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Whitaker was fantastic! If only Michael Keaton had Edwards' role


I like the movie and Whitaker's serious acting took it to a whole new level, but the villains were kind of cartoonish and while Edwards was okay in his role (if somewhat annoying), others could've done more with it. He reminded me of Michael Keaton here a bit, but Keaton would've done a better job.

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I thought Anthony Edwards surpassed my expectations of what he could do with a role like this, he's not really known for his comedic side

Kim Jong Un has no sense of humor... Sucks to be him

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Keaton would have been great. Soft-featured, skinny, balding Edwards was simply not believable as a rebellious cop.

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Ditto. He does a good doctor, but Dirty Harry just isn't his thing.

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