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UNDISPUTED Top Five Good Guys Turn Evil Performances

People of the Internet: I've been thinking about "Face in the Crowd" lately, NOT SURE WHY. Off the top of my head, here are the UNDISPUTED top five good guys turn evil performances:

1. Henry Fonda - Once Upon a Time in the West. This one really is undisputed. Holy crap is he scary. Makes you look back at all his other movies and those cold blue eyes become...menacing. Even ol' Abe Lincoln

2. Andy Griffith - Face in the Crowd. Too on the nose right now, I don't even wanna talk about it. If you haven't seen it, you should watch it, but make sure the bathroom is free after. You'll need a long shower with plenty of soap.

3. Tom Cruise - Magnolia. One of my top ten favourite movies. This is Tom Cruise's best role by a country mile. He finally shows the brittle underbelly that's always existed under his too-white smile. The scene where Cruise's character is interviewed by a steely reporter is INTENSE. When is Cruise starring in a Safdie brothers movie?

4. Paul Newman - Hud. When your sociopath is this handsome, can you stay mad at him? And he's half-jewish, too!

5. Kirk Douglas - Out of the Past - All time top five film noir. He plays a dialed down version of his typical heroic chin Kirk Douglas, but, y'know, he's a murderer. He murders people. The best couple in the movie is Robert Mitchum and Douglas.

Honourable Mention: Raymond Burr in Rear Window, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo

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