With two excellent performances this year – the first being Ben in “Solitary Man” and his second turn as Gordon Gekko – I’ve always felt Douglas is a compelling actor. I may be disappointed with the film he’s in, but I’ve never been disappointed with his performance. Some people may see Douglas as a one note narcissistic actor, I see him as something a little more; I see Douglas as the poster boy for masculinity. His next film is going to be the Steven Soderbergh directed “Liberace” where Douglas will undergo musical training and wear prosthetics to play the title character. This may be one hell of a swan song. Here are my top 10 Michael Douglas performances.
- Gordon Gekko, “Wall Street”/”Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”
- Ben Kalmen, “Solitary Man”
- Dan Gallagher, “Fatal Attraction”
- D-FENS, “Falling Down”
- Grady Trip, “Wonder Boys”
- Nicholas Van Orton, “The Game”
- President Andrew Shepherd, “The American President”
- Detective Nick Curran, “Basic Instinct”
- Nick Conklin, “Black Rain”
- Robert Wakefield, “Traffic”
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