Paul Newman
Sep. 27th, 2008 10:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fabrisseThe first film I ever saw him in was The Sting.
Redford never really appealed to me. Newman was a subtler actor, always comfortable in his own skin.
Some of his younger performances don't grab me, but virtually everything I saw him in that was made after The Sting held me tight for the length of the film. Even in The Verdict, where I was taking apart the judge for not declaring a mistrial, Newman's performance was so nuanced I wanted to root for him.
Redford never really appealed to me. Newman was a subtler actor, always comfortable in his own skin.
Some of his younger performances don't grab me, but virtually everything I saw him in that was made after The Sting held me tight for the length of the film. Even in The Verdict, where I was taking apart the judge for not declaring a mistrial, Newman's performance was so nuanced I wanted to root for him.
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Date: 2008-09-27 02:48 pm (UTC)Searches google. OMG! How sad! I knew he had been sick. And yes, re: the Sting and his acting.
Boy there's been a lot of celebrity deaths this year of celebrities I pay attention to. :-(
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Date: 2008-09-27 07:45 pm (UTC)