Ben Affleck’s Animals is the ultimate nonevent
The content discusses the career of actor Ben Affleck, emphasizing that his film releases rarely qualify as major events. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, especially following his success in “Good Will Hunting,” Affleck was highly productive but often at the expense of his reputation. The article questions whether certain films like “Forces of Nature,” “Changing lanes,” and “Paycheck” were important, while noting that several of his projects, including “reindeer Games,” “Gigli,” and “Jersey Girl,” were poorly received or considered flops.it highlights how Affleck’s prolific output has sometimes diluted his star power.
It would be a stretch to say that the release of a Ben Affleck movie ever qualified as an event. Even in the late 1990s and the early 2000s — the post-Good Will Hunting window during which he was most plausibly anointed for stardom — Affleck tended to be recklessly productive in a way that diluted his brand. Was Forces of Nature (1999) an event? Was Changing Lanes (2002) a big deal? Was there a lot of press surrounding Paycheck (2003)? I am purposely omitting the flat-out bombs (Reindeer Games [2000], Gigli [2003], Jersey Girl [2004]) that Affleck has long seemed drawn to with alarming frequency.
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