Imprint - Billy Drago - What...?!

His performance did suck, that's true enough.

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Well, Billy Drago is far from being a good actor, he's just plain creepy.
But that vomit-inducing thing called Imprint was much worse than his acting. Ugh.

Boycott movies that involve real animal violence! (and their directors too)

Nearly all of you people are nuts. Billy Drago has been in the business in spite of his weird ass-look for decades for a reason, he's a damn good actor. The man has worked with everyone from Depalma to Clint Eastwood and beyond. It's true, he's been in a fair share of turds, but in every single one he classed it up.

As for his performance in this piece, it was pitch-perfect. Perhaps some of you are not used to the slow, stilted delivery often found in Asian films, and this quality is often exagerrated even more by Tikke to create an eerie tone. I believe that accounts for some of the reasons why his performance may have been lost in translation for you. On top of that, don't forget he is getting smashed on Saki throughout, making the character's behavior more manic as the story goes on.

In spite of the purposely stilted tone of the film and Drago's, let's say, theatrical performance, he still shows a great deal of nuance and control. I would never say the man was overacting, I'd say his performance was robust. I'm an actor myself, worked with plenty of greats and have been fortunate enough to see some of the greatest actors of the past century on the New York and U.K. stage. I know good acting when I see it, and Drago kicked ass in this role, he killed it.

It seems like a lot of people on this thread are unfamiliar not only with Miike's work, but of the style that many Asian directors like Takashi film in. It's a theatrical, yet grounded style that Miike utilized to great effect here. In fact, I don't know if I've ever seen this feel pulled off so flawlessly in an English speaking entertainment. It's a shame this episode didn't air as it was supposed to on Showtime in 2006, because this is some of Miike's and Drago's finest work — and that's saying a lot!

Billy Drago was absolutely horrendous here, and he killed every scene he was in – and not in a good way. I found the story compelling and most of the other performances adequate, but it's hard for me to appreciate a film with such a wretched performance by a leading character, regardless of the other talents involved here.

In the hands of a better cast and with a bit more nuance rather than over-the-top gore and brutality, this would have been a better entry in the series). 6/10 stars from me at best.

drago's one of the greatest character actors out there. his acting only appears to be bad because you're expecting another cookie cutter performance. he was creepy and out of your comfort zone!