Richard Gere is such a cheesball. I cringe every time I see that scene. Gere is a B-actor at best.
shareYeah, I get what your saying but it was an important part, like a serious self admission so it had to be there...
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That was one of the most powerful scenes in the movie...I thought I was gonna cry when he said that to Foley!
Here's to those who wish me well...
No, I'm not kidding. That scene made me wanna cry!
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Yes, the line and the scene were powerful, but Gere's delivery was rather cringe inducing and sort of ruined a great moment. He's not that good of an actor.
I think most of his fame can be attributed to his appeal to middle aged women. He's like the Fabio of the movie industry.
Richard Gere is a brilliant actor. 🙄😒
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I agree with you, Beeracuda and others here. Zach had a very rough life, and basically learned all he could depend on was himself.
But I did think the expression used was *whore chaser*.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."
It's a great scene.
What evil drives the Car?...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFWea3Eu97E
Are you kidding me?
That was one of the most powerful scenes in the movie...I thought I was gonna cry when he said that to Foley!
I totally disagree, I remember watching this as a cocky 19 year old in the Army and that was the only manly way to deliver that line. If he would have just started sobbing and searching for something to say, to save his butt, that would have been fake. He was about to loose everything that he had ever dreamed of, not to mention all those weeks of training, AND that whole weekend of exhausting, painful, sleep-deprived punishment… He was now on the ragged edge and it just came rushing out from a place of Anger, desperation and fear of losing it all…. That’s why he said… “I got no place else to go” It wasn’t about “Location” it was about his life, if he failed at this, then his whole life… Past, Present and Future… Would be a total Failure and the thought of that happening made him crack and those words just came rushing out, unexpectedly…. If this movie had flaws, this wasn’t one of them…. : )
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I totally disagree, I remember watching this as a cocky 19 year old in the Army and that was the only manly way to deliver that line. If he would have just started sobbing and searching for something to say, to save his butt, that would have been fake. He was about to loose everything that he had ever dreamed of, not to mention all those weeks of training, AND that whole weekend of exhausting, painful, sleep-deprived punishment… He was now on the ragged edge and it just came rushing out from a place of Anger, desperation and fear of losing it all…. That’s why he said… “I got no place else to go” It wasn’t about “Location” it was about his life, if he failed at this, then his whole life… Past, Present and Future… Would be a total Failure and the thought of that happening made him crack and those words just came rushing out, unexpectedly…. If this movie had flaws, this wasn’t one of them….
Bingo!
This is one of the best relatively short replies I have ever read on this site. Great job!
That said, I do understand why the OP feels this way, but it's just that he (and I at first when the film first came out), didn't quite get the scene, which the post above so fantastically explains why it WAS a great performance in that scene.
I couldn't agree more with the above two posts. Gere was fantastic in the role and that line was delivered in a perfect manner. One of the most powerful movie lines I have heard in the past thirty years (since the mvoie came out).
shareI like that scene, mainly because when his friends drive by in the motorboat and give them a brown-eye, you can see the gravelly cliff down the beach that my brother and I used to climb during family camping trips (it seemed 600 feet tall then but is probably about 1/10th as big in reality). Also when Mayo is holding his legs 6 inches off the ground you can breiefly see the campground where we spent weekends nearly every summer. Fort Worden State Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worden
I side with the Gere supporters. That was somebody who has reached the breaking point. Hysterics sound cheesy because they come from deep within, rather than are more affected normal behavior.
shareI agree he's a B-actor and some of his delivery was very weak in the film, but I think he nailed that particular line. Luckily too, because it is very important to the film.
shareHere is a professional actor delivering that line masterfully: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aXM3lw1ocs
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