This is the male actors portion of the most overrated. And in no way by overrated do I mean "bad," just more renowned for their acting than they should be. Child actors do not count. In no specific order.

George Clooney:
     The guy plays the same character over and over again. Don't get me wrong, he plays it well. But people want to shrine this guy as a phenomenal actor. Why? If a movie calls for a guy's guy I bet Clooney is the first call they make. Let's see how many movies in which he has NOT taken a risk. Leatherheads, Michael Clayton, Ocean's 11-13, Syriana, The Perfect Storm, Three Kings, ER, Out Of Sight, The Peacemaker, and Batman & Robin. It's no wonder it took this guy 12 years of television to break into the movie business. He is a male version of Jessica Alba, but unlike her he picks roles people like. You hear that, Clooney-lovers? He PICKS good roles, he doesn't make them. Big difference there.

Hayden Christensen:
     If this list had a #1 he would take it down instantly. I don't even like the fact that I could give him a #1 rating for anything. The worst high-paid actor in the history of film, period. He butchered Anakin Skywalker beyond recognition, made Awake put me to sleep, and made Jumper make me want to take a 15-story jump. I'm not even exaggerating when I say that global warming and world hunger would come to an end if he just quit acting. Well, maybe world hunger is a stretch.

Owen Wilson:
     He has picked some funny movies. True. He has made funny movies funnier. False. The only role I ever liked him in as an individual actor was Behind Enemy Lines, which was not a comedy. I can't think of a single movie in which he made the movie funny except Armageddon. Zoolander had Ben Stiller/Will Ferrell. I-Spy had Eddie Murphy. Meet The Parents/Meet The Fockers had Ben Stiller. Wedding Crashers was all Vince Vaughn. Starsky & Hutch was all Ben Stiller/Snoop Dogg. Night At The Museum was terrible except for Robin Williams. Whoa, that's a lot of Ben Stiller collaborations. Maybe Stiller realies that having Wilson next to you makes you look funnier. You, Me, and Dupree was terrible. I'm done here.

Pierce Brosnan:
     Decent run as James Bond, but he's not going down in the history books for that one. The Thomas Crown Affair was awesome. But other than that, what has he done? Why does he always play the snooty Brit? Yes, I said snooty. Can we just pretend he never did The Matador, After The Sunset, Dante's Peak, Mars Attacks, or Mrs. Doubtfire? On second thought, can we just pretend he never existed. Just because he was an okay James Bond doesn't make him a great actor. Sean Connery is famous for Bond, but not one of the best actors ever because of Bond.

Ben Stiller:
     Stiller has made some seriously hilarious movies. You can't deny that. But he belongs on this list because, as an actor, he is ov-er-rat-ed. You can practically guarantee if he is in a movie, the character is going to screw something up. Given, he is good at playing the part. But show some variety, man. Just because you can only do comedy doesn't mean you can't take risks. That is why Will Ferrell is not on this list. Yea, Ferrell plays the same role a lot, but Stranger Than Fiction keeps him off. If I had to rank these people, Stiller would be be 10th, though, because I really love his movies.

Marlon Brando:
     So overrated. He was built for the role in Godfather. Otherwise, he never really had a role that people cared about. Well, he was kind of important in the old Superman movie. The oldies love Streetcar Named Desire and On The Waterfront. From what I've heard, he is impossible to work with on set. But the man was in movies from 1950-2001 and only had 2 or 3 truly memorable roles in my opinion. Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, and Superman. Go ahead and call me young and uninformed, but this is my list, right? Yep, sure is.

Keanu Reeves:
     Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Enough said. Seriously though, the guy keeps trying and trying and trying. Nothing fits him. He tried the sci-fi with The Matrix, the romance with A Walk In The Clouds, the deep with Devil's Advocate, the sports with The Replacement, and the action with Speed. He confuses me. As much as I want to love Reeves as an actor, I can't help but recognize the fact that the movies made Keanu, not the other way around. He picks some great roles, but I won't say they kicked ass because of his performances.

Laurence Fishburne:
     Maybe it's just me, but the guy annoys the hell out of me. He strikes me as an intelligent person, but then he talks like a dumb person trying to sound smart. Kind of like Emmitt Smith. I really can't pick a single role of his that I enjoyed watching him act. Not a single one.

Ben Affleck:
     No surprise here. A victim of his own choices. Loved him in Boiler Room and Good Will Hunting, but looking back his roles in both were relatively small. He can work wonders with a pen in his hand, but can't do much with a camera in his face.

Matthew McConaughey:
     Same role, every time. He's pretty damn good at it, though. Then again, how hard can it be to just play yourself. He is like a higher paid version of reality television. If he is on screen odds are he has his shirt off or is fulfilling every male stereotype available. Usually both.

Honorable Mention: Hugh Grant (thanks, Peter). Although he just flat out sucks, so overrated may be a stretch.