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Right. An actor brings an audiences' biases about him to a role, too

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tinear

In Reply to: RE: holy cow, that is who they were referring to..... posted by Duilawyer on February 08, 2008 at 18:39:10

far a reach and it's a distraction, i.e. Robin Williams as a psychopath.
I expected Woody to ask for a joint before the hammer fell...

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he was so awful in Insomnia. He fidgets in every role, due to his - Duilawyer 13:23:11 02/09/08 (0)
cocaine addiction.
Williams nailed it (and himself) in "One Hour Photo"--his finest role. * - mr grits 10:52:49 02/09/08 (3)
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Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
- Did a good job in "Garp" - Road Warrior 16:01:03 02/09/08 (2)
  Underrated movie IMHO. I can't imagine annyone else playing Garp after seeing Williams' portrayal.
  
  There's a muscle on her arm
  With a red and blue tatoo
  That says
  Fort Worth I love you
  - Horrible in garp. rEad the boook. Garp was athletic and - Duilawyer 17:12:55 02/09/08 (1)
    thoughtful. Williams was fidgety and terse. We used to try and name actors who would have been better, but at the time there weren't any clear improvements. Jon Voigt was one named.
    - Loved the book - Road Warrior 20:43:24 02/09/08 (0)
      Still think RW was the man. Maybe not the perfect characterization, re the book, but still believable in what I thought was going to be an impossible task, translatiung the book to the big screen. YMMV
      
      There's a muscle on her arm
      With a red and blue tatoo
      That says
      Fort Worth I love you
he is a one-trick pony. nt - Duilawyer 09:18:36 02/09/08 (0)
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