Pacino or Depp?
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jajceboy — 13 years ago(November 23, 2012 10:33 AM)
I think both did great. Pacino did his best work here since perhaps 1993. Yes, it is mob man but it's not a godfather.
Instead he was at the bottom and feeling frustrated about not getting anywhere. Brilliantly played by Pacino.
Depp was also very good. I think that most people up to this point saw him as a pretty face, nothing more. That he got roles due to being pretty. But he showed that he could play real people and not just quirky and weird fictional characters. -
manage-932-700755 — 13 years ago(February 10, 2013 09:26 AM)
Is the question who is better in this movie? Or who is the bestter actor overall? Totally different roles in the movie. I'd have to go slightly wiht Pacino. Overall, Pacino also, but I confess to nort seeing that many of Depp's films. Could Depp have played some of Pacino's greatest roles, suhc as those in "the Godfather," "Godfather 2" and "Scarface"? I think he could have, but I'd still opt for Pacino, but both are great.
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MyDarkStar — 13 years ago(January 24, 2013 11:18 PM)
Pacino. I actually think this was one of his best roles, in the top 10 at least. He was really good in getting the audience to believe he was just some over-the-hill schlump loser who even after 28 years still had no kind of true respect among his fellow mafia comrades.
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AfroGeek — 13 years ago(March 15, 2013 12:59 PM)
In this movie, definitely Pacino. He pulls off the old nobody mobster really well. Lots of little subtle things like the hunched over body language that I loved. This isn't some alpha male he's playing.
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SausagePourVous — 13 years ago(March 17, 2013 09:48 PM)
Pacino up to this point,before the-"Am I yelling or just talking really loud??"routine got old. This is him in one of his best rolesand Madsen is still the one who stuck with me the most. Maybe cause so much else,basically everything he did sucked after this but he perfected his gangsterpersona here and he actually plays it pretty restrained,he was more comfortable in his role then Depp who with that look wouldve been scrutinized and sniffed out if he didnt bash a few heads in very fast to show balls.
Pacino doing a bitter old,opposite Montana was pretty cool. Best acting,Madsens charisma made him most memorable. -
tyrexden — 12 years ago(February 11, 2014 03:05 PM)
This is one of the few films where Pacino plays against type. Rather than some mob boss, he's an underling a guy who you even sorta think is pathetic.
This is one of my most favorite performances from him, for that reason. Depp was very good here, too.