Bill Paxton underrated - One False Move (1992) Discussion

[–] Scarface8890 16 years ago

I thought he was pretty good in this movie too. I notice he has a calm presence and maybe people think he doesn't put enough emotion in his roles. But I liked him in this movie, I thought him and Cynda Williams had good chemistry.

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[–] pullgees 16 years ago

Have you seen A Simple Plan? Again gripping.

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[–] Scarface8890 16 years ago

I saw that once, I don't remember a whole lot about it. I remember the ending pretty good though. I remember Bill Paxton and Billy Bob were brothers.

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[–] barbarossa4188 16 years ago

A Simple plan is one of my top movie. I saw it about 8 time and yes Paxton is a great actor.

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[–] garciar-2 16 years ago

I think he's great. As memorable as he was in "Aliens," I probably liked him best in "Near Dark." Heck, he's great even in the weaker movies, like "Predator 2."

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[–] bluefellow 16 years ago

I like Bill Paxton but Twister qualifies as a turkey in my book.

"I don't want any Commies in my car. No Christians, either."

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[–] raceface 16 years ago

His best role, along with "A Simple Plan".

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[–] dgates64 15 years ago

Paxton's always had that sort of bad actor quality about him, where none of his lines sound natural. And yet besides that, I like seeing him in movies.

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[–] DeuceWild_77 15 years ago

yes! "Trespass"!!

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[–] franzkabuki 12 years ago

He´s not a director, so how could he "make a turkey"? But his acting... well, I guess he can play these straight arrow everyman types pretty well. Don´t seem to have much in the way of range or versatility though.

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[–] llienomit 12 years ago

^^ Frailty and 'The greatest game ever played'. Gems in my opinion!

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[–] ejr-4 11 years ago

His overlooked performance in this movie was one of his very best.

MILD SPOILER AHEAD...

Watch his reaction as he overhears the two cops making fun of him behind his back, how his energy and enthusiasm just drain away. But then puts on a game face for them when he enters the room. A heartbreaking few seconds of film.

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[–] db20db (17748) 4 years ago

That scene is an excellent example of how nuanced his acting skills really were. He completely sold me on the colorful, local yokel character of Dale (Hurricane) Dixon who's actually so much more beneath the surface of that image.

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[–] kleary1 10 years ago

Au contraire to the straight arrow roles--until his later career, with the exception of a few movies like this, he often played the kooky character role--Weird Science, True Lies, Aliens.