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gary oldman was miscast


I still think this is a great movie tho oldman ruins it with his over the top acting and fake acccent , I think Christopher walken woulda been a much better choice

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Nuclear dog shit take. Yikes. Gary Oldman portrayed one of the best villains of all time.

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That’s what I think!! This and True Romance (1993) are my favorites of his villainous roles.

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It’s a hilariously bad take 🤣

Sincerely hope the guy’s trolling. People in this thread are actually dumping on Oldman as an actor 🤣🤣

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This is the most off kilter post i've ever read. It's like saying Alan Rickman was miscast in Die Hard. Oldman is the best thing about this movie.

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I can understand how some might feel that Gary Oldman's character was too over the top but I think most people accepted it as a stylistic choice that fit the offbeat European style of the film.

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not sure if this was serious because Oldman was so good!

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Oldman was spectacular in this..

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OLDMAN ALMOST STEALS THE FLICK FROM RENO...ALMOST...THEY ARE BOTH GREAT.

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Totally disagree. This was a really good flick. IMO it was perfectly cast.

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Who could have played him better? Maybe Jack Nicholson.

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