Honestly I felt like it was gonna fall flat, but I think Batista is a really good actor who deserves a good starting role. His performances in both Guardians and Knives Out definitely makes me feel like he has a lot of potential to be a lead! M Night is known for very heavy handed dialogues too so that didn’t help his case either
Dave's always killed it even when given little time. His "bit parts" are all for very, very good films, where he took what little time he had and ran with it. Go watch Blade Runner 2049, the second GOTG film, Glass Onion. Just you wait for the Dune sequel when Beast Rabban has a bigger part; he'll kill it.
M. Knight is just a terrible producer honestly, all his movies go for shock value instead of actual acting. You could swap any actor in those roles and the outcome would be the same because the point of the movie is redirection, not acting.
If we're going to be completely honest with ourselves, Batista can potentially give a great role. But unfortunately, he was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who let's be honest, hasn't really had a great track record of great movies.
I think this does separate him from Cena and the Rock. Unlike the other 2, Batista stepped out of the action movie/buddy cop movie genre. It showed that he is attempting to widen his acting range. M. Night Shyamalan movies are a little weird anyway so I applaud Batista for stepping outside of his comfort zone.
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