they're on my wicked long 'list of things to do' ...
I have whole folders of those on my HD. Sigh. I also need to get back to work on that fic (especially considering where I left Bennet's hand...)
... whoa. That's gotta be the longest comment someone's ever left me ... thank you!
;-) First thing in the morning and late at night, I tend to ramble. But I do find his choices really interesting. I've been watching him since Shallow Grave. In Britain, it's not like he's been all that easy to avoid! He's easily the dominant actor of the past 10-15 years in terms of critical praise and general acknowledgment of his general awesomeness, it's just he's rarely been in things that people outside the UK see. Or he's the "crazy Major" in 28 Days Later or "the ghostly (surprisingly tanned) husband" in The Others, small if memorable roles. I suspect he may end up like Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman, having his best success in his 40s-60s.
Both sound like awesome parts ...
They're very similar in a way - and very layered, which is what he's so good at. But The Second Coming is one of my favourite things ever, because he's matched with Lesley Sharp who can go nose to nose with him (and believe me, with those two noses, that's quite a feat!). It's also a nice balance of the vulnerable innocent he did so much early in his career with the power and ferocity he's doing more recently. The sweet smile in this icon comes right after he's just performed a huge, spectacular miracle, creating equal parts awe and terror in the populace.
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Date: 2008-01-22 03:35 am (UTC)I have whole folders of those on my HD. Sigh. I also need to get back to work on that fic (especially considering where I left Bennet's hand...)
... whoa. That's gotta be the longest comment someone's ever left me ... thank you!
;-) First thing in the morning and late at night, I tend to ramble. But I do find his choices really interesting. I've been watching him since Shallow Grave. In Britain, it's not like he's been all that easy to avoid! He's easily the dominant actor of the past 10-15 years in terms of critical praise and general acknowledgment of his general awesomeness, it's just he's rarely been in things that people outside the UK see. Or he's the "crazy Major" in 28 Days Later or "the ghostly (surprisingly tanned) husband" in The Others, small if memorable roles. I suspect he may end up like Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman, having his best success in his 40s-60s.
Both sound like awesome parts ...
They're very similar in a way - and very layered, which is what he's so good at. But The Second Coming is one of my favourite things ever, because he's matched with Lesley Sharp who can go nose to nose with him (and believe me, with those two noses, that's quite a feat!). It's also a nice balance of the vulnerable innocent he did so much early in his career with the power and ferocity he's doing more recently. The sweet smile in this icon comes right after he's just performed a huge, spectacular miracle, creating equal parts awe and terror in the populace.