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Samuel L. Jackson = HEARTBREAKING PERFORMANCE

posted 9 years ago by Suki_Akbar
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I was blown away by Samuel L. Jackson's acting in this! I thought he was great; just beyond heart-wrenching. The way he showed emotion when he found out his own little girl was raped, beaten and nearly killed by those two pricks; the way he picked her up and slowly carried her tiny, defenseless body to the ambulance and the way he stared out into space at the hospital when his daughter was being treated.

I thought it was raw and realistic emotion Jackson showed; it certainly was a change of character from the usual wisecracking, tough and less-serious roles he's played like in Pulp Fiction, Shaft, Jackie Brown, etc. I thought his courtroom outburst with "Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!" was extremely moving and well delivered. You could just almost feel his pain.

Honestly I wish that Jackson did more roles like this. He is such a great dramatic actor...

Anybody else agree?

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[–] dionnelazarus 9 years ago

I second that! I'd love to see him in way more dramatic roles and not just the comic relief. I unfortunately think it's an issue of him being typecast.

[–] Suki_Akbar 9 years ago

He was great. He is in The Hateful Eight and some scenes with him are pretty dramatic, but he doesn't touch his performance he gave in this movie. He needs to do more roles like this.

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[–] cara-stone 9 years ago

I definitely agree. He's an amazing actor.

[–] rawisnwo 9 years ago

This is one of his best roles. I agree.