In Reply to: David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises (spoilers galore) posted by dave c on October 17, 2007 at 14:37:22:
Viggo Mortenson was great. He made a C+ movie into an A-. That constant facial expression with the hollow presence and painted smile, designed to keep anyone from knowing him or what he was thinking, was a terrific performance.
Although the undercover role was kept brief and only revealed at the end, it tied the whole movie together beautifully. We never saw it coming. It was only a glimpse into a bigger story, but I thought it was a masterstroke.
At the end, I walked out wanting to know more about him and the bigger story.
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Follow Ups
- I think Mortenson was brilliant. - free.ranger 20:58:41 10/17/07 (4)
- This could be a "Godfather" series...it certainly ended that way.... - mr grits 06:24:47 10/18/07 (2)
- A series might let something happen - dave c 12:59:09 10/18/07 (1)
- Well............(spoilings) - mr grits 16:42:16 10/18/07 (0)
- Agreed he was the best thing in it - dave c 00:12:33 10/18/07 (0)