>The fact there wasn't much to do in the first place is why I
>give it too him. He couldda hammed his way, full villian
>sneer, through the whole role. He didn't. He had very little
>one liners or snappy comebacks, what made him creepy was his
>actual acting as you said: vocal inflections, character tics,
>etc.

that was required. he is getting props for doing his job.

he did a good character sketch.

great acting? no.

oscar-worthy? hell no.

>
>He struck a good chord between, creepy, weird, and menace.

reaching. there wasn't enough material, as you agreed, to do that.

an SNL skit, thats what it was.

>Who do you think could have knocked it out of the park? Old
>school Dinero would have been all menace. Pacino, all weird.

Pacino, when he was that age, could knock it out of the park.