He didn't even want to be in this movie. He hated it. But he said he would give it his best effort and he did. He was a true professional. I've seen some actors phone it in before, but he didn't.
shareWell, he was very good. You couldn't tell he didn't want to be there.
shareI like the poduction photo of a party during the shoot with Roy smiling in the background.
If he was unhappy with the job, it's nice to see that he doesn't appear to have let it affect his attitude to the cast and crew.
Glasgow's FOREMOST authority Italics = irony. Infer the opposite please.
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He's what makes a potentially bad movie good... plus, he's sexy as hell...?
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I disagree; he didn't wanna be there and it showed on his face in just about every frame.
Anyone here mentions Hotel California dies before the first line clears his lips.
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Ah, I see. And I agree.
To me, Roy's performance in this film is like a vacuum that sucks a great deal of energy out of an otherwise passable sequel. I don't blame him one bit, but it makes a good argument against forcing artists/performers against their will.
Anyone here mentions Hotel California dies before the first line clears his lips.
Roy delivers in Jaws 2, that's all I care about. Whether he was ticked off the whole time making, I don't know. I'd like to think he enjoyed doing it, but maybe he did think he was above it all. But I can't tell from the movie, Brody and Roy are not the same person.
I think we've got another shark problem.
The movie rests on Roy's capable shoulders, and he does an excellent job, despite not really wanting to do the film. Considering the fact that the sequel lacks Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss, it would have really suffered had Scheider not returned to his role. He gives it real gravitas.
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