James Woods' performance in this movie was one of the best acting performances that I have ever seen, and is probably one of the best that anyone will EVER see - wow! Every time I watch this movie I am floored all over again by his flawless, villainous acting!
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It was a phenomenal performance. So good it makes my a** hole twitch every time I watch this movie. He really made us hate him. Big up to Mr Woods! An actor that one should never under estimate...
shareIt was a phenomenal performance. So good it makes my a** hole twitch every time I watch this movie.
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...still laughing!!!
shareITA! Woods was amazing in this movie.
shareA masterful performance and just the kind of sleazy character that James Woods is so good at playing.
In contrast, I thought Alec Baldwin's performance was wooden, though it seems that he got the Mississippi accent right.
I completely disagree about Alec Baldwin turning in a "wooden" performance. I think he was exceptional in both "Ghosts of Mississippi" and "The Edge" (released within one year of another).
This film was not nearly as good as "Mississippi Burning" (at least, IMHO), but it was better than I expected and quite worthy in its own right.
I agree with DeltonP,ALEC BALWIN`S performance was excellent. quiet,controlled,and very moving and i loved his hair. let`s face it,James Woods is right up there among the Pantheon of great film performers and i believe this is among his best.
shareI think he did well, for not having been raised in the South, and he was rather reserved.
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A masterful performance and just the kind of sleazy character that James Woods is so good at playing.
In contrast, I thought Alec Baldwin's performance was wooden, though it seems that he got the Mississippi accent right.
I also thought Baldwin was wooden but Woods was amazing.
Baldwin, though reserved, did a better job on accent, than Wood, who was over the top.
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He was amazing. The best part about this movie. I almost forgot it was him. The character he played seemed so real.
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Ya he really pushed hard for this part. Hes a big time activist who really believed in what the movie was trying to do. He really stole the show.
shareI agree...this is what makes james woods such a household/funny name. I mean, the kids on the cartoon family guy go to james woods high, that is saying something about the guy...or family guy, I don't know which. But he can play the biggest sleazebag in the world or the most meek. Usually he just plays 'swarthy' (direct imdb.com quote from his bio) sleazebags. hahaha. love him! he's always coming out of the pop-culture woodwork and he knows it!
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Well, Woods did a great job in an average film. He did get an Oscar nomination for the film and at the time the film came out, I figured he'd win due to all the accolaides heaped on him. But that didn't happen. Interestingly enough, it went to a black man.
shareJimmy Woods is a fantastic and realistic actor to me. He was superb in the way he acted the role of a two bit killer. Could there be anyone as despicable as Byron De La Beckwith. Why would anyone go to the extent to murder another human being and feel good about them self. Thank God he was convicted. He makes me ashamed of being white. White people should never have acted this way in the south or anywhere else for that matter. One day he'll answer to the Lord almighty for what he did to this poor family.
shareRight. Medger Evers was a war veteran who trod where few dared in the early days of civil rights. He was a wonderful, fine man - who ended up shot in the back in front of his family by that unutterable scumbucket De La Beckwith, who strutted his cowardly evil in freedom for three decades before getting his desserts. I can't think how Myrlie Evers must have felt, seeing the grinning, teasing murderer of her husband get off the hook for so long. I'd bet the whole of Hell were lining up eager to take a crack at him when he finally Left the Building....no wonder Woods jumped at the chance to show what kind of a 'man' DLB was.
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Kayekaye, you said <Medger Evers was a war veteran who feared to tread where few dared> You meant "Medger Evers tread where few dared"--no?
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Both...It is grammatically etc correct but if it doesn't make sense to everyone, then its gotta be changed. So I dood it :)
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DeLa was a Marine in WWII, receiving a Purple Heart.
And no, I am not embellishing him, just trivia.
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It is one of the most frightening, disturbing, and believable screen performances I have ever seen.
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