7 Ups & 4 Downs From Russell Crowe's Unhinged

1. Crowe's Overall Menace

Some reviews out there already claim that Russell Crowe's performance in Unhinged was one dimensional and that he dialled in his role. Don't believe it. He was convincingly psychotic throughout the movie - the entire purpose of Tom Cooper was to present an every day chap who had been wronged and lost his mind because of it.

Criticism of Crowe's acting is unfair.

He comes across as a menacing, believable and erratic villain. There were some wobbles, such as his chair burning exploits and that cursed sit up after taking scissors to the face, but they're minor complaints really. For around 90 of Unhinged's 93 minutes, Crowe is never anything other than engaging, fierce and enjoyably agitated.

A real highlight comes when he pulls up beside Rachel and Kyle early in the movie. Cooper says sorry himself for zoning out and failing to see the green light, then demands an apology for being beeped at. Hunter's refusal acts as the straw breaking the camel's back.

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