered as an actor, low budget independent films will not do it.

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    castlebee

    Fri May 10 2002

    I agree with Teaseress – this guy does have a huge amount of potential yet he’s another one who really makes you wonder what he’s thinking with some of his film choices. Even so, he’s one of those enigmatic personalities that have the ability to draw me in regardless of the subject matter or weakness of story or plot. In a word, Slater’s persona is simply curious. Oh, I realize it’s completely calculated - though I always thought he was doing James Dean rather than Nicholson which makes more sense. Still, he fascinates me. From the hilarious black comedy “Heathers” (Winona Ryder was excellent in this too BTW) to Adam in the poignant love story “Untamed Heart” he has used this magnetic quality to flesh out some very memorable if not pretty far off the wall characters. I feel he could be one of the better-remembered actors of his era if he had a few high budget mainstream hits to his credit. Somehow though I don’t think mainstream is what he’s shooting for.

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    teaseress

    Fri May 10 2002

    Christian Slater does have a lot of potential, but he does waste it. he has been in fantastic films such as 'Murder In The First', 'In The Name Of The Rose' and 'Heathers'. But he has done some films that wasted his talent. I agree that it hasn't helped with him trying to be the next Jack Nicholson. He should also quit the booze and drugs and try to build his reputation up to what it should be.

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    the_minx

    Fri Jun 08 2001

    Christian Slater is a great actor. He was great as the journalist in "Interview With The Vampire". He is handsome and a fantastic actor.

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    ebrain1

    Sat Mar 17 2001

    Once in a while, he does really, really well... -----

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    hcbfcd05

    Thu Mar 08 2001

    A promising career derailed when someone told him that he sounded like Nicholson. Add to that a bad choice of movies and you get a real waste of potential.

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    tinkerbelle

    Mon Mar 05 2001

    He is georgeous! I love him! MMM MMM GOOD! He is soooo sexy. I suppose he can act, too, I don't know. I don't pay attention, I'm too busy daydreaming about him!!

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    zoomannn

    Sun Jan 07 2001

    A decent actor, but more or less a second rate Jack Nicholson imitation.

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    vkfanatic

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    Christian Slater is a great actor.He really needs to do something current!

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    westleyo

    Fri Sep 22 2000

    Christian Slater is a great actor. I saw him the play Sideman in New York and he was amazing. He was also very sweet to all the fans that waited to meet him. He seems a like a very genuine person. I can't wait to see "The Contender" and the other projects he is working on. Best of all I am hoping he will do another play!!!

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    kme18082om

    Sun Jul 02 2000

    What can I say? I like the man. He is handsome, talented, and has a quirky shyness to him on screen.

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    sill1760om

    Sat Nov 27 1999

    where has he been lately anyway?

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    jbon1170om

    Sat Nov 13 1999

    Christian Slater is very talented and multifacited.