r/movies • u/Fun_Protection_6939 • 1d ago

Discussion What is the single greatest acting performance you have seen?

What is the single greatest acting performance you have seen?

It's got to be Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice for me. Such a heartbreaking and nuanced portrayal of loss and devastation, and doubly impressive because she had to learn two languages fluently and had to speak German with a Polish accent, when neither language was native to her.

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u/_jump_yossarian 1d ago

I literally just wrote almost the same comment then started scrolling to see if anyone else mentioned it. You can see the anger building up until he just fucking explodes. Diane Keaton was amazing too.

Pacino was robbed of the Oscar!

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u/tommyjohnpauljones 1d ago

Maybe the worst snub ever. If they had given it to Jack Nicholson for Chinatown.... still a snub but it would hold up over time

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u/TripExact3173 1d ago

I love the acting in this scene, very uncomfortable to watch, because just too real. And, yes, Keaton was great, too. She always knew, but didn't want to acknowledge who he was as a person. And he was just blind in life, hence blindsided by this. All in facial expressions.