Watched King of Thieves last night, typically understated performance from MC. Very different portrayal of Brian Reader to Kenneth Cranham's in the TV series, a much more sympathetic character, though still not gloryfying a bad egg.
My favourite film that he’s in is The Battle of Britain. My favourite that he starred in is The Italian Job. I can remember my Dad getting excited and telling me we must watch it when it was shown on TV. This was during the time of just 3 channels and films like this being shown was a big thing.
Absolute rubbish. You could say his range was "limited" but if he was a dreadful actor he wouldnt have had such a long, distinguished and iconic career.
Absolute rubbish. You could say his range was "limited" but if he was a dreadful actor he wouldnt have had such a long, distinguished and iconic career.
Just like Sean Connery Caine brings the same character to every role. Like his films though.
Not sure that's true. I can see why he really struggled on stage, and was probably being close to average on it. He was in absolutely awful movies when I was a kid/teenager, and a bit of a joke to us. But in Zulu, The Ipcress File, Get Carter, The Man Who Would Be King, Educating Rita and The Quiet American he's an excellent screen actor.
Sometimes it seems he's playing the same roué at different levels of class, but as long as an accent's not crucial his acting in small moments and emotional collapses are top notch. No way is he a bad screen actor. I think he's a much better and diverse actor than Sean Connery, who I also think is excellent on screen at what he did.
My favourite is Too Late The Hero. Hilariously ridiculous final scene, with awful lines given to him but plays it better than anyone else. I love it for it's Saturday matinee feel/memories of watching it with the family.
Absolute rubbish. You could say his range was "limited" but if he was a dreadful actor he wouldnt have had such a long, distinguished and iconic career.
Just like Sean Connery Caine brings the same character to every role. Like his films though.
The two examples I gave are very different from, for example, Zulu, Italian Job etc.
Absolute rubbish. You could say his range was "limited" but if he was a dreadful actor he wouldnt have had such a long, distinguished and iconic career.
Just like Sean Connery Caine brings the same character to every role. Like his films though.
Sean connery the same character?? James bond a womanising and deadly spy and indiana Jones' father? Not sure i agree with you there. I get what you mean with Caine in the 60s 70s but I think he evolved with the time superbly.
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"Bitte?"
"No...I'll have a Lowenbrau please"
And always comes across as a nice bloke done good, not too up himself.
"You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job."
"You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow."
Michael Caine supports the young Julie Walters in her quest to better herself through the Open University .
I saw it recently and although it was dated I felt it was authentically a good representation of life in the 1980's ( drinking at work etc )
Sometimes it seems he's playing the same roué at different levels of class, but as long as an accent's not crucial his acting in small moments and emotional collapses are top notch. No way is he a bad screen actor. I think he's a much better and diverse actor than Sean Connery, who I also think is excellent on screen at what he did.
My favourite is Too Late The Hero. Hilariously ridiculous final scene, with awful lines given to him but plays it better than anyone else. I love it for it's Saturday matinee feel/memories of watching it with the family.
what a pile of shite.
James bond a womanising and deadly spy and indiana Jones' father? Not sure i agree with you there.
I get what you mean with Caine in the 60s 70s but I think he evolved with the time superbly.