Again... seen both, LOVE both, but only one made my list.
The Conversation is really good with great direction from Coppola, and an excellent performance from Gene Hackman. Here's what I wrote about him back in the day:
Still, for some reason, I either didn't think of it or chose to leave it out. Glad to see it make the list, though.
As for The Man Who Wasn't There, it is a masterpiece of style and mood, like only the Coens could deliver; and still, how amazing it is that it barely squeaks into my Coens Top 10? That's how amazing they are. Billy Bob Thornton is great as the lead, the cinematography is gorgeous, love the twists and turns. It is a perfect encapsulation of the noir/neo-noir flavor. I had it at #7.
SEEN: 49/74
MY BALLOT: 14/25
The Conversation is really good with great direction from Coppola, and an excellent performance from Gene Hackman. Here's what I wrote about him back in the day:
He really gives Harry Caul all the layers necessary for the character to exist, to be believable. Professionalism, obsession, frustration, anger, inconformity, resentment, impotence, the inability to deal with certain situations... everything is present in Hackman, and most of the times only through his body language and expressions. I really, really enjoyed seeing him in this.
As for The Man Who Wasn't There, it is a masterpiece of style and mood, like only the Coens could deliver; and still, how amazing it is that it barely squeaks into my Coens Top 10? That's how amazing they are. Billy Bob Thornton is great as the lead, the cinematography is gorgeous, love the twists and turns. It is a perfect encapsulation of the noir/neo-noir flavor. I had it at #7.
SEEN: 49/74
MY BALLOT: 14/25
My ballot
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