Yes,although trolls is kind of a weird word to me,my detective skills have concluded that´s people talking trash,fake info,etc. Does it have to do with the audience of this film? Yes,both unfortunately and thankfully.A bit more mature people here,this smug man thinks:)
Think this movie hasn´t been seen by those who give Thor and Captain America a way higher grade then this....although I think alot of people over 25-30 has missed this little gem also,it slipped through the cracks.
Movies from the 90´s either have very high or very low amount of voters. Braveheart 291,000. Rob Roy 17,000. Both came out in 1995....slightly unfair.
As for this movie and it´s performances,I go in the middle between everyone here. I think Hutton is the weakest of the three,he knows it,is supposed to be and accepts it. The role fits him. Support from Guzman and Dutton is good but not scenestealing.
Nolte and Assante are both superb in very different ways,though Nolte gets to chew the scenery in a very entertaining,scary way and turns this monster into a disturbingly human force of nature. His best work,Denzel in Training Days inspiration. Nolte didn´t act,he became Brennan and should´ve gotten an Oscarnom...
Assantes Golden globe nomination for Best supporting was welldeserved. I sympathized with Bobby Tex and Assante had the mannerisms and whole persona of this guy down perfectly and he was in the middle,between good and evil,as I see it.
Those calling the performance a Montana-clone should maybe look closer at the characters motivation,desire and methods and besides AN accent but a different kind,see there´s not much in common besides a globe nom.
Those who say Nolte doesn´t have the lead but own the film...heroes aren´t always leads,his role was just slightly bigger then Assante but all three have so many scenes on their own,both own stories and the same one. One could say Hutton and Nolte has the leads and Assante supporting but don´t know if that would be fair...
The ending regarding Texador getting blown up is dissapointing but I feel like Lumet went for"That´s just how things play out sometimes IRL" and a minor surprise. Some say Texador was pointless to the story but without him,there is no case. Quinn getting away with it all was just the perfect(screwed up)example of police corruption and evil always succeding and thriving despite honest men who do their best to stop this with honest methods.
That Tex refers to Quinn as "the kid,A LITTLE older" when the man looks 63 is somewhat confusing casting,though...and why gangsters reacted to Tex having two hitmen as company,concidering his proffession was weird and concidering the situation and his power,not taking out Brennan felt out of character. Still,gritty,brutal,tense and wonderful acting. An 8...see this film,people.
Would´ve loved a scene between Nolte and Assante in this one.Keeping the thread alive.
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spinaned
11 years ago
Yep, this is a great thread for a great film. I agree with the majority here, that the acting is outstanding. Nolte and Assante's best and perhaps Hutton's as well. I would rank them Nolte/Hutton/Assante. I also liked Jenny Lumet and Luis Guzman in supporting roles. I never understood the criticism of Lumet's acting. She was very credible and so was her character. Sidney did a fine job with the writing on this as well. One of his best films IMO.
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chester-copperpot-1
10 years ago
Nolte made Brennan perhaps the most intimitading character I've ever seen. It's scary how intimidating he is. If that guy leaned over you in real life, you would piss your pants. No question about it.
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