Stephen Baldwin was miscast.
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Stratego — 11 years ago(November 06, 2014 07:33 AM)
Yes. Minor details perhaps but they influenced my estimation of the film.
Okay. Personally I would never factor make-up into the rating unless it's really distracting. Totally understandable that Baldwin's performance would have an influence, but I disagree with you that he looked too dumb for the part.
He was helped by nepotism. If he did not have 2 successful older brother actors he never would have had a career.
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SausagePourVous — 11 years ago(February 20, 2015 06:51 AM)
Agreed. In 1995,this badass was clearly a role for Michael Madsen. Baldwin just look so dumb,his voice is too cool for his duh-face. Pollack can be funny but not believable as a criminal,this was obviously a role Joe"Memento,Matrix"Pantoliano shouldv played. The script betrays Byrne a bit,making Keaton too much of an enigma,confessing to murder wth a smirk,then unable to put down Berg. I like Byrne but he said he was going through personal problems at the time and I believe him. Del Toro and Spacey were perfect cast.
And Verbal refers to Fenster as a smart man,since he was the only one who knew Soze was real. He died like the rest but didnt do Sozes dirtywork like them. -
brokedickdog7 — 11 years ago(February 28, 2015 05:55 PM)
"Agreed. In 1995,this badass was clearly a role for Michael Madsen. Baldwin just look so dumb,his voice is too cool for his duh-face. Pollack can be funny but not believable as a criminal,this was obviously a role Joe "Memento,Matrix" Pantoliano shouldv played."
Excellent suggestions.
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brokedickdog7 — 11 years ago(March 03, 2015 06:31 AM)
"Agreed. In 1995,this badass was clearly a role for Michael Madsen. Baldwin just look so dumb,his voice is too cool for his duh-face. Pollack can be funny but not believable as a criminal, this was obviously a role Joe "Memento, Matrix" Pantoliano should've played."
Yes!
2 great casting choices! I totally agree SausagePourVous
Had they been cast this film would be up there with Pulp Fiction.
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Nikon11 — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 08:28 AM)
I have absolutely no problem with the cast for this movie.
I agree, Baldwin is usually pretty crappy, and he seemed like a dope whenever I've heard him speak outside of this. But this, to me, is one of the times that everything worked right in a film. -
gottaluvafriend — 9 years ago(September 18, 2016 11:34 PM)
Why do you think Stephen Baldwin's not a "very good actor"? Are you saying that he's an actual "thug" in real life, or that he portrays one in the movie, and if the latter is true then he must've done a good job convincing you. Are you sure you don't have a bias against Stephen Baldwin? Just in the interest of being fair and truthful.
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brokedickdog7 — 9 years ago(September 20, 2016 07:22 AM)
Why do you think Stephen Baldwin's not a "very good actor"? Are you saying that he's an actual "thug" in real life, or that he portrays one in the movie, and if the latter is true then he must've done a good job convincing you. Are you sure you don't have a bias against Stephen Baldwin? Just in the interest of being fair and truthful.
Just in the interest of being fair and truthful- were you sober when you sent this post?
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AnthonySocksss — 1 year ago(June 07, 2024 05:16 AM)
The role required a Neanderthalic, mentally stunted creep, and Baldwin fit like a glove
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