Well, I'm entirely prepared to believe that he may have hidden depths as an actor, like Flynn; I'll keep an eye out for him.
(In fact, I suspect it may actually be harder to play a convincing swashbuckler than to play a 'straight' part, just as it's easier for a talented comic actor to play tragedy than vice versa. It takes a good deal of credibility to take a larger-than-life character and make the audience believe in him whole-heartedly, rather than just looking clumsy and embarrassed.)
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Date: 2018-07-15 10:31 pm (UTC)(In fact, I suspect it may actually be harder to play a convincing swashbuckler than to play a 'straight' part, just as it's easier for a talented comic actor to play tragedy than vice versa. It takes a good deal of credibility to take a larger-than-life character and make the audience believe in him whole-heartedly, rather than just looking clumsy and embarrassed.)