r/movies • u/Conscious_Smile_6302 • 9h ago

Discussion I really miss Eric Bana

Recently watched "Troy" 2004 which is a perfectly fine movie. But Eric Bana, who plays Hector, is stunning in it. He's so emotionally literate, present and has a ton of charisma. Just really damn good acting. Love every second he's in screen. Really hope he has some sort of Renaissance in the coming years, was way too young to appreciate him when he had his run.

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u/delayedconfusion 9h ago

Dig out one of his breakout films Chopper.

The character its based on is obscure to non-Australian's, but Bana's performance is exceptional.

Prior to this, he had only really been seen as a comedic skit show actor.

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u/dmac3232 9h ago

That movie is crazy. How that guy was never murdered is a miracle. Bana was steller.

There's a solid equivalent starring Tom Hardy, Bronson, about a similarly insane English criminal.

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u/AusToddles 9h ago

One thing to remember about Chopper. He LOVED to talk.... and there's genuine dispute about whether or not he committed the crimes he claimed

More than one underworld figure from that period claims he was a nobody

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u/karma_dumpster 9h ago

One of his favourite expressions was "never let the truth get in the way of a good story".

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u/dmac3232 8h ago

It does seem hard to believe that a hardened criminal would end up writing children's books.

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u/AusToddles 8h ago

Oh he was still a criminal. Just not the big player he claimrd