I was thinking earlier today I should watch a movie this weekend and I want a suggestion:
What is the single greatest acting performance you've ever seen?
I think my top two are probably Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine and Forest Whitaker in Last King of Scotland. Given that context, what would others suggest? I'm honestly not sure I can put a third performance in the same category - for example, De Niro in Taxi Driver and Raging Bull are obviously amazing performances but I just never got the same "holy ####" sense from watching them that I do watching the above two performances. I can come up with movies with amazing acting overall from a cast, like Network or Glengarry Glen Ross, but in terms of someone basically just dominating a film in a way that transcends the level of other great performances I am struggling to think of a third that gets there. There Will be Blood is probably what I'd put there if I was forced to pick one right now but I need other contenders.
Suggestions?
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