Not exact matches
The movie also features a
number of great character
actors in early roles, including David Paymer and Ed Begley Jr., although none do so much with so little as James Hong, who shines in an amusing sequence as the co-pilot
of a puddle jumper transporting Vince and Sheldon to Central America.
It's a genuine pleasure to see them play off each other and they're joined by a
number of great character
actors, such as Ed Begley Jr., James Hong and David Paymer.
The Academy Award winners for Best Supporting
Actor of the 1990s are a fine display
of veteran Hollywood talent finally getting overdue recognition and a
number of then upcoming stars who've risen to even
greater roles since their victories.
We are instead given a
number of impressive, but token flashy performances by veteran
actors in tough guy bit parts (Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper as irredeemable lifelong criminals) and newcomers in «dramatic stretches» (The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner who is good (again) but not as
great as the star - makers would have you believe, and most notably, Blake Lively, excellent as a drug - addled neighborhood floozy).
It exposed me to a
number of great British character
actors, and Shane was among my favorites.
It's not really all that surprising, however, as Sutherland has been a consistently reliable
actor over the last 40 years, contributing
great work in a
number of classics.
It is a laugh riot in a
number of scenes, surprisingly heartwarming in others and is a
great example
of an
actor successfully bridging the gap between acting and directing.