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I can appreciate the criticism of Jack Nicholson -- he was Jack on steroids and for me that was very entertaining. He also had clarity of performance.

I think everyone else should give ledger's performance a second look. He was genuinely uncomfortable and very annoying to watch. He offered no clarity of the character. The makeup and look was an interesting version. He struck a coule of poses that were visually interesting -- like when he sat in jail. Still, I say he was terrible and miscast.

Maybe people are wowed by this "version." I believe people are heavily influenced by the hype. I'd imagine the studio has made many extra millions by exploiting ledger's death. His death without any exploitation would bring in extra millions. Having studio shills out there praising it as incredible when it simply isn't has no doubt benefitted them even more.

I felt he was a fairly ordinary actor, capable of common type characterizations. He was way out of his element and it showed.


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  • not for me - WinthorpeIII 13:18:57 07/26/08 (1)
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