Dwayne Johnson is one of the first actors to start his acting career and continue it until now. The man also set up his own production company, Seven Bucks Productions. But there has always been a complaint that people have against his acting. Not only do they go to the movies, but they also criticize him.
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This criticism started from his very first role in a film. Viewers have repeatedly pointed out that The Rock plays himself in any movie, rather than his character.
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And now that there are a lot of other fish in the sea when it comes to WWE wrestlers becoming actors, people are comparing them to Johnson.
To say people have a problem with Johnson’s game is to understate it. But the most surprising thing is that people prefer the acting of this former world champion to that of Johnson or John Cena.
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When a fan tweeted who Twitter thought was the best WWE actor, chaos ensued.
cena or batista
It’s so closeThe rock ain’t even close
He is not an actor
He don’t play, every movie he just play Dwayne Johnson with a different name— Blemby (@australian_hero) November 24, 2022
Ignoring Johnson like that, when he was the one who broke the glass barrier for wrestlers around the world, is not the best thing. And after winning the title of highest paid actor, it is impossible that he is not an actor.
I would probably go with Dave Bautista – his work has been pretty good
Cena has improved tremendously, can’t wait to see what he can do
And Dwayne is just Dwayne in every movie, I only enjoyed him when paired with Kevin Hart
— Foz Wrestle (@FozWrestle) November 24, 2022
While people weren’t behind Cena at first, “Peacemaker” really changed his career for the better. The fans are behind him and he is becoming a bigger star in the movie industry than some might think.
In order
1. Bautista – Ran the performance gauntlet, from wide to introverted.
2. Cena – I have a hard time taking him seriously, but he really tries on a range of roles. In fact, I want him away from Peacemaker.
3. Dwayne – Started with a promise. I just stopped trying.—Guy Bennett (@GuidoBennett) November 24, 2022
Bautista really deserves all this work when you see the work of the man in Hollywood. Playing action hero, comedy star, superhero and even introvert, he did it all.
Rock is definitely the same guy in every project. When Dave did Blade Runner and Bond….AND he took it seriously, he became #1 for me. John is right up there though. Peacemaker was amazing. So many waves of emotions.
— Caden Cassidy (@CadenCassidy) November 24, 2022
Dave Bautista is the only one of the trio who hasn’t returned to WWE as much. He isn’t even considered a wrestler anymore due to the popularity he found in Hollywood. Guardians of the Galaxy was a life-changing experience for the animal.
Batista is definitely the best!!
Johnson doesn’t act, he gets paid to play himself, which doesn’t consider him a talent or in fact good. sorry not sorry
And I don’t give a damn about Cena, I only saw one of his works and I wasn’t hooked (yet)
✌️🖖
— Katarina (@KatarnaPr) November 24, 2022
Acting himself is the shining factor that made him the highest paid actor in 2019. But for this specific question Batista being many people’s first choice is no surprise.
Batista with a long shot. It has a lot more range. John was stuck doing so many comedy movies. His delivery is pretty good as well as his punchlines but I would really like to see him somewhere between Dave’s lines.
And rock does the same act in every movie he’s in.
— iPenzel (@PenzelFB) November 24, 2022
While people agree that Batista worked hard to match an actor’s skills, people should also understand Johnson’s level. Johnson is not just an actor, but plays a vital role in the background and marketing of his films.
Bautist.
Cena (although he is improving tremendously and knows what he needs to do for his roles).
Dwayne.This isn’t a knock on Dwayne, you know what you’re getting with him and as many have pointed out, it just feels like Dwayne is Dwayne in all of his movies except Be Cool.
—TMW (@TMW_1987420) November 24, 2022
Obviously, because the whole point of a Johnson movie is to see Johnson on screen. While viewers don’t see it on our TVs now, it found a fanbase that would pay hundreds to go watch it in a theater.
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If I had to be honest.. Cena.. He shows more emotion in any movie than The Rock has done.. I’m not saying The Rock is terrible but.. The Rock acts the exact same way in ALL MOVIES!! ! (by all means, I don’t hate rock, he did a lot of movies that I enjoyed)
— Cookee🍪MonstR (@TheCookeeMonstr) November 24, 2022
While one can’t agree with that statement, there’s a reason Johnson only makes action movies. Since the start of his career, Johnson hasn’t made a movie where he didn’t have to do an action scene.
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