10/10
David Carradine deserves an Oscar!
19 February 2009
Maybe not for this film, but certainly for KILL BILL and KILL BILL 2. But even in this one, just watch him do his thing. There's nobody out there who can match his skills, maybe Al Pacino, maybe Sean Penn, but boy, what a revelation this man is. He lives his part, at least in this film, he IS Raf McKane, leader of the 17th Street gang, he breathes Raf, suffers Raf. His quiet anger, his reservoir of emotions and little things he does. Acting classes of the world, study this man! Maybe it was the rapport the director had with him, I don't know, but Carradine's getting better and better with age, like a great wine. It must be in his DNA. have you ever seen his dad, John Carradine, in John Ford's "Stagecoach"? But David's a renegade, and Hollywood doesn't like rebels. Just look at what they did with Brando. or Chaplin. Or Orson Welles for heaven's sake!When will la-la land wake up to reality and honor one of their best? When he's dead? Is that what it's going to take? Give me a break. Honor the guy now while he's still alive and kicking! And go check out Absolute Evil. It's intriguing, entertaining and different.
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