LaBeouf takes Partial Blame for Sucktitude of "Crystal Skull"

It wasn't easy watching what happened to one of my favorite action heroes two summers ago, but it was refreshing to see LaBeouf finally man up and take some credit for the atrocity that was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

"I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished," LaBeouf said, explaining that this upped the ante for him before he began shooting the "Wall Street" sequel. "If I was going to do it twice, my career was over. So this was fight-or-flight for me." Meeting with reporters Saturday on a terrace at the Hotel du Cap, he had some strong, confessional words about his acting in the film, which he said he felt didn't convince anyone that he was the action hero the movie claimed him to be. "You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven [Spielberg, who directed]. But the actor's job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn't do it. So that's my fault. Simple."

LaBeouf said that he could have kept quiet, especially given the movie's blockbuster status, but didn't think the film had fooled anyone. "I think the audience is pretty intelligent. I think they know when you've made ... . And I think if you don't acknowledge it, then why do they trust you the next time you're promoting a movie." LaBeouf went on to say he wasn't the only star on the film who felt that way. "We [Harrison Ford and LaBeouf] had major discussions. He wasn't happy with it either. Look, the movie could have been updated. There was a reason it wasn't universally accepted."

LaBeouf added, "We need to be able to satiate the appetite," he said. "I think we just misinterpreted what we were trying to satiate."

- LA Times

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Say what you want about LaBeouf and his acting style, but you can't deny it takes integrity to come out and admit when you screw up like that, or that you're taking part in something truly awful. LaBeouf caught some flak not too long ago for making similar comments regarding Transformers 2.

Although we have to give him credit for being honest with himself and the films' producers; I wouldn't have any problem being honest with myself regarding my lack of skill as a brain surgeon, after killing a hundred people attempting to be one. Perhaps your career as an actor ended with "Even Stephens", Mr. LaBeouf. I guess we won't know until you admit your next mistake...