Gloria Clemente. She may not have been able to sink a jump shot, nor could she hustle a dime on the basketball court, but as the unfortunate girlfriend of Billy Hoyle in “White Men Can’t Jump” a large part of us had to wonder why Woody Harrelson (Hoyle) couldn’t get his act together because my God, did Rosie Perez (Clemente) ever look better than she did in that movie? And that accent….. Sorry, give us a moment here…. Damn! Okay, now that we got our composure back, we loved her spunk, her attitude and the fact that she dumped the guy in the end. It was not because we had anything against Woody, but basically as a boyfriend, he was terrible, and she “stood by her man” long enough. Most movie girlfriends don’t have half the depth that Gloria Clemente did. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: White Men Can’t Jump (1992) Actor: Rosie Perez Role Portrayed: Girlfriend Why you should vote for her: She was not a traditional movie girlfriend. Why you should not vote for her: She never set foot on the court. {youtube}
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You would think that Robert DeNiro as a deranged fan in a thriller would work, yet in “The Fan”, the man considered as one of the greatest American actors of all time was not given what was needed to be effective. Was he believable? Sure, but watching Gil Renard fall into insanity wasn’t as much fun, because we really didn’t care for Wesley Snipes’ (who played the Baseball player he was obsessed with) character. As such, it came off a little cliché ridden, and we kind of wished he was obsessed with someone else. Now, Barry Bonds a few years later? That would have been interesting; and most people would know who to cheer for…and no Barry, we aren’t looking at you. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: The Fan (1996) Actor: Robert DeNiro Role Portrayed: Obsessed fan of the San Francisco Giants Why you should vote for him: This is the Godfather and that means…. Why you should not vote for him: ….ok….it doesn’t really mean anything. {youtube}
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Suave, slimy, a touch obnoxious and all the way intelligent, Gabriel Caine may be one of our favorite con men in the history of film. In Diggstown, Caine (James Woods) pulled off a boxing related con in the American South, and though reviews were decent, the viewership was small. Still, Woods was enjoyable, even though many other boxing based films did better business and his performance was not seen by many. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Diggstown (1992) Actor: James Woods Role Portrayed: Con Man Why you should vote for him: When we think of it, there are few other chances to vote for a con artist. Why you should not vote for him: This film did not reach the audience it should have. {youtube}
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Perhaps what we love most about Clint Eastwood as that he allows his characters to be as old as he is. You would think that would be obvious, but how many action stars looked ridiculous in roles that they were clearly too old or out of shape for? Although with Eastwood’s gruff voice and mean look he might still be believable as an ass kicker, he has instead morphed into grumpy old man territory whereby he has shown the most layered performances of his career; as the former tough guy reconciling with his past. It wasn’t Frankie Dunn as a boxing trainer that we were drawn to in Million Dollar Baby, but Frankie Dunn as an only moderately successful boxing manager and less successful father that caught our attention. It is his attempt to be the latter to his new female protégé that is the heart of this film. Even well into Social Security, Clint Eastwood can hardly do wrong….unless it is at the Republican National Convention. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Million Dollar Baby (2004) Actor: Clint Eastwood Role Portrayed: Boxing Trainer Why you should vote for him: Eastwood was gold in this role. Why you should not vote for him: He did kill his protégé at the end; sure it was a mercy killing but damn! {youtube}
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