Crowe plays Tom Cooper, who, unlike the Falling Down sort of broken-down aggrieved white guy the movie briefly pretends it wants him to be, is established as a sociopath monster in the very first scene, in which he kills his ex-wife and his lover with a hammer and burns down their house. It’s much more boring and rote, the sort of slack, barely-even-trying hack job that you’d expect from a Dolph Lundgren straight-to-video low-budget yawner. The movie that Crowe’s goofy, silly social-media ad promises is an over-the-top, cheesy, self-aware schlock-fest, the sort of go-for-it grind-house-style film that would be a perfect drive-in throwback. Hyde in his own spinoff film, and he should feel forever grateful. The disaster that was The Mummy stopped Crowe from ever having to play Dr. Jekyll is initially mysterious and cunning until suddenly CGI turns him into a monster trying to kill Tom Cruise. Jekyll, who is somehow both orchestrating so much of what’s happening in the film and also the guy meant to set up the theoretical treasure trove of sequels. The Dark Universe never did get off the ground - hilariously so - and this movie is the reason why. Whether in Westerns or biopics, swords-and-sandals epics or sports movies, Crowe has an unmistakable swagger. (Sadly, he hasn’t found much material worthy of his talent in a while.) Below is a rundown of 33 roles, including that of Tom Cooper in this week’s Unhinged. Of course, blockbusters were never the only thing he could do, and while compiling this ranking of his performances, we recalled just how good a dramatic actor he can be. The course correction was needed after a string of recent misfires that found him struggling to recapture the critical and commercial acclaim of movies like Gladiator, which won him Best Actor and cemented him as a new generation’s multiplex action hero. On the basis of this trailer for it's very clear that should do the marketing for ALL MOVIES going forward. In an age when inflexible macho posturing seems less like a sign of true artistry and more an indication of a world-class bore, it’s delightful to see Crowe satirize himself a little. That’s especially true with his social-media ads for Unhinged, his new gonzo road-rage thriller, which make him seem downright adorable. Which is why it’s been so cheering to see the Australian actor, who at 56 is far from the bankable superstar he was earlier this century, embrace his inner goofball a bit more publicly in recent years. That’s how committed he is: Anything less would be a compromise.įunny how that kind of demeanor just seems tiresome in 2020. Everything Crowe does, he does 110 percent.
The fact that he also played in a rock and roll band and allegedly went nuts in a hotel only further burnished that imposing persona. The cultural impression of Crowe as an unsmiling, too-intense personality who takes his work deathly seriously used to be a badge of authenticity - that he viewed performing as a manly, sacred duty was among his most commendable attributes. Russell Ira Crowe seems from a bygone time in which an actor’s rugged masculinity was as important as his acting ability - or, more accurately, that they were indistinguishable from one another. Photo-Illustration: Vulture and Courtesy of the Studios
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