Brendan Frasers pot-belly and dad sweater: just fine or put it away?

These photos of Brendan Fraser are from yesterday, where he was apparently wandering around New York City as part of a photo shoot. I don’t really know why he would be doing press for anything – Furry Vengeance came out months ago, and he doesn’t have any films coming out any time soon. I guess it’s not important. What is important? Look at him. Remember when he used to be hot? Remember School Ties and Gods and Monsters? I even loved his performance in The Quiet American (an underrated film, worth watching just for Michael Caine’s performance). At one point, Fraser was going to be an excellent actor, in the vein of Harrison Ford, able to swing from drama to comedy to action film, excelling at everything. And then something went wrong.

Was it the hairline that went first? The midsection? Is it just that he’s a dad and he wanted to do a bunch of family films that his kids could watch? Was it the lure of easy money? I don’t know. But whatever happened, it was bad, and it’s all over him.

Am I being too harsh? Probably. After all, everything that I’ve heard and read about Fraser is that he’s a nice, professional guy. He’s never had crack shenanigans, no DUIs, no big drama. He’s just a guy who had a lot of potential who threw it all away for a safe, steady paycheck and some donuts. There are totally worse things. But I still can’t accept it.

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