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Best performance?

posted 4 years ago by ducksoup (3933)
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If there were an Oscar for best performance in this movie, which of the cast would have won it? They all turn in stellar performances, so no one is out yet!

[–] seagal72 (2010) 4 years ago

Jack Lemmon

[–] ducksoup (3933) 4 years ago

You got a good polint there.

[–] Ace_Spade (9657) 4 years ago

Seconded.

[–] ducksoup (3933) 4 years ago

I think I lean towards Ed Harris, but Alan Arkin is great too. Of course, Lemmon and Pacino, Spacey and Pryce, they all do great jobs. I really don't know. I think I would have to see specific clips for specific actors in competition with each other to begin to figure it out.

[–] seagal72 (2010) 4 years ago

I think Lemmon was the most fleshed out character. They all had cracking dialogue, but Levine seemed to have a backstory (that transcended the mamet soundbites)

[–] ducksoup (3933) 4 years ago

That's true enough. I might agree he had the best written character.

[–] spacecomedy (2060) 4 years ago

Shelly's phone calls to his daughter are absolutely heartbreaking. Lemmon deserved an Oscar based on those calls alone.

[–] Towelie_Towel (1786) 3 years ago

Lemmon was the best one.

[–] DaveBowman2001 (520) 2 years ago

Pacino. Def not Arkin or Harris. Good, but not their best by a longshot and Arkin can be annoying. Lemon is the main character. Runner up.

[–] PackManDan (76) 2 years ago

I’ll have to go with Pacino as Roma. He’s so intense and gets that fire in his eyes. So good.

I actually really enjoyed Baldwin as Blake. Short time on screen but he delivered his speech and was so straight and to the point. He really came off as a pompous asshole and it was great.

[–] ExTechOp (2770) 2 years ago

Lemmon wins by an inch, no more

[–] Redsfan001 (6215) 2 years ago

Haven't seen this in a few years but from memory...

Lemmon gets the Cadillac
Pacino the set of steak knives.