Good guy one minute, villain the next
Did anyone else find 'Secret Window' slightly disconcerting in the wake of 'Pirates of the Carribean'? I know that it's a testimony to his wide range of acting abilities, but when considered in relation to 'Once upon a Time in Mexico,' doesn't it make you wonder a little bit?
Just a little?
I mean, the characters that an actor chooses to play says something about that actor (ie the distasteful Heather Graham, the delightful Billy Crystal, etc). But now Meg Ryan has gotten on the bandwagon, shedding her sweet romantic lead exterior and revealing that she's really just as mean as the kids at school that pick on the nerds.
So who are they really? As viewers we make character judgments of the actors based on the roles that they play, which, since they're actors, is hardly fair, nor is it logical. But we categorise people on the basis of behaviour, and if we don't see them in any other context, it's really all we have to judge them on!
'Mexico' is a far cry from 'The Man who Cried,' and 'Pirates' is miles away from 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?', so I guess we'll just never know. Although I did hear that he chased a chef around the kitchen a la 'Mexico' style, threatening to kill him... but that was just a rumour.
Any thoughts?