How good of an actor is Peter Sarsgaard?
12-30-04 | 01:55 PM
#1
Thread Starter
TOTY Winner 2018 and Inane Thread Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 54,210
Received 1,736 Likes
on
1,423 Posts
From: "Are any of us really anywhere?"
How good of an actor is Peter Sarsgaard?
I have thoroughly enjoyed everyone of his performances that I have seen. He is such a good actor and not all consuming so as to loom large in every single movie he is in. He gives such great low key performances that I just enjoy so much.
Most recently "Garden State", but also in "Shattered Glass" and "Empire" I am just totally mesmerized by his understated, simple, 'you know this guy' acting. Something about it that draws me to watching "Shattered Glass" multiple times. He is the type of actor that makes those around him better, i.e. Hayden Christensen in SG. He was also great in "Boys Don't Cry". I don't think there isn't anything I wouldn't see him in.
Most recently "Garden State", but also in "Shattered Glass" and "Empire" I am just totally mesmerized by his understated, simple, 'you know this guy' acting. Something about it that draws me to watching "Shattered Glass" multiple times. He is the type of actor that makes those around him better, i.e. Hayden Christensen in SG. He was also great in "Boys Don't Cry". I don't think there isn't anything I wouldn't see him in.
12-30-04 | 02:05 PM
#2
He's one of the best young actors working today.
12-30-04 | 02:28 PM
#3
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Originally Posted by William Fuld
He's one of the best young actors working today.
12-30-04 | 09:32 PM
#9
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,595
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Louisville
He's doing a fantastic job rehabilitating most of the major actors from the last two Star Wars films. 
Actually, he's been a very underrated actor for years - I'm glad to see that he's finally getting what is rightly due to him.
Actually, he's been a very underrated actor for years - I'm glad to see that he's finally getting what is rightly due to him.
12-31-04 | 03:48 PM
#10
DVD Talk Hero
He was brilliant in Shattered Glass. I think he should have gotten the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award and he wasn't even nominated.
He did win a whole mess of critics' awards.
He did win a whole mess of critics' awards.
Last edited by movielib; 12-31-04 at 04:28 PM.
01-01-05 | 01:03 PM
#13
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Vancouver, WA
He's a really terrific actor, no doubt about it.
What's kinda funny is that, on the back of the Shattered Glass DVD box, all the film fest awards featured are for Sarasgaard.
What's kinda funny is that, on the back of the Shattered Glass DVD box, all the film fest awards featured are for Sarasgaard.
01-01-05 | 01:58 PM
#14
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 5,919
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Philadelphia, PA
for some reason when i read his name, i usually get him confused with this guy: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001745
01-03-05 | 02:31 PM
#19
Moderator
Originally Posted by Penny Lane
Since you guys love him so much, go see Kinsey. You can get a pretty good view of his wee-wee.
01-05-05 | 12:24 AM
#20
Cool New Member
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: CA, Land of the overprotected gun laws.
Funny. Someone mentioned how he sounds similar to John Malkovich. I have thought that since the first time I saw him in The Man in the Iron Mask in which he actually plays Malkovich's son. I was young at the time but I kept thinking during the movie "i wonder if that's really his son" haha.
A great actor!
A great actor!
