I consider it patently absurd that people put Spacey alongside genuinely truly great actors like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaqin Phoenix, Jeff Bridges, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, Christian Bale, Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, etc. I don't think he even holds his own against second tier great actors like Forest Whitaker, Woody Harrelson, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Steve Carrel (who I think might be the most talented actor in Hollywood, but hasn't had the roles yet), or a litany of acting powerhouses.