He was great in that
― rip van wanko, Sunday, 5 August 2018 02:02 (five years ago) link
but in the end not a particularly satisfiying story
There were a couple of turns towards the end--especially with regards to Amara Karan's character--that seemed like a stretch. I really liked Roberta Flack at the end, even if Mad Men beat them to it by a couple of years.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 August 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
saw To Live & Die In LA for the first time last week, he had the unreliable sleazeball thing down v early
― 16, 35, DCP, Go! (sic), Sunday, 5 August 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
See also The Color of Money from one year later. (His IMDB page says he turns up in Raging Bull--will have to look closely for that next time.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 August 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
i forgot that he made the jesus rolls a 'going places' adaptation ~ considering the source material is wildly culturally outdated & not super strong to start (nb ive only seen the orig film not read the book), the jesus rolls is not *that* bad i kinda enjoyed it
― johnny crunch, Monday, 21 September 2020 12:42 (three years ago) link