Not exact matches
He touched a chord with Iowa voters in 2004, and he has kept a loyal and sizable group with him despite the
presence of two
rock stars in the Democratic field.
We are given two women left to portray the entire spectrum
of female
presence in society; Marianne, the ageing
rock star with no voice or conceivable role in society other than to be adored, and Penelope, the youthful beauty who must use her body to get ahead, and has no concept
of consequence.
He helps articulate the fascinating aspects
of Lewan's story: the
rock star presence he has in the Pennsylvania polka scene, the determination he has to be successful and take care
of people like his friends or family, the way that a good man would succumb to constantly lying, blinded by whatever his good intents are.
He's less an actor (no one thinks
of him as an actor, though he's not bad) than a
presence: one part pro-athlete, one part
rock star, one part pop - culture anachronism.
And for the first time in his career,
Rock has the authority, charisma and screen
presence of a real movie
star.
In isolation each
of these cars has
rock -
star presence and palm - moistening performance.
Instead
of taking the usual sequel route, where he's a
rock star and everyone worships him for his work in past games and you, as the gamer, are supposed to feel awed by his very
presence... (see: Altair in Assassin's Creed, Leisure Suit Larry in more recent Leisure Suit Larry games), Frank West made his fame and fortune in the first game and now is a washed up hack with no more celebrity status to spare.