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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Neither is Blowout, The Taking of Pelham 123, Grease, Get Shorty, Be Cool, Face/Off, etc, etc.

Every actor - even greats like Tom Hanks and Gary Oldman - has a few clunkers in their career. Travolta's certainly not an Olivier, but he's a dependably competent actor who has made plenty of good, solidly entertaining films. And I don't think the house looks hilarious.

Not getting the hate.

Boru

^This.

There aren't many actors with lengthy careers who have not mis-stepped along the way.  Sometimes they were simply the wrong person for the part.

From Sweathog to livin' large, there have been stinkers.  

Tarantino utilized great casting.  I can't imagine anyone other than Travolta and Samuel L. in the main roles.  Not a fan of Uma Thurman, but that worked out well too.

I think this hate is the whole Scientology thing, which I don't focus on when looking for entertainment.  

YMMV

Exactly. I don’t dislike, for example, Tom Cruise because he’s a Scientologist. I dislike him because he’s a shit actor.

Boru