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Was Whitaker channeling Denzel?

posted 16 years ago by nick-1036
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I swear he was trying to mimic his voice, why? If I closed my eyes it was Denzel Washington speaking. Is this a case of a very good actor trying to channel a better, more famous actor?

[–] pyrexia_of_u_o 15 years ago

Yeah I thought the same thing. There were scenes he took straight out of training day and american gangster. Also some of his mannerisms were the same.

Big fan of both actors though. Both quality...

[–] koreaman 15 years ago

reply to this 1st before starting a new thread: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421073/board/thread/150158053?d=150158053#150158053

[–] ebert-12 15 years ago

Yeah, the moment Whitaker opened his mouth I was just hearing and seeing Denzel. Very annoying, because I'm sure Whitaker could have pulled off a good character too. Kind of ruined it for me.

[–] Table-Man 15 years ago

same here. thought denzel was trapped in forest's body or somethin

maybe cuz training day and street kings were written by the same dude. some things are like spot on, in terms of dialogue,etc.

[–] BShepherd24 12 years ago

Never thought that even one time