What the books says... Actors can make or break a movie!

When watching a movie, how many times do we pick our movies based on who is acting in the movie?  In our reading this month,  we learned how actors make a difference in establishing the mood or changing the viewer's perspective. 

One actor that I tend to like to watch is Benedict Cumberbatch and if you watch him, he has the ability to convey messages with just his facial expressions.  Actors use different facial expressions to create emotion or moods. Benedict has an intense facial expression that he uses to convey deep thought without ever saying a line in Sherlock Holmes. 

Another way good actors can change how a movie is received is through their body language.  They use body language such as a confident stance to show power or slouch to show insecurity.  We all know the heroes in a movie because they stand with confidence. 

The really great actors also interact with their surroundings. They can use their "sets" to change a perspective.  When we see the actor walk alone in a dark space like an alley or the woods, we immediately sense fear or impending doom.  This is so engrained in viewers that as soon as you see the actor in a dark space alone, you almost always suspect something bad is about to happen. Like in the Batman movies, the evil always comes out at night and Gotham City is always set as dark and Batman hides in the shadows. 

So who is your favorite actor and why did you pick this person?