What makes Liev Schreiber so good at playing unpleasant people?
I was thinking this when watching the movie. Even when he plays a so-called good guy like John Clark in Sum Of All Fears, he's effectively playing the bad guy on the hero's side. For most of Defiance, there is almost nothing to like about Zus...certainly not compared to his brother. Sabretooth in Wolverine was obviously meant to be a ruthless villain, but his heroic roles don't have much more warmth.
So what is it? The intense eyes? Sandpapery stubble? Facial expressions? The fact his characters almost never smile?
Whatever it is, I loved seeing Daniel Craig lose his patience with him about a quarter of the way into the film!
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