So we have all been there, trying to get your significant other or friend of the opposite gender to try to watch a film with you that has your latest object of desire in it. They just won’t do it, or if they do they will begrudge your choice for the entire running time, claiming that you only wanted to see it because Ryan Reynolds gets his tits out. On certain occasions this is true (lets face it Reynolds has only made a handful of good movies) but with Chefs recommended dish of the month they have no excuse. Bringing you the beautiful people from the silver screen in roles that are acted brilliantly the term “just a pretty face” will no longer apply...
River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho
In My Own Private Idaho River Phoenix plays a narcoleptic rent boy in search of his long lost mother.
His portrayal is profoundly beautiful and deeply honest. He tackles such a challenging subject with grace, realism and raw emotion. Watching this movie you can’t help but feel sad for the fact Phoenix is no longer with us. Taking a drug overdose at the age of twenty three (only one year after making this film), his best work was probably yet to come. But still, he left this world with a performance that would have done any actor proud.
Within saying this, this film isn’t purrrrrfect. Keanu Reeves seems horribly awkward throughout the movie and the story just seems to lose momentum and trail off at the end. But for Phoenix’s acting chops it’s a home run for me.
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