Matt Damon’s Most Impressive Acting Performances In Throughout His Career
Matt Damon is a pretty good actor. I wouldn’t say he is the best out there, since many of his roles are similar, but I really like the guy and I like most of the movies he stars in. I also like that he does not take himself too seriously, which is indicated by his ridiculous roles in Eurotrip and on Entourage.
The following films are what I consider to be the greatest movies starring or featuring Matt Damon in a leading or supporting role.
The first movie on this list that I will mention is The Talented Mr. Ripley. Matt Damon stars as the title character that is sent on a mission to bring back a spoiled rich boy, played by Jude Law. This movie is better than I make it sound.
One movie that has to be on any Matt Damon best-of list is Good Will Hunting. This is the movie that exposed Damon to the nation, and what a great movie to get the job done. This is a fantastic movie and a great one to watch with a teenage son or daughter.
Ocean’s Twelve is another film that I will include on this list. I loved the first film, Ocean’s Eleven, but Matt Damon has a bigger role in the second installment. This is the movie where they let Linus (Damon’s character) take on a bigger part of the heist.
One other film that I definitely have to mention is The Bourne Identity. The Bourne movies are based on the character made famous in the novels by Robert Ludlum, and while the action is better in the second film, the first installment is wherever everything begins.
The final movie that makes the cut for me is the The Departed. This Martin Scorsese cat and mouse crime thriller has an all star cast consisting of Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen and Vera Farmiga.
It is clear after going through his movie catalog that Matt Damon has had quite his fair share of great movies.
Films | James Mumford | 
April 2, 2011 11:56 am
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