that movie

[Keith Davis]

Yes, maybe younger and a little goofier, bewildered is a good word.

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> I took 'mumbly' as characterological and had to accept it. One had to
> miss some lines akin
> to the way one has to in an Altman movie when he has multiple voices
> happening.
>
> No, just younger for me. Doc is. Phoenix is simply middle-age fuller
> (in face and body) to me.
> Although, text-based or not--can't remember and ain't looking it
> up---I do see him looking more
> like Owen Wilson, esp blond, open face so maybe I agree with you.
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I dunno about YOUNGER, really... less mumbly, for sure. I thought Owen
> > Wilson would have been a perfect Doc, and Joaquin would have worked
> better
> > as Coy!
> >
> > Jerky
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I, too, was visited a couple--three times with the notion that Doc
> >> shoudda been younger.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Mark Wright <washoepete at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Although Josh Brolin and Katherine Waterston were wonderful, I've
> >> > concluded
> >> > that J Phoenix was miscast. Too old, playing the part too old, and
> >> > fundamentally just not enough gum in the ol' shoe. The job description
> >> > "gumshoe" refers to crepe soles, which are good for sneaky-pete-ing
> but
> >> > not
> >> > much better than leather at the beach. Anyway. As Coy Harlingen Owen
> >> > Wilson
> >> > worked beautifully. But for Sportello Anderson should have used the
> >> > younger
> >> > -- and congenitally more bewildered-seeming -- Jason Schwartzman. But
> >> > then,
> >> > wait, no... Then? Paul Thomas Anderson would have been Wes
> >> > Anderson?...(thoughtful, he takes another drag)
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