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Quote[/b] (Spino @ July 16 2004,10:04)]To my memory Walken's best performances are found in The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone and Pennies from Heaven (for his dance skills). In fact virtually all of his decent performances are found early in his career. But is Walken a great actor? Not even close.
Now seriously guys, your comments lead me to believe you are high all on psychotropic drugs. Christopher Walken, at least the Walken of the last 10-20 years, is one of the most overrated actors of our time. He acts the exact same way in every single role he plays What's worse is that when he's acting he uses almost the exact same cadence and enunciation style as William Shatner His failure to drop that thick New York accent also makes it difficult for me to accept him as anything but the guy next door or a gangster.
Walken acting 'style' has made into a living cariacature of himself. I simply cannot take him seriously anymore. I often hang out with a good friend of mine (who's an actor, a working one at that) to share some beers and watch some flicks. We rarely miss an opportunity to catch Walken's latest offerings, not because we expect a great performance but because we know Walken is going to 'Walkenize' his performance and give us some cheap laughs. Things You Do in Denver When You're Dead was a positively awful film but it was made into a first rate comedy simply through the addition of Walken.
