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Jack Lemmon's Masterpiece


Of all his films, this one is his best performance. The nostalgic referances, the passion, and sarcasm, he was excellent in all aspects of this relatively unknown film. He certainly deserved the acadamy award.

What are you gonna do? Kill me? Every body Dies. John Garfield (Body and Soul)

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Yes, he was excellent in this role (so was Jack Gilford). But I might rate him even a tad better as the desperate salesman Shelley Levine in Glengarry Glen Ross.

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I totally agree.

What are you gonna do? Kill me? Every body Dies. John Garfield (Body and Soul)

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Great performance, probably his the best.I love Jack Lemmon but i think Brando was awesome in Last Tango in Paris.

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I wouldn't go that far. Lemmon's great here, but even better in Days of Wine and Roses, Missing, and Glengarry Glen Ross.

I liked Save the Tiger even more the second time around.

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I agree that this is an outstanding performance but he was such a wonderful actor I find it difficult to define this as his best performance. There was a realism to this role and his acting that spoke to me. Lemon comes across in all his roles as someone you know or someone you want to know. I love him in "The Apartment" and as a recovering alcoholic, I am in awe of his performance in, "Days of Wine and Roses". I've read that Lemon had a drinking problem before and during filming and this movie held particular meaning for him.

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Amazing actor, he was outstanding in this film, what a performance.

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.

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Could be - his best performance. However, I'd still probably pick Nicholson's work in The Last Detail as most impressive acting job of 1973. It's close though.



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Absolute brillance. a prime example of why Lemmon was one of the truly great actors.

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