Happy Birthday to John Malkovich!
For some it's like Nicolas Cage if he had a classical training, for others he is one of the acting talents greatest of his generation.
The truth is that his acting style is unique. Both exciting and certainly crazyIt's always a treat to watch Malkovich when he's on the big screen.
He has taken on many interesting and bizarre projects, but capturing the variety of his talents in five films is certainly a challenge.
Can we capture something more than your side funny and strange? The next five movies try, so to honor an actor who frankly deserves more praise for his range, here are five must-see films from John Malkovich.
1. Ripley's Game
A few actors have portrayed the memorable character of Tom ripley, and although Ripley's Game While certainly not the best film around him, Malkovich brings a certain mystery to the role unlike any other actor before or since him.
It's an interesting role for an interesting man: a match made in heaven. Ripley's game it's a straight version of Ripley, but it's Malkovich who brings a lot of tangible life to it.
2. The Glass Menagerie
Malkovich wasn't always out of the ordinary (up to a point), and seeing him in his prime as an actor is always a treat.
Could there be a better example of this than The Glass Menagerie, where he brings to life the words of Tennessee Williams?
Embodying the hysteria, claustrophobia, and self-destruction it demands Tom Wingfield, Malkovich is great in the iconic role; partly because of what it brings to the role, but mostly because of what the role gets out of it.
3. In the Line of Fire
Although Malkovich likes to cross the line into silliness when it comes to being a juicy, flamboyant villain, he's done this kind of role magnificently before, in In the Line of Fire.
Through the stoic personality of Clint Eastwood, Malkovich plays a killer gone rogue, with bizarre methods of murder. He could have gone crazy, but instead, Malkovich reveals a more textured side to this type of villain.
Honestly, it's a should have been seen more of a shot from Malkovich, who can rely on oddities often enough.
4. Of Mice and Men
Returning to the theme of the iconic characters played by John Malkovich, no one has done lennie small Better than him.
In the 1992 version of Of Mice and Men, Malkovich nails the gray area between being a unique character and a complicated mind. Small doesn't once feel silly or inappropriate here, and the dark side of him is strangely understanding when it might have felt unnecessarily abrupt.
Malkovich can absolutely control his characters to the nth degree when he wants to, and his masterful work on Of Mice and Men It is proof of that.
5. Being John Malkovich
Of course, the best role he has ever had John Malkovich is the John Malkovich en Being John Malkovich.
By being a satirical version of himself, John makes Malkovich's legacy as weird as possible.
When John Malkovich plunges into his own psyche and becomes John Malkovich in a world of john malkoviches that they can only speak in "Malkovich", that's when things get amazing.