The only time I ever believed him was as the lowlife emcee in 'Out to Sea', a highly mediocre movie. There is a lot of really good acting in this movie. What compelled Martha Coolidge to hire Spiner is beyond me (what compelled anyone to ever hire this talentless nothing). Once again he degrades what would otherwise have been a fine film. One need only watch Brandauer to know what truly superb acting is.