Doubt remains my favorite Hoffman performance. (I wrote about it on the 18th day of this blog) It’s goes against all of an actor’s training to create a performance that doesn’t telegraph the inner secrets of a character to the audience, especially because that’s the heart of sympathy, so for Hoffman to craft an entire performance out of agonizingly ambiguous actions and still be so appealing is a staggering achievement.
Two other amazing performances that I've written up include Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (where he powerfully portrays an addict) and The Master. Hoffman’s will leave a great hole in the heart of American filmmaking that won’t be easy to fill.
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