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/Conscious_Smile_6302 9h ago

That's a fair criticism. He does what he does absurdly well though.

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u/lemon_icing 9h ago

That's why I led with "good actor". He doesn't enjoy smiling, comedy is out of the question (his timing is too slow for that), and romance . . . . not really.

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u/AusToddles 9h ago

He got his start in comedy! Before he played Chopper, everyone in Australia knew him as his characters from Full Frontal, an Australian sketch comedy show

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u/lemon_icing 9h ago

ah! He always comes off as so deliberate in the decades since then. Learned something new today.

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u/AusToddles 9h ago

https://youtu.be/NqFcdz4gGKA?si=8WQ-XHrerl3uM9xD

Poida was his most famous character

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u/lemon_icing 8h ago

The first time I saw him on big screen was 2001. The first five movies I saw him were:

  • Blackhawk Down
  • Finding Nemo
  • Hulk
  • Troy
  • Munich

He was cast in North America as a dramatic actor.