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Post by petrolino on Mar 30, 2018 11:16:32 GMT
Here's the rub, spiderwort. Merits of this particular John Milius movie aside, Richard Dreyfuss announced himself as a superstar around this time, and based on box-office returns, hardly anybody could beat him from 1973 to 1977 - 'Dillinger', 'American Graffiti', 'Jaws', 'Inserts', 'The Goodbye Girl', 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' - established this man in the 'A' grade. Of course, he's risen from the ashes, sunk himself, and then risen again in recent years, but even during his darkest troubles he was an electrifying performer you couldn't take your eyes off of. What a man.  Yeah, I don't know why I forgot to mention Dreyfuss the first go round. He was excellent as Baby Face Nelson, though for whatever reason I don't think Milius ever shot a close-up of him. No question that he rose to the top after that. Then sank, the rose again, as you note, to the status of a now star character actor. Back to Dillinger: it certainly had its merits, without question. It was a little too violent for me, but it had wonderful performances, direction, and Depression era locations, well scouted in Oklahoma and Arizona. So I suppose my biggest problem was with the script. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree about that.  Check out the wonderful 'Dillinger And Capone' (1995) starring Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham if you get the chance, I think you might enjoy it. I have it on dvd. |
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