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Nick Nolte SO irritating in this!

posted 17 years ago by gogolit
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His overdone italianess was simply a cheap caricature. Every scene from him (there was alot of them) he gave the SAME body posture (sticking his neck forward, looking up to you), and he delivered his lines in the exact same way. No matter what he was saying he always spoke in this annoying whisper for the whole film.

If theyd of got a real actor for this role it couldve been a very very likable character who you could admire even more. Yet somehow he makes a person who we should be in awe of for his goodness, and just makes us find him annoying after a while.

[–] BourbonKing (5788) 5 years ago

It detracted from the story itself. I'm not sure why they cast Nick, even if he really wanted to the role, the casting, director, and producers should have said "NOPE!".

I like Nick Nolte too, but his repertoire as an actor does not include playing European men.

[–] MoviesSuck (964) 5 years ago

I doubt that there’s ever been a better male performance than what Nick Nolte gives in Lorenzo’s Oil. It’s subtle, yet powerful...comedic, yet gut-wrenchingly dramatic. It’s everything you could ever ask from an actor.

[–] BourbonKing (5788) 5 years ago

Jim Varney in a Shakespeare play runs circles around Nicolo Noltisanti

[–] MoviesSuck (964) 5 years ago

Well, Jim Varney is another exceptional actor, so your feelings are valid.

[–] MoviesSuck (964) 3 years ago

HOW DARE YOU.

[–] duckofprey (1557) 2 years ago

Here’s the real Augusto Odone.
Based on this Nick Nolte did a GREAT job

https://youtube.com/watch?v=A10eSXXF2No&feature=shares