Two of the unquestioned greatest actors of the 20th century, with three Oscars and another eleven nominations between them. Neither has been nominated since the early 90s (DeNiro 1991, for Cape Feare; Pacino in 1993, for Glengarry Glen Ross and The Scent of a Woman), and in the 21st century, both of their resumes are...rather bad. In most of their movies they're coasting and on past roles.
So, who's had it worse?
For me, DeNiro; he had a cute camp part in Stardust, but, apart from that, what is there in the 21st century (he's faired a bit better as a director; The Good Shepherd was good)? He's made a lot more recent movies than Pacino, and there's a huge amount of schlock there.
Pacino at least has Angels in America and a really good film version of The Merchant of Venice, even if a lot of his other performances are just him shouting a lot.
So, who's had it worse?
For me, DeNiro; he had a cute camp part in Stardust, but, apart from that, what is there in the 21st century (he's faired a bit better as a director; The Good Shepherd was good)? He's made a lot more recent movies than Pacino, and there's a huge amount of schlock there.
Pacino at least has Angels in America and a really good film version of The Merchant of Venice, even if a lot of his other performances are just him shouting a lot.