Christian Bale
 

Christian Bale is my favorite actor of all time, he needs to be recognized again soon, he deserved a nomination for Ford V Ferrari

He is quite the looker too ;)

Bale's a big talent, alright. IMO in F v F his was the one exceptional performance in an otherwise mediocre film.

Really liked him in The Big Short and Vice as well.

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I'm a fan of Christian Bale, but I don't think his best work was in Ford vs Ferrari. If you're a Bale fan check out:

Little Women (1994)
American Psycho (2000)
The Prestige (2006)
The Flowers of War (2011)

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One of his best movies is also The Machinist (2004).

F v F as a movie itself it didn't quite impressed me either, and i've seen most of Christian Bale movies (with some exceptions) and I still believe that his best portrayal (again not the best movie as a whole) was in the Fighter - pure acting class.

I love all things Nolan, so if I had to pick a favourite movie starring Bale it would be Dark Knight - all time favourite (a bit cliché but yet true)

I love Christian Bale, and I don't know if his performance in Ford V Ferrari was worthy of a nomination, but I will say that he was the best thing about the movie.

He's actually one of my least favorite actors. I find him incredibly wooden.

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His weight has fluctuated a total of 600lbs for movie roles.

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Bale will forever be my one and only Batman. As far as performance goes, Vice, Prestige and Big Short are delightful!

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Just seen Newsies and he was quite charming in that, had a bit of presence.

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TEN CENTS A PAPE

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He was brilliant in Vice (should have won him a second Oscar), he was the best thing about Ford V Ferrari, but I hated him in The Big Short...he came off like he was stoned in that movie.

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I heard he once went on a rant at a crew member on the set for one of his films. They apparently didn't do their job properly, and Bale got absolutely pissed off - which perhaps showcases some of the passion he has for his area of work. But yeah, he's absolutely brilliant.

That is infamous. It was during the shooting of Terminator Salvation, of all things. Mostly yelling at the cinematographer, Shane Hurlbut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0auwpvAU2YA

Yep, this one. He may have went overboard there, but there's no denying the passion.

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He was terrific in 3:10 to Yuma. I like him in pretty much anything, IIRC.

He did lose his American accent when he sung though.

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I haven't seen him in anything since Vice.

I have seen a lot of his early work and have most on DVD. I think All The Little Animals is fantastic for both Christian Bale and John Hurt.