http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:09:19 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/08/010457.php#comment-2448 I agree Robert Deniro is a great screen actor. However, on SNL, he looked like he really didn't want to be there, like Lorne Michaels was holding a gun on him off-camera. The only reason he seemed to be on the show was because he had a new not very good movie to market. You know who does the best Robert Deniro impersonation is Ron James. He used it on Black Fly (a Canadian sitcom about Canadian history) playing an American gun salesman. 2448@blogcritics.org Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:09:19 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/08/010457.php#comment-2447 I understand he is a very shy person,. I saw him once on Leno and he could barely look Leno in the eye. Lots of really good actors are not extroverts. He was kind of lousy on the show last night, but there was not one good skit for him to be in. In fact, they were all the same sort of skit. And I was surprised that Jimmy Fallon did not do his DeNiro to DeNiro's face. Or maybe they already did that once. The fun moment was seeing surprise guest Harvey Keitel in drag. Those guys have some great history together, going back to "Mean Streets," 1974. I can't be uppity with him, lousy skits, lousy movie to the contrary notwithstanding. He's been such a pro, and always interesting, in so many movies over the years. A better track record than Cary Grant or Gary Cooper. He is a great movie actor. 2447@blogcritics.org Sun, 8 Dec 2002 10:25:16 EST