# "Wow! They really can act!" moments

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-can-act-moments/430346>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-can-act-moments/430346 "2007-12-17T16:39:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-can-act-moments/430346/121 "2007-12-20T17:01:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Zsofia]  
Also in _Boiler Room_ is Vin Deisel, the smallest you’ve ever seen him, and he does a great job and steals the whole movie. The guy’s smarter than he’d lead you to believe.  
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Agreed. I didn’t see _Boiler Room_, so Vin Diesel’s “wow” moment for me was in _Find Me Guilty_. A pudgy, yes pudgy and with hair, Diesel does comedy and drama equally well in a court room flick. Not an easy thing to pull off. I was impressed.

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-they-really-can-act-moments/430346/122 "2007-12-20T17:20:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Kythereia]  
_Brokeback Mountain_ sealed the deal with Heath Ledger for me. I couldn’t believe I was watching the same guy from _A Knight’s Tale_ and _10 Things I Hate About You_.

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You couldn’t? People need to start respecting the performance of actors in non-serious movies.

Heath Ledger was great in **A Knight’s Tale**. Funny, heroic, romantic, charming He had the touching story with his father.

Not only that, it’s probably Paul Bettany’s best performance (I die every time I hear, “he once spent a year in silence. . .to better understand the sound. . .of a whisper.”)

And, Wash from \*\*Firefly \*\* is in it.

Nice pull to\*\* Pepperlandgirl\*\* on Darth Vader in Shattered Glass. Anytime you dislike a PERSON that much, you know you got a great performance.

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