I'm having a hard time thinking of American actors who go there.
Viggo Mortensen can do it well enough to make up for the lack of hundreds of other actors.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 11, 2008 1:01:14 pm PST #8974 of 10000
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DavidS - Dec 11, 2008 1:12:56 pm PST #8975 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Viggo Mortensen can do it well enough to make up for the lack of hundreds of other actors.
That's true. I think we've talked before about his performance in The Prophecy.
Scrappy - Dec 11, 2008 1:25:57 pm PST #8976 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
mmm, Viggo. How about Larry Fishburne?
DavidS - Dec 11, 2008 1:46:15 pm PST #8977 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
mmm, Viggo. How about Larry Fishburne?
It seems within his range but I don't remember that being a big part of my favorite roles for him. I remember his charisma in King of New York and the noirish burn he had in Deep Cover.
Scrappy - Dec 11, 2008 1:57:52 pm PST #8978 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
And don't forget his scary-ass Ike Turner.
DavidS - Dec 11, 2008 2:35:24 pm PST #8979 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And don't forget his scary-ass Ike Turner.
Definitely. There's this coiled explosiveness in Fishburne, but somehow that seems like a different quality. Not so much menacing as dangerous. Like, you would know better than to fuck with him, whereas a menacing character you know they'll fuck with you anyway.
Juliebird - Dec 11, 2008 2:37:00 pm PST #8980 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Probably too young and bordering more on psychotically (sp?)menacing, but Ben Foster impresses me most when he's a villain. As much as I disliked Hostage, I was totally captivated by his character.
Kathy A - Dec 11, 2008 2:45:41 pm PST #8981 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think we've talked before about his performance in The Prophecy.
Have I ever thanked you for introducing me to this movie? When you said that Viggo outcreeps Walken at his creepy best, I knew I had to watch it!
Even with the great villain performances, my favorite thing about the movie is the whole Miltonian take on angels.
beekaytee - Dec 11, 2008 3:06:01 pm PST #8982 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
I adore the Prophesy movies. Every single one of them which, of course, proves I have no taste at all. But, there you go.
I'm fascinated by the man vs. angel struggle. Not sure why.
Strega - Dec 11, 2008 7:35:58 pm PST #8983 of 10000
Michael Chiklis can do both the "crazy out of control" scary and the "cold-blooded and very controlled" scary, as needed.