Sorry, Hoffman is bad here--and he's been weak for years. There is no one here who is a greater admirer of his best work--Midnight Cowboy, Lenny, Marathon Man, The Graduate, Straw Dogs and several others. But that is ancient history. I think the last thing I saw him in that I'd watch again was American Buffalo, and that is no great shakes.
PS: If you want to the greatest portrayal of real world criminality I've ever seen on screen, check out one of his more obscure films, Straight Time (1978). It's not a great film, but he is great in it.
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02-14-2012, 04:03 PM
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