Best Scene: Romeo's death monologue.
4. Chris Cooper in Lone Star- Cooper seems right as the quiet convicted Sheriff, but he's suppose to be uncomfortable with his job which isn't expressed very well.
Best Scene: Sam talks to his old flame.
3. Liam Neeson in Michael Collins- Collins is made to be an absolute hero here, and the film outright rejects any scenes to give a greater complexity to see him, but Neeson does bring the right power and passion to the part.
Best Scene: Collins attempts to defend the treaty.
2. Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting - McGregor gives a nicely charismatic portrayal, and meets any challenge in store for him.
Best Scene: Renton goes Cold Turkey
1. Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet - Although I was skeptical about Branagh approach to the prince of Denmark, he successfully won me over with his flamboyant portrayal of Hamlet. He creates an understanding in the insanity, but as well brings his performance down when needed and to great effect. For the overall win it came down to the men whose plan goes horribly wrong, I decided to go with the car salesman.
Best Scene: The duel.
Overall Rank:
- Max von Sydow in Hamsun
- William H. Macy in Fargo
- Jeffrey Wright in Basquiat
- Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet
- Timothy Spall in Secrets & Lies
- James Woods in Killer: A Journal of Murder
- Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible
- Phillippe Torreton in Captain Conan
- Robert Carlyle in Carla's Song
- Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting
- Christopher Walken in The Funeral
- George Clooney in From Dusk Till Dawn
- Liam Neeson in Michael Collins
- Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill
- Mel Gibson in Ransom
- Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
- Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient
- Noah Taylor in Shine
- Stellan Skarsgard in Breaking The Waves
- Daniel Auteuil in The Eighth Day
- Pascal Duquenne in The Eighth Day
- Luke Wilson in Bottle Rocket
- Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor
- Jeff Daniels in Fly Away Home
- Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact
- Tom Hulce in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Christopher Eccleston in Jude
- Richard Gere in Primal Fear
- Owen Wilson in Bottle Rocket
- Stanley Tucci in Big Night
- Joe Pantoliano in Bound
- Zdeněk Svěrák in Kolya
- Charles Berling in Ridicule
- Nathan Lane in The Birdcage
- Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible
- Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do
- Jon Favreau in Swingers
- Tony Shalhoub in Big Night
- Denzel Washington in Courage Under Fire
- Jérémie Renier in La Promesse
- Leon Lai in Comrades: Almost a Love Story
- Nicolas Cage in The Rock
- Sener Sen in The Bandit
- Geoffrey Rush in Shine
- Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade
- John Malkovich in The Portrait of a Lady
- James Spader in Crash
- Daniel Giménez Cacho in Deep Crimson
- Kim Bodnia in Pusher
- Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners
- John Travolta in Phenomenon
- Antonio Banderas in Evita
- Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
- Ben Stiller in Flirting With Disaster
- Sean Connery in The Rock
- Woody Harrelson in Kingpin
- Jeff Bridges in White Squall
- Sean Connery in Dragonheart
- Albert Brooks in Mother
- Michael Keaton in Multiplicity
- Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore
- Dennis Quiad in Dragonheart
- Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Eraser
- Chris Cooper in Lone Star
- Bill Murray in Larger Than Life
- Joseph Perrino in Sleepers
- Robin Williams in The Birdcage
- Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet
- Bill Pullman in Independence Day
- Jason Patric in Sleepers
- Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness
- Steve Martin in Sgt. Bilko
- Randy Quaid in Kingpin
- Vincent D'Onofrio in The Whole Wide World
- Blake Heron in Shiloh
- Sylvester Stallone in Daylight
- Will Smith in Independence Day
- Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt
- Vincent Gallo in The Funeral
- Bill Paxton in Twister
- Chris Farley in Black Sheep
- Leslie Nielsen in Spy Hard
- Kelsey Grammer in Down Periscope
- Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks!
- Jeff Bridges in The Mirror Has Two Faces
- Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction
- Vincent Kartheiser in Alaska
- Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi
- Jon Lovitz in High School High
- David Spade in Black Sheep
- Matthew Broderick in The Cable Guy
- Robin Williams in Jack
- Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jingle All The Way
- Tom Arnold in The Stupids
- Sinbad in First Kid
- Jeffrey Nording in D3
- Billy Zane in The Phantom
- Robert Sean Leonard in Killer: A Journal of Murder
- Joshua Jackson in D3
- Jason Alexander in Dunston Checks In
- Brock Pierce in First Kid
- Francis Capra in Kazaam
- Michael Jordan in Space Jam
- Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam
- Eric Lloyd in Dunston Checks In
- Stephen Baldwin in Bio-Dome
- Pauly Shore in Bio-Dome
24 comments:
Supporting 96:
Steve Buscemi in Fargo
Robert Carlyle in Trainspotting
Derek Jacobi Hamlet
Samuel L. Jackson in A Time to Kill
Matthew McConaughey in Lone Star
Fargo guys for sure.
Fargo guys
Gene Hackman- The Birdcage
Paul Scofield- The Crucible
Pete Postlethwaite- Brassed Off
Steve Buscemi-Fargo
Derek Jacobi-Hamlet
Paul Scofield-The Crucible
Gene Hackman-The Birdcage
Leonardo DiCaprio-Marvin's Room
Also maybe someone from My Fellow Americans?
Also, what were your rating and thoughts for James Woods?
Actually, I'm gonna swap out McConaughey for either Hackman in The Birdcage or Scofield in The Crucible.
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Derek Jacobi - Hamlet
Skeet Ulrich - Scream
Matthew McConaughey - Lone Star
Samuel L Jackson - A Time to Kill
Oh yeah and Peter Stormare in Fargo
And what are your ratings and thoughts on Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill?
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Francis Ng - Young and Dangerous
Skeet Ulrich - Scream
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Matthew McConaughey - Lone Star
Louis: your ratings & thoughts on:
James Woods in Killer: A Journal of Murder
Mel Gibson in Ransom
Noah Taylor in Shine
Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor
Connery, Quaid, Postlethwaite & Thewlis in Dragonheart.
Tom Hulce in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Ranom , but add Dave Chappel for The Nutty Professor LOL.
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Derek Jacobi - Hamlet
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Paul Scofield - The Crucible
Gene Hackman - The Birdcage
Honorable:
Anyone from Scream
Timothy Spall - Secrets and Lies
Paul Scofield - The Crucible
Edward Norton - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Louis: I would like to ask on whether you've seen Rescue Dawn and will Christian Bale be in Consideration for 2007 Lead.
Luke: Yes I've seen Rescue Dawn and Bale certainly will be considered that year.
I really don't have anybody to add for Supporting that hasn't already been mwntioned
Ratings and thoughts on Day-Lewis.
Here is Louis's Comment on the lineup page
Day-Lewis - 4.5(Although the adaptation is probably too by the books Day-Lewis really brings a great conviction to the part as always, and I found his performance properly moving and powerful)
Harry Belafonte in Kansas City (You HAVE to review him. The idea of him playing a cold, malicious kingpin is too good to pass up)
Steve Buscemi in Fargo
Robert Carlyle in Trainspotting
Tony Jay in Hunchback of Notre Damme
Skeet Ulrich in Scream
Wait, you didn't think McConaughey's final speech wasn't undercut by, I don't know, the completely myopic an veiled racist implications of it?
It's funny that you mention that, as I was originally going to write:
"Although I did not care for the film, McConaughey does gives an appropriately passionate performance, and delivery of the summation at end of the film is particularly effective, although the writing behind the summation is more than a little questionable"
I didn't because that's hardly McConaughey's fault.
Fair enough.
Want to see Branagh because I'm beginning to really like Shakespeare!!
Michael McCarthy:
Woods - 4.5(He's in a truly awful film, but he gives a disturbing and searing portrayal of a vicious killer who wants to die. I only wish a better film had been made around his performance.)
Kevin:
McConaughey - 4(Although I did not care for the film, McConaughey does gives an appropriately passionate performance, and delivery of the summation at end of the film is particularly effective)
Luke:
Gibson - 4(Really knows how to say "Gimme Back My Son". Anyway very solid if simple leading turn by him)
Taylor - 4(He very much got the shaft when it came to acclaim for the film as Rush's performance probably would not have worked if it was not for Taylor. Rush gets to Helfgott when he becomes basically one note, Taylor is the one who earns by effectively showing how Helfgott got to that point)
Murphy - 4(One of his best performances. He's actually brings a lot of honest warmth when he's the fat Sherman, then he really quite entertaining when he is the sleazy Buddy Love or one of the other Klump family members)
Connery - 3(It's all about being "The Last One", but his voice definitely fits being a dragon)
Quaid - 3(In conception he seems very miscast as a knight, but he actually does a pretty decent job of being the hero)
Thewlis - 2(Over the top but not in a good a way)
Postlethwaite - 3(Over the top, but in an endearing sort of way)
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