Okay, I just read four reviews by Roger Ebert about movies James Caan has been in. Three that I loved, one which I haven't seen yet. He either slams James Caan or doesn't even mention him in the review. What's Ebert's problem with James Caan? Does anybody know?
Funny Lady was awesome. And Mr Caan and Ms Streisand were fantastic in this movie.
That's an easy one.
James Caan is a stereotypically straight male, and something of a tough guy, in a old-fasioned, pre-1960's PC kind of way.
Ebert, it would seem, can't handle that, would rather pretend he doesn't exist. I'd be interested in how he views actors such as Kevin Spacey, or others of that ilk.
Or it could be that Caan's character is something of a bizarre non-entity in this film-- whether the fault lies with the writer, director, editor, or Caan himself.
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Or it could be that Caan is a glorified "made for TV actor", who got a few lucky breaks. The biggest one being landing a role in The Godfather.
shareI've always considered Caan a poor man's Paul Newman. Caan's career has not held up well compared to his contemporaries. Consider the body of work of DeNiro, Pacino, and even Christopher Walken. Caan pretty much disappeared after the 1970's, his only noteworthy film since being Misery in 1990. Maybe he invested well from his early successes, and decided to be a bum. My main image of him now, is of him hanging around the Playboy Mansion. Seems to be the only place you'll find him publicly.
shareCann could had been contender but for drug issues and a few poor film choices. Still he is a survivor and continues to make movies. Heck he even managed to find a new generation of fans through Elf.
Its that man again!!
I never had a problem with his acting. He's pretty good.
He was actually in a movie with Olivia de Havilland, Lady in a Cage. Rather disturbing role, but he played it off well. It was his first credited film debut, but he seemed to know what he was doing.
Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...share