Robert Redford: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked

4. John Gage - Indecent Proposal (1993)

Robert Redford Indecent Proposal
Paramount Pictures

Redford has been associated with the thriller genre throughout his career, and he's had his fair share of on-screen romances with glamorous women, from Katherine Ross to Faye Dunaway. But when he attempted to bring the two together in Indecent Proposal, things went badly wrong. Directed by Adrian Lyne of Fatal Attraction fame, the film is a big misfire for all involved, with each of its three stars coming across very awkwardly.

Indecent Proposal follows a young couple, David (Woody Harrelson) and Diana (Demi Moore), who come to Las Vegas in order to win enough money to start their own business. While in Vegas, Diana is seduced by billionaire John Gage (Redford), who offers the couple a million dollars if Diana will sleep with him for one night. This event shakes the couple's marriage to the core, and this only worsens as Gage continues his advances on Diana...

He's creepy enough when we first meet him, but his performance is all on one note and his character doesn't develop to a satisfying extent. Whether you blame Redford or Lyne's inept direction, this is one proposal you should definitely decline.

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