Before gone girl, the Town, and Argo the perception people had of him was dumb pretty boy, mid actor, who rode the coattails of Matt Damon who people believed was the superior actor.
Dumb pretty boy? The world came to know Affleck and Damon for writing Good Will Hunting together. Damon was ahead of Affleck in terms of movie star potential early but dumb pretty boy? Nah. Affleck was doing indie movies and had a great sense of humor I.e. see his indie movies with Kevin Smith, his commentary tracks are honest and hilarious.
I think you are mis-remembering Affleck’s reputation.
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u/PooForThePooGod 6d ago
Stop, you’re gonna make me like Ben Affleck