Beck is my favorite movie cop
You talk about an actor being "born" to play a certain role, I can't think of many better examples. Nourie's catalog doesn't really have anything that stands out, but he killed it here as a sardonic, hardass police maverick.
I've gone through all (or most of) the great gangster films and policiers since the advent of sound, English-language speaking and foreign alike, and no peace officer stands out to me as much as Beck. Maclachlan deserves major props also, and their chemistry is a big reason why The Hidden succeeds so well, but I have to give Nouri a big pat on the back here.
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