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The trailer, indeed, comes off a bit more composed than that of my original hopes upon originally hearing of the film's details. I don't know -- ever since Wahlberg took on projects like Max Payne and The Happening (maybe even Planet of the Apes would qualify as a starting point?), I've lost much interest in anything he has arriving in theaters. I miss the broad and often cliche qualities found in performances like Boogie Nights and Fear (easy enough to decide where each aforementioned adjective belongs, right?)
To elaborate a bit; if you watch his naive character socially develop in Boogie Nights around a dozen or so of the most the persuasively cinematic personalities of all time, you'll notice how difficult it must have been to sustain that sort of intensity for what could have only been a gruelingly long shoot for this relatively "new" actor. There's a moment, for instance, where Dirk Diggler (Whalberg's self-imposed, comical identity) describes the name he chooses by tailoring into some neon sign. There, in his expressions, lies an illumination of the utmost understanding for his character; one so rare, it's hard to see how many other actors could pull something like that off in those same shoes.
That being said, I always want to think Wahlberg has another Dirk Diggler in him, but even with having worked with the most attractive of directors since, I don't know -- I just don't know.
To elaborate a bit; if you watch his naive character socially develop in Boogie Nights around a dozen or so of the most the persuasively cinematic personalities of all time, you'll notice how difficult it must have been to sustain that sort of intensity for what could have only been a gruelingly long shoot for this relatively "new" actor. There's a moment, for instance, where Dirk Diggler (Whalberg's self-imposed, comical identity) describes the name he chooses by tailoring into some neon sign. There, in his expressions, lies an illumination of the utmost understanding for his character; one so rare, it's hard to see how many other actors could pull something like that off in those same shoes.
That being said, I always want to think Wahlberg has another Dirk Diggler in him, but even with having worked with the most attractive of directors since, I don't know -- I just don't know.
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