Best Single Acting Performance in a Film Ever?

[Citizen Grimm]

Ledger in The Dark Knight.

No one has ever made me go "Holy s***" like that from the beginning to the end of a movie. He wasn't acting as The Joker, he was The Joker. Insanely good performance.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.

He just seems to be a completely real person. He's funny sometimes, he's upset at others. He's flawed. He's a therapist, but his patients affect him when he gets home. He's EVERYTHING, and I love that about him.

This is partly the writing, but the writing would be useless if Williams didn't play it completely flawlessly, front to back.

[strykerdarksilence]

Dec 19, 2010 18:09:50 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.

He just seems to be a completely real person. He's funny sometimes, he's upset at others. He's flawed. He's a therapist, but his patients affect him when he gets home. He's EVERYTHING, and I love that about him.

This is partly the writing, but the writing would be useless if Williams didn't play it completely flawlessly, front to back.

Agreed. I know I gave a silly answer earlier, but this is my genuine one.

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Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man

[Lazy peon]

Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator.

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Dec 19, 2010 18:09:50 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting.

He just seems to be a completely real person. He's funny sometimes, he's upset at others. He's flawed. He's a therapist, but his patients affect him when he gets home. He's EVERYTHING, and I love that about him.

This is partly the writing, but the writing would be useless if Williams didn't play it completely flawlessly, front to back.

I agree. Williams' performance was damn near flawless and he defiinitely earned the Oscar he won for it.....He even managed a convincing Boston accent that didn't sound like a bad parody of it (I'm looking at you, Nicholson!)

[shadowangel]

James Stewart in Rear Window as he plays the role of the wheelchair bound photographer very believable.

Next one would be F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. Great movie overall and he is just awesome

[biafra]

I'd add Sean Penn in either Milk or Mystic River also.

[Bub (BLM)]

For my money, it's Leonardo DiCaprio in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?". His portrayal of Arnie felt like a very, very real person.

[Cela]

Daniel Day Lewis in There will be Blood. It drew me in the entire time and didn't let go.

Less intense but still a favorite was Geoffrey Rush in Quills. Wonderfully sleazy character.

Edit: Also Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman

[fw91]

Dec 19, 2010 20:10:43 GMT -5 shadowangel said:

James Stewart in Rear Window as he plays the role of the wheelchair bound photographer very believable.

Next one would be F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. Great movie overall and he is just awesome

in my opinion, hulce was far better as mozart

[Baixo Astral]

Robert Mitchum in either Cape Fear or Night of the Hunter

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

Robert Duvall in The Apostle

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Dec 19, 2010 21:54:52 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

For my money, it's Leonardo DiCaprio in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?". His portrayal of Arnie felt like a very, very real person.

I think a lot of actors just studied the mannerisms Leo used for their portrayals of mentally challenged characters after Gilbert Grape, without getting into the heart of their respective roles like he did.