Robert De Niro's worst acting
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atheismo — 16 years ago(September 10, 2009 04:52 PM)
Man, i gotta tell you this:
I just saw this film right now, and the scene you mentioned is just 10 Minutes ago. Though De Niro might look weird while playing a crying man, it's all still totally believable. As Roby said, everyone does it differently. De Niro's acting was good. i don't know, how old you are.
And also this. While we all have seen hundreds and hundreds of films, i'm quite sure, there are those few special moments, we never ever forget again after we've seen 'em. The film as a whole might just have been average, but this one very scene
I had this with just 4 or 5 scenes and i can just remember one other right now, but "City by the Sea", a more than OK film, without being a milestone in cinematographic history, had one of those rare moments!
And guess what: It took about 5 seconds, and all we see is De Niro. Without saying a word, he made me rewind that very scene several times. That was acting at its finest.
De Niro's worst role? I don't think so. -
Gong5 — 15 years ago(July 25, 2010 05:11 PM)
It was unbearable to you because de Niro is a method actor and he's not putting on the typical actors tearful face, instead going for something that is felt, and that is also hysterical, terrible, and intense, that's what desperation and fear feels like, and that's what's making you cringe, that you can't handle seeing an accurate depiction of them. They are not easy to watch for sure, but it's also not easy to read idiocies by people mistaking affected acting, with realistic one, and labelling the later bad acting.
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largo-9 — 15 years ago(September 03, 2010 07:00 AM)
funny after watcing that scene I thought the totally opposite. IMO this scene was one of his best late performances. If you watch that scene without watching the entire movie then yes it may feel a bit unbelievable maybe. However after sitting through the whole movie, his performance felt spot-on. It was the moment where the all-controlling, calculating emotionally detached guy broke down and I think it was brilliantly acted.
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Geekery — 15 years ago(March 21, 2011 08:55 PM)
I gotta say, I really did enjoy that scene. When he began I figured that he would keep it together, but then he got really into it; emotional and I felt it. I felt his character and how he felt. I loved it. Sorry you couldn't enjoy it though.
RIP Daisy -