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Also fond of his roles in The Natural and The Sting

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In Reply to: RE: Robert Redford: good actor? I'd say so, just for two roles, decades apart: posted by tinear on May 24, 2021 at 08:22:58

Yea, I know, the ending of the novel was changed by the suits but still, The Natural was entertaining with a great Randy Newman score with Redford being a good fit for the older Hobbs, not to mention great supporting work by Duvall, Close, Bassinger, Farnsworth, and Hershey.
While we're at it, Butch and The Kid as well.
Edit - Perfect as Hubbell in The Way We Were
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Edits: 05/25/21

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And... All the President's Men, amongst a stellar cast, too... N/T - musetap 08:35:37 05/26/21 (0)
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Excellent additions to which I'd add, "The Great Gatsby." Who better personifies - tinear 08:08:57 05/25/21 (4)
the character?
- RE: Excellent additions to which I'd add, "The Great Gatsby." Who better personifies - geoffkait 09:17:35 05/25/21 (2)
  Di Capprio maybe
  - Redford plays it straight. DiCaprio always has a - tinear 13:18:45 05/25/21 (1)
    visible or invisible smirk.
    - RE: Redford plays it straight. DiCaprio always has a - geoffkait 14:35:37 05/25/21 (0)
      Nevertheless, DiCaprio's film scored 49% to Redford's 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- I disagree on Gatsby.... The Great Gatsby is one of my VERY favorite books... - TWB 09:11:41 05/25/21 (0)
  and I think Redford was miscast. EVERYTHING else casting wise in the 1974 version was right on the money with the other possible exception of Karen Black (who is ugly as sin and not a very good actress) Farrow as Daisy, Waterston as Nick and Dern as Tom were inspired casting choices... But for me, Redford didn't hit the mark. DiCaprio was equally disappointing in the remake, though I did kind of like Mulligan as Daisy. Baz Luhrmann is a horrid director IMO, and I'm sure he'll spoil Elvis's story for ALL!
I agree on The Way We Were... I LOVE that movie! - TWB 07:21:16 05/25/21 (0)
Probably Sydney Pollack's best work. That movie along with Nuts is Barbra's best dramatic role. An Arthur Laurents script and a theme song by Hamlisch and Alan and Marilyn Bergman that is for the ages. It really doesn't get much better....

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