I know, and it was a revolutionary film that changed Hollywood forever. I'd say it should have got a directing, screenplay, and supporting actor nomination for Buscemi. Almost every guy in the movie could have earned an acting nomination, it was that good of a movie.
sharegood point on Buscemi.
shareHe certainly did. I don't think I've ever heard a cry like the one he left out after hearing his buddy was a cop. Like a grieving wounded animal.
shareWell, the thing about Harvey Keitel...
..he's ALWAYS phenomenal, so it's basically just 'the norm' for him. Hard to think of many actors at his level.
As far as Steve Buscemi is concerned, he probably has the most recognizable face in hollyweird, and he always comes off as someone you want to see more of. He has some kind of weird, magnetic charisma, despite being 'weird-lookin' in a 'general way' as Fargo puts it.
They did get really good actors in this movie, which is probably part of why it's praised so much despite being 'almost nothing to type home about'.