Vincent D'Onofrio


D'Onofrio once again has proved himself to be the man. Talk about taking an already cool movie and escalating it to the level he did. Anyone who is a fan definitely needs to check him out as Pooh Bear in this flick.

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Yep, it's my favorite role for him. A great performance to end on, before going for the steady-paycheck hack role on tv for the rest of his career.

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Take that back! He left that wonderful 'hack' role.
Also, during that run, VDO wrote directed & starred in 'Five Minutes, Mr. Welles' (playing guess who?), a short which played @ film fests in '05.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-4PPr3r_r0


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I completely didn't even recognize him.

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"I completely didn't even recognize him"

Ditto. I thought i had never seen this guy before, until i checked his role list. To stand out like that in a movie with such a splendid crew, Val Kilmer (nailing his character), Deborah Kara Unger, Doug Hutchison, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Goldberg, Anthony LaPaglia and Luis Guzm�n (as always brilliant in his roles) is quite amazing. I mean this guy SCARED the cr*p out of me. Excellent performance.
I also agree with SlightX; the movies first part is like a trip spinning off but then the movie finds itself.
The story reminded me a little of "State of Grace" with Sean Penn, Gary Oldman (talk about acting in that movie) & Ed Harris.
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Yeah ... in terms of "unrecognisability" it's up there with Gary Oldman in True Romance.

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Agreed, it was an outstanding role and definitely one of his best. I also agree with the poster who brought up his selling out for TV's steady paycheck. He was, imo, really coming into his own as an actor. Had he stayed with films I have no doubt he would be one of the most respected actors in Hollywood right about now. Instead he went to TV, as so many Hollywood stars are doing these days. The rest as we say is history and his movie career has simply never be the same.

I actually feel sorry for TV actors and actresses as there are only so many slots available on TV and so many of them are now being filled by big name stars. TV used to be considered 2nd rate entertainment and taking TV gigs used to be suicidal for ones film career. That just isn't the case anymore as TV has really come into its own and is no longer considered 2nd rate entertainment. A lot of big name Hollywood stars actually do both now and that makes me wonder why we haven't seen more of D'Onofrio in regards to the big screen as I have no doubt he could get more parts if he wanted them. Maybe he just likes TV, and its steady paycheck, more than making films. Its really a shame as again I have no doubt he could have been one of the best. I for one don't care for the show he is on at all or the character he plays for that matter. Oh well....what can ya do.

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D'Onofrio is one of my top 5 favorite actors, any category. He goes beyond realism into this sort of flamboyancy that is still believable, but also superbly arresting. The TV gig he took is a shame, not just because it's an unexceptional role, but he doesn't even bring much of his brilliance to it. Ah, at least there are still all those movies he's done to watch again.

I really liked this movie, which seems to be pretty unknown. 8/10.

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Have you ever actually watched the TV show? Just like his movie roles, every character takes a back seat to his in L&O CI. He plays his character perfectly, a meticulous, incredibly intelligent yet eccentric, detective who gets in the minds of criminals. LOL @ "not brilliant". The show is absolutely terrible with the incredibly lame Jeff Goldblum taking over for him.

But I'll agree with you on everything else.

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I agree, jjmensch, it seems like plu4085 hasn't seen even ONE episode of CI when Vincent was on it, he was incredible as Goren and made the whole show, imo. If plu4085 had actually stopped to watch any episode with VD in it (I prefer the first 4 seasons), then they wouldn't be dogging the show like they are now, just because it's a procedural drama and part of the L & O franchise, doesn't mean VD didn't bring his own thing to it and make it his own, which he definitely did.



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Yes! He's amazing in this movie..And I barely recognize him. I had to double-take the cast to make sure that Pooh Bear was actualy Vincent D'onofrio. This is such an underrated movie.

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VINCENT D'ONOFRIO never looks like himself except one roll I remember, Robert Altman's THE PLAYER: however he really is great at disappeariNG in a roll, movies like this one playing Poohbear and, of course Full Metal Jacket, 'private Pyle' and one of my favorites EDGAR! The hillbilly who is taken over by the giant alien Roach in
THE MEN IN BLACK.....the EDGAR SUIT

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What's your major malfunction Pyle!

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Conservatives think liberals are stupid...

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There were a lot of interesting performances, but D'Onofrio stole the show hands down. A really committed portrayal. Oddly, I thought Danny Trejo gave a rare (very rare) hollow performance in his small part.

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The DVD case I have omitted Vince's name from the front. All the way thru the movie, I was thinking, "who is this guy? he is KILLING it!" I should have known is was Private Pyle. An absolutely BRILLIANT performance by an amazing actor.

BTW.....i've never seen CSI or whatever that show is either......


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