In Reply to: McQ, I'd argue, didn't have anywhere near the acting posted by tinear on July 22, 2009 at 15:59:47:
When talking about his worst movies, nobody has yet mentioned "The Towering Inferno", which was so bad that I blocked it out until I read the info linked.
The site also has the statement, "His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s." That helps explain his style and popularity. Timing versus culture.
The zero range characteristic I think is shared by many popular actors who substitute presence for ability: Cruise, Newmann, Stallone, Costner ... others. Some of these, like McQ, tap into a brooding presence; some go for a plastic facade ilke Cruise.
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Follow Ups
- I dug up a couple of additional things about McQ. - free.ranger 18:19:50 07/22/09 (5)
- RE: I dug up a couple of additional things about McQ. - danj 22:51:59 07/23/09 (0)
- Whaaa? - powermatic 07:52:59 07/23/09 (2)
- Or "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" or "The Hustler" or - danj 09:25:56 07/23/09 (1)
- "Hombre" is, perhaps, his most undeservedly underrated film. Richard Boone's performance is - tinear 15:27:33 07/24/09 (0)
- He was in a adolescent correctional facility for several years and always - tinear 19:09:14 07/22/09 (0)