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Ben Affleck.
Ben effortlessly loses himself into the role of Reeves and gives a bravura performance.
The film has grandiose plans as an expose, mystery, love story... and pretty much fails at all three.
Adrien Brody terribly is miscast and for the first half of the film drives the viewer crazy with all sort of nervous facial and fidgety mannerisms.
Diane Lane is fine, as is Hopkins, though neither approaches others who have played these roles (both are staples of typical Hollywood-insider films). Neither has anything new to add, either.
The problem with this film is it has too LITTLE Affleck. When he's not onscreen, the film goes flaccid.
Finally, though the screenplay is poorly focused, there are more clever lines here than in any other recent film, no mean accomplishment.
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Who's aggitat'in my dots?
is put on the canvas.
Affleck has vaulted himself into the front ranks of the best young American actors.
> > The problem with this film is it has too LITTLE Affleck. < <
I agree with Tin. Particularly when Affleck is playiong Clark kent it is uncanny how well he captures Reeves playing the character.
portrayal of Kent, true, but what is remarkable is how Affleck breathes life into Reeves.
I think the operative word in my comments is "Particularly".
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