Hi guys! Just wondering what you think the best acting performance by Michael Keaton is. Personally, I'd say its Clean and Sober, he's just amazing in that movie, changing the way that he was perceived as an actor, and showing his complete acting range. Be interested to hear what everyone thinks.
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Multipicity or Batman...........
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That always cracks me up.
I like him in all of the ones I have see:
Night Shift
Johnny Dangerously (Hilarious he and Griffin Dunne are two brothers on opposite sides the law in this gangster spoof)
Mr. Mom
Touch and Go
Gung Ho
Clean and Sober
Beetlejuice
The Dream Team
Batman
One Good Cop
Batman Returns
My Life
Speechless
Much Ado About Nothing
Multiplicity
Out of Sight
Jackie Brown
Live From Baghdad
White Noise
He is amazing in Night Shift. For those of you who haven't seen it, go rent it. It's really funny, and Keaton is brilliant. One of Ron Howard's first as director.
shareONe of the worsts movies I have ever seen. The writing was horrible and the story was entirely predictable. The acting was bad too. Michael Keaton's performance seemed really forced and fake. I'm not even going to go on to Brendan Fraser. It was just stupid.
shareEverything I've ever seen him in has been amazing, but my favorites are Beetlejuice, Desperate Measures and Multiplicity. I was rolling on the floor laughing with Multiplicity and Desperate Measure I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. And what more could you say about Beetlejuice except for he IS Beetlejuice. No one else could pull it off. He is absolutely convincing in all roles.
"Drugs don't make me happy, they make me neutral" House.
"It's Showtime!" Beetlejuice
It seems to me that we are all forgetting his best role, the ATF agent in Jackie Brown. Besides that, either his original Batman performance, or on the cameo side, that guy in Out of Sight.
shareKeaton obviously goes out of his way, NOT to be typecast in his roles. He doesn't get the notoriety (or money) of most top actors but he is a great actor.
Desparate Measures.
Brendon Frazer is a likeable guy, but when it comes to acting, he isn't in the same league as Keaton.
Yes to "CLEAN & SOBER" In my opinion his best movie.
sharelooooooooooooove michael keaton. One of his best was Dream Team.. (god its great to be young and schizophrenic)
loved him as batman, and My life made me sob uncontrollably. I"m glad to see he's got another movie out, and i'll definitely see it.
Definitely Pacific Heights
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I love them all. He has a fantastic range. MY LIFE makes me boo hoo every time. Even in THE LAST TIME, I got misty-eyed at the end. He just kills me, as do a few other actors. They just carry you along with the character.
shareClean and Sober and The Paper have to be the best I've seen from him, but that's just off the top of my head. Live From Baghdad boasts a very smart performance from Keaton, as well.
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"Clean and Sober'. By a mile. I still remember the scene where he's at his desk at work, long after the place has closed and everyone else has gone home. He desperately needs money and calls his folks to wheedle some out of them. All you hear is his end of the conversation and its so well written and well acted you can see the squirming he's doing inside as his shame and guilt fall victim to his hustler's need for cash.
By well written I mean that his responses to what his parents are supposedly saying to him from their end let you know that they know he's got a serious problem. But they're too worried about his survival to say no to his demands. Its heartwrenching to watch, and the movie ends up being almost a 3 person play, with great performances by Kathy Baker and Morgan Freeman. I think this movie was less popular than it should have been because it hit too close to home for too many people.