Leto or Crudup, Better Prefontaine?
Jared Leto in Prefontain and Billy Crudup in Without Limits, who was a more convincing Prefontaine? Who looked more like him, and who acted more like him?
shareI could never figure out why they would come out with Without Limits the year after Prefontaine, and I also never understood why Without Limits got so much more press. In my opinion, Prefontaine was a better film, and Jared Leto did a much better job. Billy Crudup may have more physical similarites to the actual Steve Prefontaine, but that isn't part of his acting; that's his existing physical characteristics! Personally, I don't think either of them physically resemble him, but I wouldn't factor that into the job they do portraying him in the film. I will factor in that Billy Crudup comes across as Billy Crudup acting a role, while Jared Leto really inhabits his role as Prefontaine.
shareI could never figure out why they would come out with Without Limits the year after Prefontaine, and I also never understood why Without Limits got so much more press.
Because Tom Cruise was attached to Without Limits, even if only behind the scenes. Both projects did the subject matter justice, but I personally prefer Prefontaine of the two.