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Something else I mentioned in that first column is that I like to see people do good work, and it's been painful for me to watch the declining quality of work in some of those actors that I loved growing up. And it occurred to me that what many of these actors need is to get back together with certain directors, who in many instances need them just as badly. I'm thinking here that Bruce Willis, for instance, needs to do another M. Night Shyamlan movie just as much as Night needs to do another Bruce Willis movie. I'm a bigger fan of Unbreakable than The Sixth Sense, but I think 
these two obviously bring out the best in each other. Or how about Michael Douglas and Steve Soderbergh? Traffic was the last really good movie either of those guys made, and Steve needs to expand his casting calls beyond George Clooney once in awhile. Harrison Ford and Peter Weir? Harrison needs Peter more than Peter needs Harrison, but Witness and Mosquito Coast have to be the two most challenging performances in Ford's career, and I don't think another Indy movie- now that he's substantially older than Connery was when he played Indy's father- is the cure for what's ailing his career.
So what do you readers think? Disagree with my suggestions? Have some of your own? Or would you rather see these actors just fade away? I was trying to come up with a good director for Stallone to get back together with, but the more I thought about it, the more I figured maybe it's better if he just stops altogether. The guy's got more Razzie nods than I've had hot meals.
That's it for this week. Tune in next week to see if Apocalypto can save Mel from himself, and... well, Blood Diamond goes wide, and The Holiday and Unaccompanied Minors open, but let's face it, all anybody's going to want to talk about is Apocalypto, right?
Comments (4)
thanks for mentioning Brick! i've been crazy about this movie ever since i saw the first preview, and i'm glad that it's finally catching on
1 of 4 | Posted by oatmealbars
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Posted on December 5, 2006 12:55 PM
Alicia Silverstone needs Amy Heckerling--badly.
And David Lynch needs to write for TV again with a team of executives forcing him to make some damn sense already.
Kevin Kline and Ivan Reitman could give it another shot. Dave was fabulous and let's see--Reitman's highlights since have been Evolution (I know some geeks liked it--but they're wrong) and My Super Ex-. Enough said. Kline has faired slightly better, but not by much. I want to be in love with Kevin Kline again
2 of 4 | Posted by wickedstep
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Posted on December 6, 2006 11:17 AM
James Mangold got a great performance out of Stallone in "Copland", so he's got it in him. If he could accept being a character actor instead of a leading man he could probably get interesting roles and do good work. Look at James Caan and Robert Loggia.
3 of 4 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on December 6, 2006 12:47 PM
I'm with oatmealbars.
Brick is a really good movie. A modern day film noir. I loved the dialogue and 40's like speak. In the lobby of the theater that I saw it in here in San Francisco, there was a dictionary of the different terms they used. The funny thing was - I pretty much understood what they said.
4 of 4 | Posted by augustburns2
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Posted on December 7, 2006 7:26 PM