![]() ![]() Still, his rendering of George's unraveling is anything but a grab for attention, and not just because of terrific support from Malone, a near-unrecognizable Kyra Sedgwick as a homeless woman embraced by George as his Sheila, and an outstanding Ben Vereen as a garrulous, upbeat man, also living on the street, who drives the taciturn George up the wall and warms his heart just a little. (Would it surprise you to know that he got into college on a gymnastics scholarship?) Though he hasn't gone short of meaty roles in recent years, I'm willing to believe that he developed Time Out of Mind, with writer-director Oren Moverman ( Rampart, The Messenger), under the aegis of his own production company as a vehicle for himself. But the pictures didn't stink because of Gere, and his range ( Chicago, I'm Not There) is as broad as they come even when those narrow little eyes have threatened to lock him into playing shifty power mongers (from Internal Affairs to Arbitrage, via others) for the rest of his career.Īt 66, Gere remains a suave hunk of astonishing physical grace. Really? Like every actor with a long resume Gere has had his share of stinkers - I'm too mixed on Pretty Woman to get into it here, but perhaps we can agree on An Officer and a Gentleman and Dr. Time Out of Mind has been getting stellar advance reviews, and everywhere critics are lauding Gere's performance while complaining about how underappreciated the actor has been down the years. There, enraged and frustrated at being alternately ignored and ringed around with rules and red tape, he conducts himself like a man trying to bargain without chips. From there it's all pretty much downhill as George scrambles to keep body and soul together, shuttling between welfare offices, an overwhelmed homeless shelter in Bellevue hospital, and the streets. ![]()
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