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What was your favourite performance in this film?

posted 15 years ago by dave_wlogan
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Personally I thought that Hoskins, Winstone, Mirren and Caine were sublime in this film. The kid who played the young Jack was really good too.

[–] RondoHatton 15 years ago

Practically everyone in Last Orders was excellent, and I agree that JJ Feild, the guy who played Young Jack was very good. David Hemmings' character was not someone you cared for, like most of the main cast, but he acted his arse off!
I watched Malta Story last night, and now Feild really reminds me of the young Alec Guinness.....he could have been the perfect young Obi-Wan. I'm astonished to see he's an American.

[–] Briwilmen 14 years ago

I watched Last Orders on TV for the first time last week and throughout the entire movie I thought I was watching JUDE LAW in the role of young Jack. They do bare a striching resemblance

[–] kikiscastle77 14 years ago

JJ Feild grew up in the UK, he moved away from the US when he was very young. I believe he considers himself as English or British. I remember finding out about him a few years back after seeing some of his performances. I was shocked an American could pull off our accents and that's when i found out he was raised in the UK.

[–] Governor_Frontbottom 14 years ago

Pervert!

"I want to kiss you until your lips are somewhat bruised".

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[–] Governor_Frontbottom 14 years ago

Deviant bugger!

"I want to kiss you until your lips are somewhat bruised".

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[–] TheCineSinge 12 years ago

For once, not Michael Caine - though he was still great.

Bob Hoskins won it for me.

[–] Demarates 11 years ago

Claire Harman, the cutest cast member by a country mile.

When I'm gone I would like something to be named after me. A psychiatric disorder, for example.

[–] rozklad 11 years ago

"For once, not Michael Caine - though he was still great.
Bob Hoskins won it for me."

Agreed, bdem. What a beautiful, touching, subtle performance.

[–] darryl-tahirali 10 years ago

What was your favourite performance in this film? - dave_wlogan

Helen Mirren's, because her Amy has the most poignant thread in the story, and Mirren handles it wonderfully. Amy's final scene with her daughter is one of the most heartbreaking ones I've seen a long, long while.

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[–] rudeboy_murray 9 years ago

As one would expect all of the performances by the veteran cast are exemplary (and the younger actors acquit themselves pretty well too) but Mirren and Hoskins, with the strongest arcs and meatiest roles, are simply sublime.