When I heard that Robert Downey Jr. was arrested again, I didn't know whether to get angry or sad.
Watching Chaplin, my eyes couldn't leave the screen. I didn't know who this actor was. For a second I thought that Richard Attenborough had resurrected the silent star. Never was a performance of a real life person so spot on. This will always be Downey's legacy but only because he failed to express this potential.
What other leads has Downey Jr. got to his credit? Very few but they were all excellent. Two girls and a guy was testament to his genius even if the film itself was flawed. Natural Born Killers, Short Cuts, Black and White, One Night Stand and Bowfinger were all helped by his involvement. But his career was in tatters. Prison spells had interrupted any good offers he got.
Last Summer he got out of prison. His career for the first time in years looked rosy. He was given a recurring role in Ally McBeal. The role could have been cheesy but Downey Jr is too charming, too real to take it down this route. Instead the performance was award calibre, recreating the success of McBeal's earlier series. He was a success. Compare this success to his performance in Wonder Boys. Michael Douglas got the plaudits but Downey Jr. was even better as the bisexual agent. A part alongside a great cast awaited him in American Sweethearts. Downey Jr was back.
Then he got arrested.
Downey Jr.'s constant drug abuse is selfish so allow me to be selfish for a moment. Robert, you are depriving your fans of hours of entertainment. Think of us and not yourself for a second. I know it's a sickness, he needs somebody to be with him all the time.
On a talk show he was asked if he was a good liar and he said yes. Asked if he was a great liar, he said yes. To the question:
"What is the greatest lie that you tell?"
He responded:
"That I'm fine!"
He's not. Help him.
Watching Chaplin, my eyes couldn't leave the screen. I didn't know who this actor was. For a second I thought that Richard Attenborough had resurrected the silent star. Never was a performance of a real life person so spot on. This will always be Downey's legacy but only because he failed to express this potential.
What other leads has Downey Jr. got to his credit? Very few but they were all excellent. Two girls and a guy was testament to his genius even if the film itself was flawed. Natural Born Killers, Short Cuts, Black and White, One Night Stand and Bowfinger were all helped by his involvement. But his career was in tatters. Prison spells had interrupted any good offers he got.
Last Summer he got out of prison. His career for the first time in years looked rosy. He was given a recurring role in Ally McBeal. The role could have been cheesy but Downey Jr is too charming, too real to take it down this route. Instead the performance was award calibre, recreating the success of McBeal's earlier series. He was a success. Compare this success to his performance in Wonder Boys. Michael Douglas got the plaudits but Downey Jr. was even better as the bisexual agent. A part alongside a great cast awaited him in American Sweethearts. Downey Jr was back.
Then he got arrested.
Downey Jr.'s constant drug abuse is selfish so allow me to be selfish for a moment. Robert, you are depriving your fans of hours of entertainment. Think of us and not yourself for a second. I know it's a sickness, he needs somebody to be with him all the time.
On a talk show he was asked if he was a good liar and he said yes. Asked if he was a great liar, he said yes. To the question:
"What is the greatest lie that you tell?"
He responded:
"That I'm fine!"
He's not. Help him.
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I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.
I couldn't believe that she knew my name. Some of my best friends didn't know my name.