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Keitel's acting

posted 17 years ago by sopaligz
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He was very reminiscent of his buddy Bobby DeNiro is this film, that and a touch of John Savage. Some parts were a tad overdone I thought. I just wish the film didn't end so abruptly the way it did.

[–] teejay6682 17 years ago

how is he reminiscent of deniro? he's his own actor and has passion and talent in spades that more then match up with deniro's best work.

[–] sopaligz 17 years ago

That is not about having more talent. I'm saying his style..mannerisms were reminiscent of deniro imo. They are good friends and have done a lot of work together so why should that be surprising?

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[–] htownsteve 12 years ago

Don't get me wrong, I love DeNiro, but Bobby D has never done ANYTHING as good as "Bad Lieutenant". THAT'S some acting.

Son, you can't polish a turd

[–] WarpedRecord 10 years ago

It's a subdued performance in a film that would have been cheesy had he gone over the top. This film rests on the performance of Harvey Keitel because he's in almost every shot, and he carries it off very well.

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 9 years ago

He looked so much like Malcolm McDowell in this it kept bothering me. Between the bowl haircut and the shape his body was in at the time I felt like he was the spitting image of a young Malcolm.