any views on this one??
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morgana-31 — 19 years ago(September 06, 2006 01:58 AM)
He didn't do much for me. He had a nice, pretty and devoted wife, a pair of nice kids. Sorry, bozo but that's the domestic life. If you don't want it stay single.
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easy_elong — 19 years ago(September 10, 2006 03:26 AM)
He did make mistakes and we are not sure just why they happend, he is just fustrated emotionally and mentally. After a small wake up call from the cassette tape and his life i think he sorts himslef out.
You can argue both ways. He kicks people when there down, yells at his son and sonja accuses John to early for him being bad.
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liberalmedia — 18 years ago(August 03, 2007 07:17 PM)
Whether you come out of this movie disliking Leon or feeling empathy for him, I think it would be a mistake to feel you must check a box marked "good" or "bad" next to his name or any character's. I thought the screenplay and performances left a lot of room for ambivalence about the characters and ambiguity about their motivations just like real life, though I must confess I took a real liking to Leon's younger son.
At any rate, we get to see both the brutal and tender sides of Leon, his shrewdness and deviousness. He even has a few moments where he's terrified or flummoxed by a situation again, just like real life.
I loved this movie and especially Anthony LaPaglia's performance.
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rmalsberg — 18 years ago(January 01, 2008 09:07 PM)
OOOOOOOOH yeah! This young boy was really charming! He tried so hard to get his parents back togetherhe was concerned for his mom's well being, etc. They were both basically good boys, again, which makes Leon's behavior all the worse. If he had spent more time with his boys, maybe even the elder wouldn't be doing drugs.
I yelled at the screen after that, "Get that kid involved in sports or something!"
But I totally agree that the fact that no one is able to be labelled "good" or "bad" (just like real life..with a few exceptions) is one of the things that makes this movie so awesome.
And Anthony LaPaglia is well suited to capture the nuances of Leon. -