The War and other movies
Jun. 3rd, 2006 09:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
layne67I saw 'The War' the other day and rather to my surprise I enjoyed it very much. I didn't know what the story was about and I initially thought that it was about wars with the main focus on Kevin Costner. But I wanted to watch Elijah and I read somewhere that that was one of his best performances. And oh boy, what a performance it was. Elijah was good! I dont quite know why I was surprised. I already knew that he is a good actor. Maybe because his acting in that movie was above expectation. He wasn't Elijah at all. He was Stu just as he was Frodo Baggins.
The movie itself was good too. There were some moments of anxiety when I thought that Stu was going to die *insert images of Mikey here* and that scene when he accepted that dare to swim in that - what was that - water tank? - had me tearing my hair out No no no dont do it oh be safe be safe. And the ending, omg ... Oh yes, definitely one of his best performances.
He was excellent in 'The Witness' too. He had no dialogue at all but his eyes spoke volumes. Those huge eyes full of sadness and innocence lost *shivers*
As for Gary Sinise, one thing that struck me was that he looked almost exactly the same as he did in CSI NY. And wouldn't it be amazing if Elijah teams up with Sinise or Costner again.
And tomorrow, hopefully, I'd be able to watch Bumblebee.
The movie itself was good too. There were some moments of anxiety when I thought that Stu was going to die *insert images of Mikey here* and that scene when he accepted that dare to swim in that - what was that - water tank? - had me tearing my hair out No no no dont do it oh be safe be safe. And the ending, omg ... Oh yes, definitely one of his best performances.
He was excellent in 'The Witness' too. He had no dialogue at all but his eyes spoke volumes. Those huge eyes full of sadness and innocence lost *shivers*
As for Gary Sinise, one thing that struck me was that he looked almost exactly the same as he did in CSI NY. And wouldn't it be amazing if Elijah teams up with Sinise or Costner again.
And tomorrow, hopefully, I'd be able to watch Bumblebee.
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Date: 2006-06-03 02:53 pm (UTC)LotR, obviously, also brought out the best in him. I'd so love to see him in another comparable movie. I think Hooligans might have done it if they didn't have such a limited schedule for shooting and a more experienced director. In Sin City, his characterization was superb but so short. Ash Wednesday might have been somewhere near that if what's-his-name hadn't been so wrapped up in himself.
He needs deep roles with good directors.
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Date: 2006-06-06 05:46 am (UTC)Edward Burns? I kind of like him. What I didn't like about Ash Wednesday was the wife. I think it would have been better if Roxanne Dawson wasn't in it and Sean was just the little brother who had to go into hiding after the shootings.