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Could Tom Hanks have been any better?

posted 15 years ago by brnreede
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I loved his part in the film. He brought it all to the character.

[–] psdhart 15 years ago

I agree, I thought he was great in this film

[–] Diffa 15 years ago

No, but Kelsey Gramar could

[–] knish2 15 years ago

I loved the scene where tom hanks goes. Ah, a raven!

[–] Six-Shooter 13 years ago

I don't recall Kelsey Grammar being in this.

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[–] muzilon 13 years ago

I think the poster was suggesting that Kelsey Grammer would have been a better casting choice than Tom Hanks.

[–] ferris209 13 years ago

He's right, Kelsey Grammer would have been a stellar Prof. Dorr.

[–] nolanfincher 14 years ago

THAT IS MOST UNUSUAL!

[–] hafabee 14 years ago

WE MUST HAVE WAFFLES!

Best performance I've seen from Tom Hanks, he was wonderful in this.

[–] Moscoso1967 14 years ago

He might have been the best one in this movie, but he and his performance is far inferior to the brilliant Alec Guinness.

[–] MsELLERYqueen2 12 years ago

I'm a fan of British comedies of the 1950s, and I like Alec Guinness, but this version of Ladykillers is far better than the British one, in my opinion. I prefer Guinness in "Kind Hearts and Coronets" and....the one where he plays a bigamist. I can never remember the title of that movie. I'm also a fan of Alastair Sim (Laughter in Paradise, Green for Danger, A Christmas Carol, The Best Days of Your Life, An Inspector Calls).

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[–] hge45456 11 years ago

Tom Hanks could not have been any better. Nobody could do a better job than Tom Hanks. Damn Skippy.

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[–] mail-2775 13 years ago

No, he was amazing, could have left Simmons, Ma, and Wayans out of it. Not a movie made with more different words in the script.

[–] dolphinslayer2 11 years ago

I totally read the topic in my Chandler Bing voice.

The answer is no. He was fantastic.