He is an incredibly natural actor so you never see him working, but if you watch several films of his in a row, you can spot real differences between the characters. I loves me some Hackman.
Allow me to defend my Gene Hackman love further. I think he's a fantastic actor, because even though there never seems to be a LOT of diversity in his characters, I always feel like I'm watching the character. I don't ever see Gene, or watch Gene acting. I mean, I *adore* him. I'll sit through almost any otherwise blah film, just to watch Gene at work.
Although, to be fair, possessing a broad range of "characters" doesn't make one's acting great either.... I'm looking at
you
Jim Carrey and sometimes Dustin Hoffman.
I love Nic Cage and his movies.
t Standing with Julie with the National Treasure movies.
Ooh, you meant the movie
The Rock
and not the person. I love that movie a lot.
I'm pretty much a sucker for anything that takes place on Alcatraz.
Man, remember when Nic Cage wasn't a punchline waiting to happen? I mean, Face/Off! He was so cool!
How'd he go from that to this?
The Person is firmly Dwayne Johnson in my head now.
Although, to be fair, possessing a broad range of "characters" doesn't make one's acting great either.... I'm looking at you Jim Carrey and sometimes Dustin Hoffman.
Jim Carrey has a character he can play other than Jim Carrey?
