Two great but overrated actors and one underrated movie.

Do you remember the movie where Tom Hanks played a serial killer? That terrifying episode where he cut his victim into pieces and fed them to his dog? That evil grin with which he did that?

I don’t remember either. There ain’t such a movie. There aren’t any movies where Tom Hanks plays bad guys. Because he only plays good guys.

Boring. A career spanning decades and not a single villain role. I don’t claim to know Tom Hank’s entire filmography so perhaps I am mistaken in my judgment. But this is what comes to mind.

Forrest Gump. I love this movie, no sarcasm. Forrest is a nice guy.

Green Mile. Nice guy.

Cast Away. Nice guy.

Sully. Nice guy, a hero.

Capital Phillips. Nice guy, a hero.

I recently watched Finch with my son. It’s the latest movie with Tom Hanks. He travels with a robot in a post-apocalyptic world. I fell asleep but I’m not saying the movie was bad. Tom Hanks was of course a nice guy there.

Come on Tom Hanks. Play a villain already! Kill, steal and betray!

Now onto Jack Nicholson.

The opposite. That evil look, evil grin, the violence, and often insanity — it’s in so many of his movies.

In Departed — one of my most favorite movies ever. Watch the awesome “rat” scene!