Any British boy worth his salt can do a Michael Caine impression. They're generally not very good but seem to always involve two factors, i) shouting and ii) the word 'bloody'. And the impressions are always affectionate, because we all worship the man. For all his detractors, I can't think of another British (or perhaps American) actor who can claim such a dazzling career. From 60's classics like 'Zulu', 'Alfie', 'The Ipcress File' and 'The Italian Job', through the 70's with the likes of 'Get Carter', 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'A Bridge Too Far', the 80's with 'Educating Rita', 'Hannah and Her Sisters', 'Mona Lisa' and up to the modern day with 'The Dark Knight', 'The Prestige' and 'Austin Powers : Goldmember'. Caine is a god and let's have no debate about it.
And that god, at the age of 76 is still working as hard as ever. His new film 'Harry Brown' sounds like a British version of 'Gran Torino' or a sequel to 'Get Carter'. The reviews it's getting are really strong, and he's following it with Chris Nolan's 'Inception'. I personally can't wait to see anything he's in, and I'm so grateful that he's still around and still as good as ever. Where his contemporaries like Roger Moore and Sean Connery are retired, Caine is still opening movies. Oh come let us a-bloody-dore him !
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I recall seeing a film of his called The Black Windmill on TV in the late 70s, a kidnap story, which I really enjoyed even at that early age. It's worth a watch, but it's one of those odd films that rarely comes round on TV or that you see often on the shelves in shops. Dunno why, maybe some rights issues or something. Anyway, my eight-year-old self liked it, and not just for the lady's bosoms which I think were fleetingly seen.
Oh, quelle giveaway.
J
Is that the one where his son is kidnapped ? If so I know it, and I agree that it's very good.
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