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How do you decide which films to see? Do you go by the trailer? The director? The genre? The review?

I would surmise that a lot of people go by who's starring in the film, which is a tough thing to do. I mean, think about it - how many actors/actresses can you name, who have never been in a bad film? Even the most respected stars have got some real stinkers on their CV.

- Russell Crowe: For every Gladiator and LA Confidential, he does A Good Year or Virtuosity
- Denzel Washington: Oscar-winning performances in Glory and Training Day can't help erase the dire Preacher's Wife
- Helen Mirren: have you seen Caligula (although it wasn't all her fault)?
- Nicole Kidman: The Interpreter, Practical Magic
- Meryl Streep: Oscars, sure, but you won't be rushing to rent She Devil or Music Of The Heart is a thoroughly mawkish movie (Wes Craven's one attempt at non-horror!)

I've come up with a couple of people, though, who I think are pretty much infallible. If you see their name attached to a movie, it's a 99% certainty that it will be worth watching.
- Jeff Bridges: I've had a look through his list of credits and there's nothing there that I wouldn't watch, because he's so engaging
- Cate Blanchett: possibly one of the finest and most underrated actresses working today

Am sure there are more, and please let me know if you can think of anyone. Just nobody dare mention Tom "The Man With One Red Shoe" Hanks