Movie #1 - Secret Smile
David stars as a scary crazed ex boyfriend to the chic from Shaun of the Dead. First, who knew Lifetime movies were not an American phenomenon? Not me. Richard Greico could totally play this part here.This had a nice twist at the end but girlfriend was just plain stupid for never changing her locks when she broke up with him. I had a scary ex boyfriend once too although he wasn't remotely cute or Scottish, and I changed the locks while he was asleep one morning. You don't see me hiding out in Australia.
This is David's scary side and he doesn't show much else in this movie besides his "oh" face. Still he wasn't that scary. Richard Greico is scarier.
Movie #2 - Recovery
Ok, David was really good in this. His character gets hit by a truck - and that scene was so awesome I had to watch it three times - but survives with a good amount of brain damage. The story focuses around his family and David trying to adjust to life. I couldn't actually finish it. Some of it was a little too close to home but it was good.So this is David's specialty character side. Sorry, can't find a better term. :) Sure there's some depth and heart break but still...mostly just one dimensional.
Movie #3 - Casanova
And now we come to goofy.He's superb at goofy but for the love of god, I could only take about 30 minutes of this. This was incredibly fluffy even for Russel T. Davies.
And that is why Christopher Eccleston was a better Doctor.
Special Mention - Jude.
This is just an awful, awful movie since there are not one but three dead babies. However it does star Christopher Eccleston as Jude and David Tennant as I believe "Drunken Undergraduate". But David says his one line with such passion that he stands out completely from the other drunken students. It's just impossible to forget him.
2 comments:
I have to disagree with you. I think David Tennant has more range than 3 mere faces, and I think calling his performance in Recovery a "specialty character" does not do it justice. When I watch Recovery, I see actors (Sarah Parish does a superb job here and I don't want to leave her out) being capable of showing us a very heartbreaking story with a wide range of feelings that strike a deep cord. Specifically, Tennant manages to give an idea of how his character's former life (pre-accident) operated, a realistic portrayal of what brain damage can do to some people (cause erratic behavior and moods), show how confused and child-like survivors of damage can be, and shed light on what an on-going fight it is to re-learn how to function within society. I'd hardly call the role or his performance one-dimensional or one of only 3 faces. Ok, I've put my two cents in now. We can agree to disagree.
Uh, thanks for the comment and mostly reading what I had posted.
For lack of better of words I used specialty character. I've admitted that wasn't a proper title. I did say he was good in this role. Sarah Parish although lovely, is not David Tennant so she was not the topic of this post.
Maybe you can enlighten me on the depth of his various other roles outside these examples and the Doctor since I'm only seeing this range.
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