Whether in Westerns or biopics, action flicks or sports movies, Crowe has an unmistakable swagger.
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Everything Crowe does, he does 110 percent.
Thats how committed he is: Anything less would be a compromise.
Funny how that kind of demeanor just seems tiresome in 2020.
(Sadly, he hasnt found much material worthy of his talent in a while.)
Below is a rundown of 33 roles, including that ofTom Cooper in this weeksUnhinged.
Whether in Westerns or biopics, swords-and-sandals epics or sports movies, Crowe has an unmistakable swagger.
Jekyll is initially mysterious and cunning until suddenly CGI turns him into a monster trying to kill Tom Cruise.
We know we sure are.
Alas,Unhingedisnt like that at all.
(What a raucous start!)
Unfortunately,Fathers and Daughtersisnt consistent enough to hold the delicate balance of those threads together.
Perhaps it wasnt the worst thing that his A-list run was coming to a close.
Crowe makes his Jor-El cameo early but then keeps popping up throughout the narrative afterward.
Good for Scott and Crowe, though.
We all deserve a paid vacation.
23.The Water Diviner(2014)
Did you realize thatCrowe had directed a movie?
Youll never guess whether or not they fall in love.
Welcome toBody of Lies.
It is amusing to watch him rock a Southern accent, however.
Crowe isnt always the mostfunactor, which is why its such a gas to see him let loose here.
And hes still a fully jerky Javert, too.
This might not be your bag.
But for us, he works.
(Inevitably, Mike Myers has a cameo.)
This got us thinking: WhyhasntCrowe done more sports movies?
Hes a Michigan football fan; maybe hes waiting to play Jim Harbaugh?
(Oh, with script work by Joss Whedon.
Stone picked DiCaprio too, in case you didnt realize how good at casting Sharon Stone was.
He looks like he could be onFriends!
Look at that floppy hair!
(Kidmans character isnt nearly as judgmental as Crowes.)
Its a tender moment from an actor who hasnt shown such emotional richness in recent years.
He wills the movie to be better than it is.
Is that a musty cliche?
Utterly, but Crowes natural gravitas helps sell the trope.
8.American Gangster(2007)
Crowes onscreen stridency can, sometimes, undermine his performances.
(Watching rigid virtuousness can get a bit boring.)
Happily,these Oscar winners had come a long way since first teaming upinVirtuosity.
Simply fixing Bale with an icy stare will do the trick.
Watching Crowe pounce and attack in the Colosseum is thrilling and riveting still 20 years later.
We remain very entertained.
(Dylan Roof had a picture of Crowe-as-Hondo on his personal website.
)Romper Stomperis not a fun movie to rewatch.
But Crowe is unlike anything youve ever seen … and, mercifully, would see again.
This is a big, towering performance thats never gotten its due.
(Crowe wasnt nominated.)
The film is ripe for reappraisal.
Right afterThe Insider, audiences would see Crowe inGladiator, which would set him on a superstar career.
Hed stop disappearing into characters quite like this.
No matter:The Insiderwill always be here to remind us of how good he can be onscreen.
