We'retaking a lookatthoseperformancesthatshowoffthisactoratitsfinestandormostmemorable.
Hyah!
Mule.
Finally, Tommy.
Uptoyou.
Number 10.
LordAzriel, TheGoldenCompassLordAsrielMorning.
Startingoffourlistis a relativelyminorroleforDanielCraigfromthe 2007 movieadaptationofPhilipPullman's bestsellingfantasynovelandevensomewherethereisnoMagisterium, noauthorityPortrayingthedistantyetdeterminedfloridAzriel, Craigstoodoutas a keycharacterintheallgoverningreligiouspoweroftheMagisterium.
Withwhenmaking a filmabouttheaftermathoftheMunichMassacre, youknowyou'regoingtoneed a stellarcasttodojusticetothetellingofsuch a chillinghistoricalevent.
Thinkofyourselfassomethingelse.
A soldierand a board.
I mean, youknow, howdoyoushoottoassessmentpeople?
What?
Evenaspartofanensemblecast, CraigmanagedtostandoutasSteve, a SouthAfricandriverturnedassassinwhosevocaldesireforvengeanceinthenameoftheJewishpeoplewas a sighttobeholdbecausetheonlybloodthatmatterstomeisJewishblood.
Asfaraspoliticalthrillersgo, Munichiscertainlyoneofthemostpoignant, andCraighad a handinmakingthathappen.
Wastemyinvolvedonthatgun.
Lookatthat.
I thinkyoumightbeondaynumberseven.
IvanIvanovichSaccharineTheatVenturesofTintin.
TheSecretoftheUnicornOmGamesScrollfromtheUnicorn.
A pieceofpaperlikethisCraigsecondoutingwithStevenSpielberglandedhimastheantagonisedinthisbeautifullycraftedmotioncaptureepic.
Howcouldyouletthemescape?
Findhim.
AsthedescendantofthelegendarypirateRedRackham, whomhealsoplays, Craiggetstoletlooseasthemanwith a tasteforwealthycollectionsand a pensionforattemptedmurder.
I thinkit's anaccidentthat I choseHaddock's shipaddictscrewHaddock's treacherousfirstmeet.
WhatyoucometosmoothDespitewhatyoumightbethinking, there's nothingfunnyorromanticaboutthischaracteroractions, asDarrenCraigplays a handymanwho, despitehaving a familyofhisown, hasnoproblemfillinginthefrustrateddesiresofMay, a middleagedgrandmotherspiralingintodepression.
In a filmcenteredontherelationshipsbetweenfathersandsons, there's boundtobe a fewbadappleslurkingaroundyou.
Smokebecauseit's alsoenterDanielCraigwithhisportrayaloftheemotionallyunbalancedandrecklessConnorRooney, thesonofanIrishmobbosswhooverthecourseofthefilmkillsthefamilyof a mobenforcerplayedbyTomHanksoutofjealousyfortherelationshipthatMichaelSullivanseniorhaswithhisfather.
Whiledespicabletothecourt, Craigmanagestoencompassboththevillainousandthevulnerablesidesof a sonwhobecomesconsumedbyhisownlackofselfworthisnoonetalkingtome.
I feellike a prisoner.
I toldyou, you'renot a prisoner.
Youwerebeingprotected.
Thisiswhatyourfatherwants.
I golookaftermyself.
Numberthree.
MikaelBlomkvist, TheGirlwiththeDragonTattoo I wantyoutohelpmecatch a killerofwomen.
Luckily, CraigwasuptothetaskofportrayingMikhailBloomFist, a journalistwhogoestoanylengthstoexposecorruptioninthegovernmentinthisSwedishAmericanmysterythriller.
Thelasttime I reportedonsomethingwithoutbeingabsolutelysure, I lostmylifesavings.