LOL, i just thugt the exact same thing. Daniel craig is an amazing actor, what i like about him is he can adapt to dofferent roles, from casino royal to the jacet or even the invasion. Aaliyah DirtySouth
i knew it was him. i just watched this movie for the first time yesterday, and i had no diea he was in it and i'm a HUGE daniel craig fan, and right when he came on screen i was like "OMG thats daniel craig!"
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You speak the truth! In 'The Invasion', it took me a good portion of the film to even realize it was him and when I finally did I was amazed. The only other time that's happened to me is with Jim Carey in kick-ass 2 - and he needed the help of the makeup department, Craig does it all with his brilliant acting!
haha, for the whole movie i was trying to figure out what i knew that guy from! that was a pretty incredible transformation. i think the accent threw me off too, british people always seem very different when they have an american accent in a film, like they lost a bit of their charm or something.
When I first heard about Daniel Craig being cast as the new 007, I didnt know who he was or what he looked like, and I didnt bother looking him up as I was skeptical about him, thinkng he was new to the film industry.
Then I got my hands on the Jacket, being an Adrien Brody fan. I was impressed by Brody, and was blown away by the mentally challenged companion. When I decided to look him up, I was shocked to find out that he was British, and moreover, his name is Daniel Craig.
Since then, I am on a hunt for all his art-house flicks like Archangel and others.
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Danel Craig is, indeed a fine actor, although James Bond is not his finest hour. lindseylovesmovies' accent comment is ironic, however, since virtually every UK pop star for decades has worked hard to sound like an American, preferably from the South. That applies to those singing pop or Rock 'n' Roll and sometimes even Country. As a Texan, I think our accent is charming, too, y'all. We still say "sir" and "ma'am" out of courtesy (and not just to the queen). We open the door for the girl on our arms (mine has been holding hands with me for 43 years). I'm proud to say that when most people meet her (an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma), my stock goes up. I was a working rock guitarist-lead vocalist in San Francisco in '65 when we met. Ours was the only band in SF doing not only Chuck Berry, the Byrds, the Beatles, Stones, Buddy Holly and Elvis, but Cliff, the Shadows, Marty Wilde, and Johnny Cash. Our second record was reviewed by Cashbox magazine as a "Crickets styled rocker" which, in the U.S., was the kiss of death since Buddy was too clean cut for the '60s over here. My point is, why consider the lack of a British accent a detriment? Some British accents are pretty hard on the ear: "E's me bruvver" isn't exactly soothing. And, truth be told, if it hadn't been for we despised Yanks -- both our military and the Lend Lease program of military equipment we sent before WWII, neither Churchill nor your stiff upper lips would have kept your island kingdom safe -- especially since my Mom's Irish relatives cravenly sat out the war, with the IRA even flirting with the Nazis -- "Good Show! with a middle finger" to the Hanlons and Conleys to whom I may be related. Thanks to Yanks the UK is not speaking German today and the Royal military isn't marching goose-step in parades. In fact, the Brits I've served with do you great honor. Let's just hope you allow them to continue to do so. As Englishman John Stuart Mill wrote, "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." Here's to a free and movie-filled future for both our countries. Major Rick Centner, Army, Ret.
My goodness. We have a real life super secret cipher going on here. Wonder if this was a dying man trying to give his colleague his magnum opus, for which the government would kill.
I have to second FrankoFerko's comment. Rick, I feel sorry for your family members. You're a perfect example of "there goes dad again, with his delusions of grandeur...its sad too when you know he thinks he is the man yet can't form a coherent sentence and is talks about still holding moms hand after 43 years even though mom died 6 years ago...."
Nutbag.
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I just watched it for the second time, and knew he was in it, and still had to come here to verify that was him. The only thing about him that I recognized were his eyes. What an incredible acting job.
Not until I saw this post did I realize it was him. Initially I saw the guy, thought it was Craig...upon further inspection I was like 'Nah, but it would be cool to see Craig in a role like that.'
Omg I've seen this movie 3 or 4 times and I know who Daniel Craig is and I've just discovered that was him from this post. Total transformation and great acting.
I suspected this to be Daniel Craig, but wasn't certain until the end credits. If he would do that role today now when he is more known, he would get a best supporting Oscar for it.
Same here...one of those where you thiiiiink it's him but not quite sure.
This movie and Infamous are two flicks where he really doesn't disappear into the character. Plus his voice in an American accent is so much different than his Brit that it just further cloaks him.
busta: Don't you mean Daniel Craig “really DOES disappear into the character” he plays? in both films, The Jacket and Infamous (2006) as sociopath/killer, 'Perry Smith,' based on Truman Capote's true-crime-novel, “In Cold Blood”'
I missed the fact that Daniel Craig was in this film. Obviously a sign of a great actor/actress when you don't even realize who the real person is while watching him/her playing a role.
I'm surprised that this one flew under my radar as a Daniel Craig movie.
I guess I was just too concerned with watching Knightly and Jennifer Jason Leigh. And what is it with Leigh playing in movies with actors that get really skinny? Christian Bale was almost unrecognizable in "The Machinist". When I watch this movie, I think of "Jacob's Ladder" and now I'm going to think about the greatest (IMHO) Bond flick, "Casino Royale", as well.
I doubt he would have won best supporting actor considering Brad Pitt didn't for 12 Monkeys and it was basically the same performance. Pitt did get nominated though.
I saw Daniels' name in the cedits but it wasn;t until towards the end of his first scene that i realized it was him. He looked so different but when i noticed his piercing blue eyes, i recognized him!
^^For sure! This film is pretty underrated, great performances everywhere from Craig, Brody, Knightley, Leigh, Lynch & Kristofferson. Craig is like a chameleon, he looked so different in here!
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