Deniro Too Unlikable??
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filmmekker — 13 years ago(May 06, 2012 03:55 AM)
True. I find DeNiro's character interesting but I'm sure that's why the film didn't do well. As James Cagney once said, "films are a boy girl business" I assume he was talking about hit films. If you were rooting for Minnelli and DeNiro to get together and they did, I'm sure this would have been a bigger hit.
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DracTarashV — 13 years ago(July 06, 2012 07:27 PM)
Many felt hideously annoyed by his character, but to me he was a somewhat charming guy but with a temper. He was an angry, despicable, sadistic character and was rarely in a pleasant mood. But, despite this, I found some humor in him, e.g., earlier in the film, the scene at the hotel where he's pretending to be someone else and feigns some sort of disability to avoid payment, had me laughing out loud. He was cool.
I mean Jimmy Doyle is not a person I would like to meet personally, but as a character in a film, I, the viewer, found him to be an entertaining individual.
And if you really think this film flopped due to De Niro's "annoying" character, then I guess Jake Lamotta must've been Rocky 2.0. because he was a nice guy who could easily be admired, right? I seem to remember the film based on him was a huge success, mainly with critics and film goers, but it was far from a flop.
As for the film, I loved it.
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