Sure, you get two Michael B. Jordans for the price of one in this blues-y vampire flick, but the idea of an actor playing two roles isn\u2019t exactly new. How do these guys stack up against other doubling folk? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sinners<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This one\u2019s going to be a hard one to beat. Ryan Coogler\u2019s latest joint sees Michal B. Jordan playing twin brothers playing twin brothers who run into some long-fanged individuals when they come back to their hometown in Mississippi. Jordan embodies each twin very effectively, and the double actor gimmick definitely pays off. Plus it\u2019s pretty difficult not to like a film like this when Nolan apprentice Ludwig Goransson is the musical maestro. Yep, it\u2019s fair to say that this double act has teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Alto Knights<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not wrong to acknowledge the fact that Robert De Niro hasn\u2019t had the greatest streak in the acting world recently. Heck, Heat was the last great film he made (although he did make an impact in a smaller role in Stardust). This film comes with all of that signature De Niro gangster prestige as the poster tells us it was created by the minds behind Goodfellas and The Irishman. But it\u2019s not anywhere near the quality of Goodfellas, and it\u2019s not much better than The Irishman (that\u2019s not a compliment). There doesn\u2019t seem to be any particular reason why De Niro has to play Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. Nothing\u2019s added here. Meh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? No<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now this gangster flick\u2019s double game makes a lot more sense. Because it\u2019s about the Kray twins. You know, twins. Identical twins. So the same actor playing both roles is a decent idea. And it\u2019s more than a decent idea when they\u2019re played by one of the best actors working today, Tom Hardy. This guy always brings in the goods. Hardy injects menace and comedy into both roles, getting some particularly amusing deadpan lines out of Ronnie Kray role while adding some extra toughness with the Reggie performance. This guy knows how to act. Kapeche? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prestige<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uh, yeah. There\u2019s not much detail I can give about this fella without giving away some major spoilerinos. But suffice to say, this double act is most effective. Bravo, Nolan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There Will Be Blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Paul Dano plays twin brothers Eli and Paul Summer. Do you remember this? Uh, no. You and me both. I thought it was just Eli Summer. I don\u2019t remember Paul at all. Maybe there\u2019s just a big old memory hole here, but I don\u2019t think the film made this distinction clear at all. It\u2019s still a great film though. Gotta love that milkshake scene. I…drink…your…MILKSHAKE. I DRINK IT UP. Dark comedy at its finest. Fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? No<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Face\/Off<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, Nicolas Cage does play two different characters, right? Just because he\u2019s meant to be wearing John Travolta\u2019s face at one point still means that\u2019s Nicolas Cage acting and not John Travolta acting, right? I mean no, he\u2019s not Castor Troy and Sean Archer, but, uh, I guess you could suspend a bit of disbelief. Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does it work? No, but it\u2019s funny<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, is Sinners the clear winner? Nope, it\u2019s got a bit of rivalry going on with The Prestige for the best double actor performance, I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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