Re: Depp

darren@ns.daknet.com
Sun, 07 Jun 1998 16:33:37

At 01:29 PM 6/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>darren@ns.daknet.com wrote:
>
>> Actually, I think Leonardo DiCaprio would've done a fine job as Holden.  I
>> think he's too old now, but he is a great actor, arguably the finest actor
>> of his generation.
>
>I disagree. Arguably he's not. Johnny Depp is. There's a real actor's actor.
>Has anyone seen Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas yet?
>
>Malcs

Arguably he's not?  Okay, I'll argue that he's not NOT the finest actor of
his generation.  *grin*  I do think Johnny Depp is a fine actor as well.
I've seen all his movies, at any rate, and most of them have been very good
films.  _Arizona Dream_ (the long version, not the edited version that's
generally available) and _Dead Man_ are two of my favorite Depp movies.
Anyway, it's not like it's Highlander:  "There can be only ONE."  *grin*

I think Depp and DiCaprio have had similiar careers, and have made
similarly interesting choices in terms of the roles they've accepted,
including the ones they accepted in _What's Eating Gilbert Grape?_.  Depp
has a larger body of work, of course, but that doesn't take away from the
fact that DiCaprio has consistently turned in terrific performances in all
the movies he's appeared in since _This Boy's Life_.  I even got a kick out
of him in _The Quick and the Dead_ and *gasp* _Titanic_.

I did see _Fear and Loathing..._ the weekend it opened, and mostly loved
it.  Most of the reviews I've read have been pretty negative (including
Roger Ebert's embarrassing review, where he criticized the movie for
"changing" the names of Thompson and La Costa to "Raoul Duke" and "Dr.
Gonzo."  Duh.  Read the book, Roger), but it was about as good as I was
hoping it would be.  I was not let down.  And both Depp and Benicio Del
Toro were great.

Darren