Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L Jackson
After a decade of playing small parts is some
very big movies such as Eddie Murphy's Coming To America and
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, Samuel L Jackson landed a juicy
role in Spike Lee's highly acclaimed Jungle Fever and at Canne's
his enormous talent was finally appreciated with a specially
arranged best supporting actor award for his role as the crack
cocain addict, something that had greatly affected Samuel
L Jackson in his real life. But once the depth of this great
actor's ability was let out of the bag, the roles began to
pour in and in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction he was able
to strut his considerable stuff and show the world what we
had been missing - the scene where Samuel L and John Travolta
discuss the merits of a parisan burger is now deeply etched
in cinematic history - a truly brilliant scene and a huge
testimony to the actors' and the writer's unique talents...
To me, Samuel L Jackson is a colossus of an actor and one
of the finest actor's lighting up the big screen today. He
has made far to many great films for me to offer each performance
true justice, so I'll just pick out a few real cherries...
For instance, in John Grisham's A Time To Kill, Samuel L Jackson
is Carl Lee Hailey, and as a person who regards A Time To
Kill Grisham's best book and taking into consideration I'm
a huge Grisham fan, I was looking to be critical. No, Samuel
L Jackson breathes life into Carl Lee, the focal character
in a story that succeeds in opening the door on racial America
and depicts the brutal face of prejudice and colours that
brutal face with real truth. I love that film and Samuel L
Jackson's performance shines like a beacon... And in Quentin
Tarantino's Jackie Brown, Samuel L Jackson epitomizes the
bad-ass blackman in the character of Ordell Robbie. And in
the Negotiator with Kevin Spacey, Samuel L Jackson plays a
specialist negotiator accused of a crime and, in my opinion,
although the movie is superbly written and directed, it is
Samuel L Jackson's performance that make the movie a really
great movie... I could go on and on mentioning films like
S.W.A.T, Star Wars Episode I and II, Die Hard With Vengeance,
Jurassic Park, Rules Of Engagement etc... But, suffice to
say, Samuel L Jackson is a true contemporary great. I'm a
massive fan...
Tim Rees
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