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Post by wallsofjericho on Apr 21, 2024 19:33:51 GMT
Rewatched this again and think the Hawke and PSH acting partnership is one of the best that decade. Hawke in particular does this amazing thing where he will start smirking nervously in the most absurd and dangerous situations that it feels completely unique and of the page. Both seem to convey shades of Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon in certain sections of the movie. Love this movie.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 21, 2024 19:45:33 GMT
I think it's in PSH's top 3 and what I love about it is that he seems to suggest he's in a way eating himelf up or consuming himself ........that outside events have made him to sort of almost burst apart at the seams......and no matter what he does - fix his hair, or adjust hs clothes - or tilt his body - he can't actually stop himself from boiling over.....it's a performance of literally and symbolically "boling over" It's a great gift that a director who directed amazing performances by 3 of the top 7 male American film actors ever ( Brando, Pacino, Newman) AND great performances by Magnani, Hepburn, Richardson, Robards, Steiger, Fonda - and many more - went out with an acting tour de force movie......specifically  |
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 21, 2024 20:40:58 GMT
Rewatched this again and think the Hawke and PSH acting partnership is one of the best that decade. Hawke in particular does this amazing thing where he will start smirking nervously in the most absurd and dangerous situations that it feels completely unique and of the page. Both seem to convey shades of Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon in certain sections of the movie. Love this movie. I haven't seen the movie in a long time and I usually (not always) find Hawke mostly dull but iirc there is a scene in the movie with Hawke and Shannon where they are in a bar and Hawke is shot closest to the camera - where he does that thing ^ like he can't believe how things are spiralling out of control: When he's asked to show his license or pay Shannon some money or something (or his sister maybe) .........and because of the way Lumet shoots it you notice Hawke "squirming" because of where he is placed in the frame in relation to the other actors and camera and how Shannon is so relaxed it makes Hawke seems MORE unsettled........ I'll see if I can find it - but it's an amazing scene because the sister leaves - and where it should be "looser" - it weirdly gets "tighter" .........like a vice..... |
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Post by stephen on Apr 21, 2024 20:46:57 GMT
Hoffman's tremendous in it, Finney's marvelous, Tomei's terrific. Hawke kinda gets lost amid these titans, but I don't know if I think it's his fault or how Hank's character is predisposed to get lost in the shuffle. But I watch this movie and think of how it really encompasses the greatness of Hoffman/Finney/Tomei, and it reminds me how lucky that we were that they got to work with such a fantastic actor's director like Lumet at the last moment.
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Post by wallsofjericho on Apr 21, 2024 20:50:28 GMT
Rewatched this again and think the Hawke and PSH acting partnership is one of the best that decade. Hawke in particular does this amazing thing where he will start smirking nervously in the most absurd and dangerous situations that it feels completely unique and of the page. Both seem to convey shades of Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon in certain sections of the movie. Love this movie. I haven't seen the movie in a long time and I usually (not always) find Hawke mostly dull but iirc there is a scene in the movie with Hawke and Shannon where they are in a bar and Hawke is shot closest to the camera - where he does that thing ^ like he can't believe how things are spiralling out of control: When he's asked to show his license or pay Shannon some money or something (or his sister maybe) .........and because of the way Lumet shoots it you notice Hawke "squirming" because of where he is placed in the frame in relation to the other actors and camera and how Shannon is so relaxed it makes Hawke seems MORE unsettled........ I'll see if I can find it - but it's an amazing scene because the sister leaves - and where it should be "looser" - it weirdly gets "tighter" .........like a vice..... Thats a great scene and your right he does smirk there but it's very evident in the rampage scene where Andy asks him 'are we good'?. That whole scene is tragicomic played masterfully by both actors but Hawke has a lot of scenes which play out that way like going to retrieve his items from the rental car and the disguises he uses. I think this is Hawke's second best, he does remind me a little of Pacino in DDA. |
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Post by Weaver Addict on Apr 21, 2024 21:38:54 GMT
I'm such a massive fan of PSH (hot mother fucker) and this scene literally broke my heart. link |
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 21, 2024 22:31:11 GMT
a crime Finney wasn't nominated for it
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