Thread 214235267

Holy fucking kino

>>214235267 (OP)
It doesn't look like one. Doesn't he play the same character every movie?

>>214235414
From the top of my head:
>Cool, reasonable military officers
>Introspective criminals
>Sleazy/crazy politicians
Nope, he has at least three recurring types of roles

we samurai now

>>214235414
PISS HE'S PISSING ON US

>>214235414
>It doesn't look like one
Well that's where you're wrong bucko

>>214235414
It's based
>artsy mood shots of cityscapes and birds set to RZA beats
>pastiche of both operator and mafia movies that still takes itself seriously
>homage to samurai films, even edited like one
>Whitaker hardly speaks but gives a soulful, compelling performance
>occasional Y2K after-image effects in fight scenes
>perfectly captures the "black samurai" east meets west subculture of the time but makes it badass
>so good it's in the Criterion collection despite looking and sounding like slop

>>214235951
Come to think of it, this style of movie is exactly what Michael Mann wanted the Miami Vice film to be but this actually pulls it off.

>>214235267 (OP)
Really good movie. I need to watch it again.

>>214235577
I wanted to shoot him in The Shield. He played it well.