tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post6681301260758215022..comments2024-02-27T10:53:43.331-05:00Comments on Big Media Vandalism: The Content of Their Character Actors: Delroy LindoSteven Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533736956366847765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-47242562469356962062010-02-18T13:38:41.004-05:002010-02-18T13:38:41.004-05:00Your appreciation is appreciated---I loved Lindo i...Your appreciation is appreciated---I loved Lindo in Clockers and Crooklyn (Malcolm X, oddly, never made much of an impression on me), so it's nice to see some credit due.<br /><br />Part of the wonder of Crooklyn, I think, is how well he presents the character (pretty obviously based on Bill Lee) as equal parts lovable and infuriating. His excitement over the jazz concert---"There's always an audience for good music", his refusal to hear his wife's doubts about it, and the pathetic result (a pretty piece played for about 10 people) is somehow just as heartbreaking as the mom's death. Lindo gives it a wide-eyed sincerity that makes you understand why everyone puts up with his fantasy of making it, though---no one wants to break such an open heart.<br /><br />And right on about Rodney's weird childishness. I'm always struck, during the car-bashing scene, how his face looks less like a man engaged than a five-year-old in the midst of a tantrum.That Fuzzy Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586029006083399346noreply@blogger.com