tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399905941707667.post8132590518417040034..comments2022-03-30T12:32:49.097-07:00Comments on Cin-Eater: The American (2010)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715057178983752370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399905941707667.post-4507998237484740472011-02-12T06:05:27.873-08:002011-02-12T06:05:27.873-08:00Perhaps Clooney's strength isn't acting fr...Perhaps Clooney's strength isn't acting from within, which is what the role in The American demanded. Cooper was a master at (seemingly) doing nothing, and yet giving his character great depth. The long periods of silence, in which Clooney appears to be mulling over his thoughts, fears, concerns, I can imagine a Cooper, a McQueen, a Redford, Viggo Mortensen, Eastwood, adding far more gravity to this character. <br /><br />Pacino has many times told of how Lee Strasburg opened his yearly classes at the Actor's Studio by discussing Cooper, calling him the original Method actor. Pacino cites Cooper as one if his inspirations, precisely because he knew how to act from within.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399905941707667.post-12979390162953792532011-02-09T11:51:17.827-08:002011-02-09T11:51:17.827-08:00I watched Charley Bronson in The Mechanic last wee...I watched Charley Bronson in The Mechanic last week and I noticed his very awkward run. It kind of cracks me up. Never noticed it with Clooney... now I will! The American wasn't bad but I'm not sure if the movie would have survived with the actors you mention. Eastwood did have a movie star presence but Penn and Norton I think would have made the movie a complete snoozer. Star presence does make I difference in my book.<br /><br />Gary Cooper and Harrison Ford got away with not doing much (McQueen did too) when they were young and pretty. They had to give more with age.. but they also became kinda boring as they added grey hair. Is Clooney heading that direction?teshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269621816095156033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378399905941707667.post-72586276580258656742011-02-09T08:48:57.626-08:002011-02-09T08:48:57.626-08:00I knew there was a reason that he couldn't be ...I knew there was a reason that he couldn't be the modern day Cary Grant. He's not graceful enough! I love how certain filmmakers used Coopers awkward height to their advantage--the kissing stool in Ball of Fire comes immediately to mind. There a couple of good examples in Farewell to Arms as well. Anywho, this is a great post. I've been Mooney for Clooney for ages but loath to make the obvious Cary Grant comparison. Like Cooper, he can do comedy and drama equally well (so could Grant, though his serious films, apart from Hitchcock, were never that good.) I never noticed Clooney's awkwardness before, but now I will have an excuse to re-watch O Brother to look for it. Dapper Dan!Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.com