Jesse Eisenberg (The Double)
It is a compliment to Jesse Eisenberg to state that this oddball doppelgänger role is perfect for him. Eisenberg has mastered the nerd, the ordinary, the loser, and made them compelling and likeable. In Richard Ayoade’s extraordinary not-quite-drama, not-quite-horror, Eisenberg has to portray the bumbling office nerd who thinks he can’t get the girl, and also his exact double. Except his clone is confident, suave and prospers, and he depicts both characters on the screen with expert ease.
Mark Duplass (The One I Love)
We may as well get the other double role out of the way then. In The One I Love a marriage-salvaging weekend away takes an eerie turn when the couple (Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss) experience alternative versions of themselves. What is paticularly great about the sympathetic and assured Duplass, is how his character appears to react the way you would if this actually happened – with bemusement and contention.
nd actor Brendan Gleeson. To be honest, the Irish actor is hardly ever not short of brilliant. Here he plays a priest who, during a confessional, is told he will be killed. Calvary hits hard with sensitive issues of regret and loss, but also allows for touches of real humor and reason. Gleeson is more than adept to the task of crossing over the various emotions, as his character comes to terms with the reality of the issues around him.
Channing Tatum (Foxcatcher)
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Love to see Ruffalo here. I thought his work in BA was better than in his two other 2014 movies.
It was great. He is under-rated. He picks movies were he does not have to go overboard, but that does not make his performances any less than anyone else. If you have not seen it you should check out from You Can Count On Me from 2000 – a great little movie and he is so good in it.