In Reply to: Your "quibbles" are... posted by afilado on August 20, 2007 at 11:31:42:
power, intelligence, and cunning, all without scenery-chewing.
See "Lone Star" and see how he can carry an excellent film.
I didn't find "Breach" slick, either, and was pleased the direction seemed to "flow," not calling attention to itself. Actually, it was somewhat like a play, to me.
Anyhow, I found Burton only excelled in "Spy:" no other film roles of his I recall similarly hit the high notes.
His "Hamlet," which I have on record, is superb...
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Follow Ups
- Giant disagreement about Cooper: he projects an INNER - tinear 15:07:49 08/20/07 (2)
- I disagree... - afilado 18:59:37 08/20/07 (1)
- Your points are all valid. I had forgotten "Iguana" and "Woolfe," yet - tinear 04:40:21 08/21/07 (0)