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Herbert Lom really makes this movie.

posted 12 years ago by Mr_Blonde3
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Naturally, it would be great with MacLaine and Caine alone, but Lom's presence really elevates the film. I love that the real character is a lot smarter and more suspicious than his imagined persona is.

Lom was relegated to so many villain roles. Even his (IMO) greatest character, Dreyfus in the Pink Panther series, was a villain for the first few films. It was nice to see that this film, (Like Dreyfus) gave him a chance to really shine.

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 10 years ago

I thought that all the actors were perfectly cast.

I agree that Lom's character is much smarter and more suspicious than what Michael Caine's character thinks of him.

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[–] tucostevens54 9 years ago

I think it's good too that he's not a villain by any stretch - in fact I was initially sympathetic to him because Dean is using the memory of his dead wife to manipulate him. He's sort of an antagonist not a villain. And very charming too.

[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

The Alan Rickman character in the remake was more of a villain than Lom.

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[–] BeaSouth (2767) 3 years ago

If you think about it, each of the three characters underestimated each other which is part of the charm of the movie