He definitely has range.

He gets compared to Jimmy Stewart a good bit, justifiably so. Stewart also had that “average joe” vibe that he could adjust to a surprising variety of roles.

I’d definitely rank him high personally, and I think he would fit into anyone’s top ten to twenty list without arguments about him belonging.

That being said, his style of acting doesn’t always work for everyone. He gets complaints about being bland even when a role is gritty, though I tend to think that’s more from his habit of playing just under the threshold life emoting. Like in Green mile and road to perdition, he never quite breaks loose all the way. But, he did do that in castaway; so we know he’s capable of a spittle flying, scenery chewing performance. It’s just that he uses it sparingly. And not everyone enjoys a restrained performance, which is perfectly fine.

I also think he holds up well even in his older roles, even when they aren’t as great as it was at the time. Bosom buddies, as an example of that. Great show at the time, and his chatter character worked well then. But it wouldn’t work nowadays. However, his work in the role was solid and holds up despite the almost painful writing.