{"id":5875,"date":"2011-01-11T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T14:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2012-01-30T12:33:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:33:07","slug":"actors-pleasantly-surprising-roles-feat-robert-de-niro-mel-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/actors-pleasantly-surprising-roles-feat-robert-de-niro-mel-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Actors’ Pleasantly Surprising Roles feat. Robert De Niro & Mel Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a sequel to the article Actors\u2019 Pleasantly Surprising Roles feat. Russell Crowe, Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman.<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert De Niro in Stardust<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Robert De Niro in Stardust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robert De Niro<\/a> is a terrific actor. Everyone knows it. But having been in the business for since the 60s, he has gotten to play a mobster, a psycho or a cop once too often. He does them all well but you start to think even he has fallen into a pattern. He is good but you think over the years, you know what to expect. You think he doesn\u2019t have any surprises left. Great performances and good movies, yes. Surprises? Not so much. That\u2019s until you see Stardust<\/a> where he plays a masculine captain of a lightning catching ship. Nope, he hasn\u2019t played that one before. But it is not just the occupation that\u2019s unique but also the character. Masculine, tough and ruthless towards his men. Sweet, caring, homely to his guests. And totally feminine when left on his own. Amazing. Stardust is an overall great film experience but Robert\u2019s character is by far the best in the movie. Hats off to De Niro<\/a>. May he surprise and entertain us so much again.<\/p>\n

Mel Gibson in What Women Want<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mel Gibson in What Women Want.. Image via Mel Gibson in What Women Want.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mel Gibson has played his first remarkable lead role in Mad Max<\/a>, in 1979. Mad Max went to become a cult series. Now, he played a cop there. The story line is completely different in Lethal Weapon of course. But Lethal Weapon also became extremely popular and the 4th<\/sup> movie was made. His character\u2019s occupation? Also a cop. Again the genre and the plot is different but he was a cop in his 2010 movie Edge of Darkness<\/a>. It is not to say he didn\u2019t play an ex-criminal in FBI\u2019S Witness Protection Program (Bird on a Wire<\/a>), a drug dealer trying to leave his business (Tequila Sunrise) or a man with a low IQ (Tim). He is also no stranger to comedy but\u2026let\u2019s face it we have never seen him like we did in What Women Want where he plays a hotshot advertising executive who is well, a man\u2019s man and a woman\u2019s dream\u2026unless you are working with him or well you are his daughter or if you are trying to be in a relationship with him. But then something really weird happens. You can check out the plot here. Here I will talk about what his new creative director tells him to do. He needs to come up with advertising ideas for feminine products such as tampons, make-up stuff, pantyhose and well\u2026 waxing equipment. Since his imagination doesn\u2019t take him anywhere, he decides to try these stuff\u2026 This actor tried anything from a kilt to a western outfit.<\/p>\n

The movie is one hell of a romantic comedy<\/a> that doesn\u2019t get romantic for a while. And yes, I believe you have never seen him in a bra and wearing mascara before this flick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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