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Post by DSDSquared on Jan 12, 2018 17:48:01 GMT
Leo is one of the top ten actors of all time and I really mean that. He is excellent in so many movies. Maybe the best acted scene I have ever seen was in Shutter Island when he found his kids in the lake. Sure, the movie is not his best and I have seen better acting performances as far as entire movies are concerned, but that one scene is gut wrenching. I have two daughters and I could feel his pain. This is a man with no kids in real life too. It was incredible. He was also excellent in Gangs of New York, though overshadowed by DDL. He was the best actor in The Departed when there was an all-star cast. Sure, Jack was great, but once again he was just playing Jack. He does it well, but still. He was excellent in Revolutionary Road and The Revenant. He should have won an Oscar for The Aviator. Whenever he is in a movie, I know it will probably be good. To me, his best performances were The Revenant (where he was outstanding) and The Departed. In everything else, I find him to be fine and all, but he doesn't sink into the skin of the character the way other actors are capable. You mentioned DDL, I mean that guy is an all-time legend and when you watch that movie, you see Bill the Butcher; you don't see DDL playing Bill the Butcher. It's like that with every movie he's in. I just never found Leo ever really rising to that level (at least he hasn't done so consistently as of yet for me). I find Gangs of New York to be interesting because I love that movie solely because of DDL, the production design and a great supporting turn from Brendan Gleeson. I find Leo fine but forgettable (and Cameron Diaz is woefully miscast) as I often do. He's never been "bad," or anything like that. Like he's probably always a 7/10 with some ebbs and flows from movie to movie. Just me two cents. Well DDL may just be the best actor alive so I get what you are saying. |
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