Bad Blake/Crazy Heart
This is the film that won Jeff Bridges an Oscar a career that has spanned almost half a century. Only an actor as great as Bridges can make a washed up, alcoholic country star equally likeable and stomach turning. Watching the film, I go back and forth from wanting to have a drink with him and feeling as if I could actually smell him from my seat. Here’s a scary side note: After seeing the film with my mom, she stated, “I’ve dated that guy before.”
Rooster Cogburn/True Grit
Other than Heath Ledger as The Joker, I can’t think of an actor other than Bridges that has been able to take on another actor’s most iconic roles and make me completely forget about it. I never expected Bridges to do a John Wayne impression, but what he does with the role still surprised me. He almost disappears into the role and continues to be the top most actor to play inebriated characters.
Other than Heath Ledger as The Joker, I can’t think of an actor other than Bridges that has been able to take on another actor’s most iconic roles and make me completely forget about it. I never expected Bridges to do a John Wayne impression, but what he does with the role still surprised me. He almost disappears into the role and continues to be the top most actor to play inebriated characters.
President Jackson Evans/The Contender
As President Evans, Bridges gives us his most morally “decent” character to date. He is always in control and always one step ahead of the politics that are being played around him. He is what we all want a president to be.
As President Evans, Bridges gives us his most morally “decent” character to date. He is always in control and always one step ahead of the politics that are being played around him. He is what we all want a president to be.
The Dude is THE iconic Bridges role. He is a jellies and bathrobe clad stoner who drifts through the film in a laid back manor that is truly original for a film about kidnapping and ransom. Bridges give a master acting class and makes me believe he is actually stoned, which is a feat that Cheech, Chong, Bill, and Ted has never accomplished.
Bridges stars in this under-appreciated film as a popular children’s book writer who is coping with the death of his two sons as well as the dissolution of his marriage. This is not as showy as his top two performances, but is instead very grounded in reality. He has proven to work very well with children in films such as True Grit and Crazy Heart, but his scenes with Elle Fanning as his 4 year old daughter in this film is what makes this character so memorable.
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