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Leo's finest performance?

posted 15 years ago by Jazztiger
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I thought DiCaprio was immense in this movie. I really believed in the character and thought it was his strongest performance to date. Often I think DiCaprio looks like a boy pretending to be a man in many films but I think his performance was sensational in this vehicle. There was a real gravitas and on screen presence. I now understand what people mean when they call him Scorsese's new De Niro. It is perhaps a little ironic that it took Edward Zwick and not Scorsese to open my eyes to his talent! I very much look forward to watching DiCaprio in the future now.

[–] j-m-d-b 15 years ago

Yeah I was pleasantly surprised, by the movie itself and also by DiCaprio. I'm not a fan but this actor seems to mature like good vintage wine.

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[–] hhhthgm 15 years ago

i would say his best performance was in "the departed".. cant beat that emotionally deep and desperate character of billy costigan!!
but it really doesn matter cause leo is the best actor .. the aviator and blood diamond follows in his outstanding performances!!

[–] reckless_life 14 years ago

He's always been a good actor. Even in Titanic he gave an excellent performance. People just hated him cos the movie was so successful. I think he should some less serious movies as well. It's like he's trying too hard to please the critics with movies like The Aviator and Revolutionary Road. He should do the odd blockbuster here and there. But make sure it's good unlike Body of Lies.

[–] hhhthgm 14 years ago

Totally Right!!
i dont Know how people can even hate a actor like leo!! he is terrific in what he does!!
the hatred of people towards leo that started during titanic is still puttin him down!! i was thinkin maybe acting in "titanic" was leo's big mistake..

hopefully Shutter Island and inception might get this so called critics to understand his acting skills better!!

The preteen girls majorly constitute in destroying a actor's career in hollywood.. first leo now robbert pattinson , zac effron ... to be continued in the future!!

Although I personally think Zac effron has got great talent unlike rob p though!!

[–] Ahm_Shere 14 years ago

I'm sorry as I might be the only person who disagrees, but I did not think this was Leo's finest performance, mainly because of the accent. I watched this for my Historical Context of Theatre lesson today and that is what we all picked up on. Leo was unable to keep up a consistent accent, which started out sounding Australian, then went slightly British...only once or twice did he actually "sound" South African. This ruined some of the movie for me. However, I do admit, accent aside, it was an enjoyable role to see Leo portray. If he had the accent spot on, I would consider it to be his finest performance. But it wasn't, so I don't.

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[–] alanpartridge123 13 years ago

He isn't supposed to sound south african you dope, Danny Archer is from Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) so a slightly different accent, and he nailed it.

from what i've seen from him i would rank his performances liek this;

1. Billy Costigan
2. Danny Archer
3. Teddy Daniels
4. Howard Hughes
5. Dom Cobb
6. Jack Dawson

desperate to see Catch me if you can, gilbert grape and revolutionary road!

[–] amandalb83 13 years ago

seriously? I am Australian and I live in Britain so I know first hand what both accents sound like and he never once sounded like an Aussie or Brit. Archer is a Rhodesian (now Zimb) that has spent a long time in South Africa, Leo got the mixture almost perfect. I have several friends from that part of Africa and they agree he did a fine job.

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[–] SergeantSickboy 14 years ago

He is remarkable indeed. I'm just shocked at how well he pulled off the accent. One of my friends is South African and he sounds exactly like him. Top marks Leo.

BRING ON INCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] andy_j_barton 14 years ago

Yes, very impressive performance by Leo. Loved The Aviator equally though.

I just hate the general public.

[–] animalz619 14 years ago

I agree. I do believe this is his finest performance to date.

[–] Lazarus_Mccleod 14 years ago

I love his performance in Blood Diamond
But you just can not ignore his insane work in Gilbert Grape

[–] ChocolateFrankenstein 14 years ago

He was decent, but I don't think it was as good as his breakout performance in the Departed. In the Departed he really showed the inner turmoil of Billy Costigan, he was like an incendiary bomb waiting to go off. Another one of his great performances was in Revolutionary Road, where his character was boiling just beneath the surface.

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[–] peachie_keen 13 years ago

It's a toss up between Blood Diamond and The Departed for me, but I haven't seen the Aviator yet.

I am unable to comprehend why he hasn't gotten an Oscar yet.

[–] jakebustern 12 years ago

I haven't seen it yet, but it's on soon.I've never seen him play a bad part & now my expectations for Blood Diamond are quite high.I'll be back......

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