I wanted so, so much to have the relationship between the Linda Hunt character and Paden developed more.
I think Silverado was the last film I actually liked Costner in. That one or The Big Chill.
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Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 6:57:58 pm PDT #2864 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 04, 2009 7:05:03 pm PDT #2865 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think Silverado was the last film I actually liked Costner in. That one or The Big Chill.
Massive snerk. But seriously - no love for Crash Davis?
Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:06:00 pm PDT #2866 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh, was that Costner? Huh. I thought that was a pretty damned decent actor. Whatever happened to him?
Tom Scola - Jul 04, 2009 7:11:41 pm PDT #2867 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
He went on to make Waterworld And then somehow he didn't learn his lesson, and then he made The Postman.
Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:13:18 pm PDT #2868 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Seriously, since I mentioned her, I am probably the biggest Linda Hunt fangirl ever. I watched that excreble Disney Pocahontas *just* for her character. And when I think of The Year of Living Dangerously, it's not Weaver and Gibson I remember, hot as they were together then, but the pool of reporters, Michael Murphy and the rest, Bembol Roco, who played Gibson's assistant and driver, Kumar, and Hunt as Billy. She won me forever with that character and I've followed her through bad movies and better tv ever since.
Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:16:04 pm PDT #2869 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I still think Wyatt Earp would have been a decent movie if they took out 40 minutes of Costner closeups. Holliday may have been the best role of Dennis Quaid's life, but it was buried in that stinker of a movie. Everybody in Earp turned in professional portrayals. There was just 1/3 of the movie's length devoted to Costner's profile or soullessfull eyes.
Tom Scola - Jul 04, 2009 7:22:43 pm PDT #2870 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Surprisingly, Open Range is a damn good picture. Costner had the good sense to let Duvall carry the film.
DavidS - Jul 04, 2009 7:44:18 pm PDT #2871 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Costner's very good (acting and all) in A Perfect World.
He's sort of like Jane Fonda as an actor. The less good his character is, the better his performance.
I did catch the snark in Bev's praising his performance in the Big Chill, though.
Juliebird - Jul 04, 2009 7:45:19 pm PDT #2872 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Really liked him in that serial killer one, Mr. Jones or somesuch.*
* see David's post above
Cashmere - Jul 04, 2009 8:19:57 pm PDT #2873 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I did love him in A Perfect World.
I hated Mr. Brooks because of Dane Cook. But the idea was a good one--but it was poorly executed. The subplot with the daughter and everything involving Demi Moore was lame.