In the second part of this expose on the faltering careers of past acting greats we focus on one who many may argue is not yet a great at all, but still yet to achieve such heights. Well, a dip it may be, and maybe less serious even than Denzel's recent form (see here) but one has to admit that going on previous works, Tom Hardy's career has certainly seemed to hit a low point lately.
Mr Hardy's break-through role must surely be the third and final Christopher Nolan Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises in which he played a small human-sized version, minus the drug craze and addiction, of Bane. In this film, he certainly presented his acting chops to the universe and also cemented his reputation as a man not afraid to beef up for a role. After star turns in such as Star Trek Nemesis, as well as the excellent Steven Spielberg TV show Band of Brothers one would be expected to assume Tom was headed for the very top.
What can we say about the awful and pointless one-scene confusion-fest Dunkirk, in which anyone could have played the pilot and in a role surely gifted only due to his ongoing relationship with Nolan, we can only see the tip of the iceberg in terms of this once great actor's faltering movie career.
Coupled with his assisting Leo's oscar-bid in another one-dimensional movie The Revenant of 2015, one can only legitimately conclude that Tom Hardy sees his future in television only. So it can be argued that both of these films are merely shallow mirrors of his former motivation and maybe just favours to Hollywood friends.
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON'S CAREER?
Fortunately, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, and while Tom's performance in the recent Peaky Blinders was not his best, performance or iteration of the show, we can safely conclude that Tom Hardy will probably join Denzel Washington focusing on television. Is it impossible that they won't both be in the upcoming The Walking Dead reboot by Fox?
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