Anyone agree? I must admit that I never liked Richard Gere until now. I was surprised by his performance on The Hoax, this prooves if he chooses good roles he can be an amazing actor. The part when he mimic Howard Hughes' voice was simpling stunning.
shareWell, I've always liked Richard Gere and thought he was a talented actor. The Hoax just proves that even further. It's always been the case that when he chooses roles that suit him he really does excel.
For instance:
He's terrific in Internal Affairs (why he hasn't done more villain roles I'll never know), excellent in Primal Fear (but was overshadowed a bit by Edward Norton's sensational debut), great in Chicago (sings and dances quite nicely too) and I really liked his paranoid bit in The Mothman Prophecies.
Gere has always (so far anyway) been an underrated actor. Deserves an Oscar one of these days.
Gere has been in some good movies, but his performances never rose above a single-dimension. I liked the "cat who swallowed the canary smirk" comment bec thats pretty accurate. Here though, in The Hoax, he shows a versatility that I don't remember seeing. Good for him.
shareI thought he did just as well in An Officer and a Gentleman.
shareAgreed. He's been mostly neutral in my book. Not a bad actor, not a great actor. But this was a great performance. It's so unlike anything he's ever done before.
Kudos to Gere.
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Uhh... Didn't see it.
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He is phenomenal in this film. Hope he gets an Oscar nomination for it!
shareDays of Heaven?
Yeah. That movie was made to be visually beautiful... and it failed.
Malick's 1998 The Thin Red Line is one of my all-time favorite films, period, marred only by ridiculous (credited) cameos by the likes of Cusack and Clooney who begged to be in the film and took massive pay cuts.
Days of Heaven is a "pretty" film, supposedly making use of the golden hour more than any other film. But this is what Malick was concentrating on. Not the acting. Acting is boring, the story is less than compelling, and the cinematography really *isn't* what every film student who hasn't seen Magnificent Ambersons claims it to be.
I enjoyed the film thoroughly, and for what it was. I referenced it in several papers in school. But do not expect the lay-viewer to appreciate Days of Heaven beyond its glowing fields of wheat and red lanterns.
Malick's second biggest mistake was taking the Thin Red Line formula and repeating it, almost to a tee, in The New World.
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What the $%*& is a Chinese Downhill?!?
everyone who enjoyed this needs to see The Hunting Party, another dark comedy this year with Gere and Terrance Howard, just as good a performance by gere and even funnier a film. both his best films.
the hoax is so underrated.
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Days of Heaven..American Gigolo..Internal Affairs..Primal Fear..Pretty Woman.. An Officer and a Gentleman..Chicago..Unfaithful..Breathless..he has a couple of movies that showcase his acting prowess. He wasn't bad in Red Corner either. The oscars have neglected him after his speech against China more than a decade ago. Lets not forget him. I wish him luck in whatever he touches.
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I have to agree with most posters. Usually the actor seems to be a poster cutout to get unsatisfied housewives wet - I don't like his movies and don't like his acting. I noticed that he had ability when I saw "Chicago" (a rare film with him that I would even watch, but out of his normal genre enough that I did), but his strip-tease singing terrified me. Then they finally figured out how to get him to perform well - get him to play a sociopathological liar and crafty loser! He did it so well that you empathized and even hoped he got away with everything - if they took out his poor wife and friend, people he REALLY screwed, you wouldn't want him ever busted at all. Since he mistreated them royally, there was some satisfaction in his hoax being blown open - and then learning that he'd been played as well as he'd played was great. Fun movie! Give us more @$$#0!E Richard Gere roles, and less stand-around-and-fawn-at-the-lens.
shareI agree, I never liked Richard Gere. Granted that is mostly because he is in alot of those romantic comedies, which I only watch if I am forced to. (You all know the girlfriend or wife can make you do things you never thought you would voluntarily do.) But, one evening I sat down and was going through the 'ON-DEMAND' menu and came across this. I remembered hearing about it so I figured what the hell.
I was pleasantly surprised with the film, Gere's acting, and I found Alfred Molina's performance to be rather well done. Especially the scenes when they are meeting with the 'Life' people and he keeps digging them into a deeper hole, that had me cracking up.
I agree 100% that this is Richard Gere's best work and if he made more films like this I would take more of an interest in his work. It's too bad this film did so badly in the box office because I believe it deserves more attention. Wouldn't say its Oscar worthy, but out of the 4 star rating I would give it a solid 3. If you haven't seen this yet give it a shot you will not be disappointed.
great list jojy. i agree with all of them. i am watching him now on cinemax in "The Jackal". i think he pulls off a pretty good performance with a so-so irish accent opposite Poitier, Willis and Diane Venora. Funny thing is "The Hoax" was on right before this movie which prompted me to go to the IMBD boards.
cheers, Kevin
I agree. This is by far the best I've seen him do w/ a role.
And it's a very interesting/good/well done film, by virtue of both style and subject matter. But it may help (re: appreciation) if one was alive back when it happened!?
Just watched the movie last night and I liked it. He gave a fantastic performance. One of his best
"This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence"
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I've detested him for my entire life, and he ruins a lot of movies. For example he was terrible in "The Cotton Club". He's never given a self-effacing performance as far as I know until now. And when I heard he was going to play Clifford Irving, I thought it was interesting because I've seen "F For Fake" and Irving does look a lot like Gere, that kind of weaselly face. He hit a home run! Great performance. The movie itself is just OK or good, but his performance put it on another level. I like his chemistry with Molina too.
Did I not love him, Cooch? MY OWN FLESH I DIDN'T LOVE BETTER!!! But he had to say 'Nooooooooo'