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thenewgreen  ·  2729 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: What's your favorite monologue from a film?

Holy shit. That's a tough call if you're meaning for someone to weigh in on the better of the two. So different. One is about the beginning of life, in a way. The other is about the end. I am very familiar with the Cinema Paradiso scene. I love it. I really enjoyed No Country For Old Men, but only saw it once. That's a hell of a scene. So well acted. The sound of the clock ticking away in the background is less than subtle, but still... pretty amazing.





ButterflyEffect  ·  2729 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can't have one without the other, I don't think. Everyone rightfully hypes Javier Bardem's performance in No Country For Old Men, but Tommy Lee Jones put in an amazing performance too.

OftenBen  ·  2728 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jones performance just seems almost like, low-energy compared to the high-tension cable hum that clings to Bardem.

I agree that Jones gives a great show, but it gets overshadowed by the monumental attention grab that is Anton Chigurh.