We actually have no had a villain in the mix since 2002 bought us the brilliant Bill the Butcher, as played by Daniel Day Lewis. He is back, once again, as bad boy oil tycoon Plainview in “There Will be Blood”
Then there is Sweeney Todd himself, that neck slashing barber from hell as played by Johnny Depp himself (already garnering a rave from AICN).
Then there is Denzel Washington’s drug Barron Frank Lucas in “American Gangster”, not to mention the hired mob thug/driver Nikolai in “Eastern Promises” as played by Viggo Mortensen.
And lets face it, Charlie Wilson is not that noble either, just check out Tom Hanks in the trailer. Slimy and icky. And stunning though he is, Brad Pitt does play mass murderer Jessie James.
I guess dark times, call for dark measures. Many people are saying that there is no way that more than one bad boy will make it in the top five. I SO beg to differ.
Sure there are not a lot of evil doers nominated in lead actor, but there have been.
Cast you mind back seventeen years to 1991 when we not only had Dr. Hannibal Lecter, but we also had Max Cady and Bugsy Siegel. Who is to say it won’t happen again.
These bad boys do have to contend with heroes though, and most of these men are in some form or grief. James McAvoy grieving for love in “Atonement”. Tommy Lee Jones grieving for his son in “In the Valley of Elah”, John Cusack grieving for his wife in “Grace is Gone”, “The Kite Runners” Khalid Abdalia for his friend. The list goes on and on.
What does this say about the state of the world we live in. We live in a time of immense grief and evil, murderous and greedy men.
Talk about a great time to be alive.
Best Actress ain't looking so bad now. The spunky Queen, the pregnant teen, the bitter sibling, the drunken starling and the disney princess seem like a group I would be more comfortable in a room with.
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