Crowe is a perfectionist. He works hard to nail the accent of the character he's playing. Tho your criticism is legitimate, if you put 20 New Yawkas in a room and asked them to pronounce shark, some would pronounce it your preferred way and others would pronounce it shahk. But Crowe concentrates most on how the inner life of the character should be portrayed. I think you're thinking more of a Rod Steiger or Eli Wallach, more bombast, where Crowe saw Richie as subtle. Rather than imagining how a role should be played, get into how it is played, and fit those aspects of what you're watching into the character you're seeing portrayed, and if you're watching a really good actor like Crowe, you'll learn something about Richie you'd missed. ~ Native Angeleno
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