Happy Birthday to one my favorite Aussies, Hugh Jackman!
The Metal Man was born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney Australia,his talent wouldn't keep him Down Under for very long.
I know (We know and love) Hugh best as Wolverine, a role he's already played in six movies, but let's not forget that he had made plenty of other movies where he's not sporting muttonchops and metal claws.
Here are five of his best non-mutant roles:
1.(Robert Angier) ‘The Prestige’
In this tricky, dark movie about dueling magicians, Jackman is called on to be charming (piece of cake) and dangerously obsessed. As Slate's critic points out, "I know I'm not the first to compare Jackman to Cary Grant, but the analogy really is compelling. In addition to the physical resemblance, they share a suave lightness that can easily shade over into menace."
2.(Wace) ‘Erskineville Kings’
This is Jackman's breakout Australian film, the one that put him on the path to being the Wolverine just a year later. One reviewer goes so far as to say "Jackman’s performance is incredible; the film succeeds because of him."
3.(Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo ) ‘The Fountain’
Sure, the movie itself was a headscratcher, but Jackman (along with co-star Rachel Weisz) was mesmerizing in three roles. As Empire's Helen O'Hara put it, "[This] is undoubtedly the performance of his career to date, making use of all that natural charisma but stripping him of the usual safety net of his affability and charm."
4.(Keller Dover) ‘Prisoners’
Jackman's received some of the best reviews of his career for his role as an anguished father searching for his daughter in this drama. An AP reviewer gushed, "Here, in some of his best work to date, he … surpasses last year's Oscar-nominated performance in 'Les Miserables.'
5.(Jean Valjean) ‘Les Misérables’ (2012)
Previous review aside, Jackman’s best role is still this one. And while Anne Hathaway won an Oscar ,at least one critic thought that Jackman was the best thing in this musical drama. MSN's Glenn Kenny wrote, "Jackman… should get a Nobel Prize for the way he carries pretty much this whole undertaking on his shoulders, so protean and virile is his singing and acting throughout."
The Metal Man was born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney Australia,his talent wouldn't keep him Down Under for very long.
I know (We know and love) Hugh best as Wolverine, a role he's already played in six movies, but let's not forget that he had made plenty of other movies where he's not sporting muttonchops and metal claws.
Here are five of his best non-mutant roles:
1.(Robert Angier) ‘The Prestige’
In this tricky, dark movie about dueling magicians, Jackman is called on to be charming (piece of cake) and dangerously obsessed. As Slate's critic points out, "I know I'm not the first to compare Jackman to Cary Grant, but the analogy really is compelling. In addition to the physical resemblance, they share a suave lightness that can easily shade over into menace."
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| Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier in Prestige |
This is Jackman's breakout Australian film, the one that put him on the path to being the Wolverine just a year later. One reviewer goes so far as to say "Jackman’s performance is incredible; the film succeeds because of him."
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| Hugh Jackman as Wace in Erskineville Kings |
Sure, the movie itself was a headscratcher, but Jackman (along with co-star Rachel Weisz) was mesmerizing in three roles. As Empire's Helen O'Hara put it, "[This] is undoubtedly the performance of his career to date, making use of all that natural charisma but stripping him of the usual safety net of his affability and charm."
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| Hugh Jackman as Thomas in The Fountain |
Jackman's received some of the best reviews of his career for his role as an anguished father searching for his daughter in this drama. An AP reviewer gushed, "Here, in some of his best work to date, he … surpasses last year's Oscar-nominated performance in 'Les Miserables.'
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| Hugh Jackman as Keller Dover in Prisoners |
Previous review aside, Jackman’s best role is still this one. And while Anne Hathaway won an Oscar ,at least one critic thought that Jackman was the best thing in this musical drama. MSN's Glenn Kenny wrote, "Jackman… should get a Nobel Prize for the way he carries pretty much this whole undertaking on his shoulders, so protean and virile is his singing and acting throughout."
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| Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables |
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