Tom Berenger deserved an Oscar
One of the strongest acting performances I have ever seen.
shareThat was a tough year for Supporting Actor. I love Michael Caine but of that year's contenders I would have given the Oscar either to Berenger or to Denholm Elliott in A Room With A View. Dafoe was excellent too, but Berenger was the best he's ever been.
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This just shows how worthless the Academy voters are. Berenger over Caine any day of the week.
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I think Caine won because Berenger and Dafoe cancelled each other out. It would've been best if one of them was not nominated and they would've had a better chance of winning.
shareBerenger over Caine any day of the week.
He makes for a great psychopath. Sometimes when I see an actor who is to good I think-Are they really good or are they not acting and maybe just crazy?
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I agree. He was superb.
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I agree, but this is why i could care less about Oscars. If i wanted to only watch movies that made Oscars, I'd be bored to death. Oscar movies are usually lame and feel too long for me. I love this movie and Berenger did have the performance of a life time.
shareHe was very good in this. He was also very impressive as a character in an earlier film, The Dogs Of War, where at times he almost stole the film from Christopher Walken. I don't really see the Oscars as an index of acting quality. They are more about Hollywood politics.
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One of the greatest performances of all time. The entire film is a near masterpiece, but Berenger's performance took it to another level. Willem Dafoe and Berenger's presence were omnipresent in the film (even when they're weren't onscreen). That's the mark of a timeless performance.
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