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Kiethblacklion t1_j9x4naa wrote

Another type of role Ford rarely does is playing the villain. What Lies Beneath was the first movie that I saw where he was the bad guy and one of the few instances in which I saw him die in a movie

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The_River_Is_Still t1_j9x8csv wrote

Like Tom Cruise as Vincent in Collateral. He should play more villain roles.

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bros402 t1_j9yital wrote

yesss, he needs more villain roles

also, it still holds up

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The_River_Is_Still t1_j9z3fww wrote

He played a great focused, calm bad guy so well. It’s scary because it makes you kind of like the guy lol. That’s way more interesting than some obnoxious lunatic.

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RVarki t1_ja2g01q wrote

I genuinely believe that Tom Cruise could've done a better job in Django Unchained, than Dicaprio did. I can't really remember Cruise ever having done a convincing accent, but outside of that, he would've been fantastic

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The_River_Is_Still t1_ja2nxpz wrote

Say what you want about Scientology, and rightfully so, but the guy genuinely seems like a decent person and a lot of people say he’s really respectful to the crew on sets and gets to know most people…. And hes a great actor. He really is. He puts out hit after hit so he’s doing something right. He’s shown plenty of range before. Now he’s at that age like many A listers and they pay him to be him. Like DiNero, Denzel and Pacino.

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Evil_Morty_C131 t1_ja0it7z wrote

Mosquito Coast

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Bluest_waters OP t1_ja101oa wrote

He was obsessed, nearly a mad man, but he wasn't evil. He truly believed in what he was doing, he was not malicious. He just didn't understand how his obsession would turn out all wrong.

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Lcsd114 t1_j9xa482 wrote

Spoiler Alert! (Lol, j/k).

I adore Harrison Ford, and have done since I saw Return of the Jedi when I was 9. I’m loving seeing him in Shrinking, his sardonic humor is on full display in that role. One of my favorite roles was his very subtly played villain in What Lies Beneath, which I think is a very underrated thriller.

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SheepherderFast6 t1_j9z1vs6 wrote

Yes! I have adored this man since I was a child too, and he can do no wrong!! My husband likes to counter that he is a terrible pilot, but I just give him the death stare and he shuts up!😆

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Arinoch t1_j9yucqg wrote

I think that helped the movie since I just didn’t see the twist coming because it was Ford.

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your_mind_aches t1_ja3z1kv wrote

Well he's about to be a major villain in the MCU. Wonder if that's part of why he took the role. Ross is a real asshole.

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skylight252 t1_j9xl34v wrote

Only other villain I can think of is evil Indy in Temple of Doom

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Vandergaard t1_j9yl6j8 wrote

What Lies Beneath is a great movie, and I will never understand why the trailer completely spoils the twist.

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Nathan_Drake__ t1_ja06dtf wrote

Iirc (and I haven't seen it in decades) is he was pretty creepy too.

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inm808 t1_ja6mcpx wrote

Very good in The Conversation as well. Slick and dangerous

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