It ’s no secret that Robert De Niro ’s late trunk of body of work has n’t quite earned the 72 - year - older histrion the same prestigiousness he pull together at the meridian of his calling . Films likeRaging Bull , for which hefamously pull ahead 60 punt , andThe Godfather : Part IIhave been replaced byMeet the Fockersand this year ’s miserably receivedDirty Grandpa .
Now , James Chapmanclaims to have used data from Rotten Tomatoes to calculate the precise moment De Niro stop give a damn about the quality of his part . Chapman ’s analysis says the year everything changed was 2002 , the same twelvemonth that De Niro star inAnalyze That , the charmless sequel toAnalyze This .
The data averages Rotten Tomatoes scores for each of the moving picture De Niro made in any render year . average out the cinema means that some well - encounter tardy whole kit and caboodle likeThe proficient Shepherd , Silver Linings Playbook , andMachetearegetting buriedbeneath the tidal wave of cash - for - clunkers bombs likeGodsendandGrudge Match . Nonetheless , there is an undeniable ski incline find here .
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But how can any actor keep up the kind of cut record De Niro had going ? It ’s nearly out of the question . For over 25 years he had a non - stop string of great roles in moving picture likeMean Streets , Goodfellas , Casino , King of Comedy , Taxi Driver , andThe Deer Hunter .
One account for the character he taken latterly — outside of accusations thatalimonyorreal estate venturesare to charge — is that Hollywood does n’t have many prestigiousness roles for 72 - class - one-time actors . And yes , Helen Mirren , Samuel L. Jackson ( more or less ) , Meryl Streep , Max von Sydow , and Ian McKellan , among others , are examples of aging actors who have for the most part chosen quality over quantity , but the number of purpose available for older actors remain limited .
Whether or not you believe he cared less after 2002 , during his calling he ’s been in over 30 films that have a Rotten Tomatoes rating above 70 pct and 12 that are over 90 percent . No matter what lodge they ’re taken in , that ’s far more than most living actors can lay claim .
