Everybody's deservedly raving about Michael McKean's performance, specifically when he goes off the rails. But I find that in many ways, Jimmy's "breakdown" at the insurance company is arguably a performance of the same level. He has to find the right balance between being believable to an outsider (insurance officer) AND the audience (who's not in on his scheme) for the beginning of the monologue, and gradually making it more comical until the viewer realizes what he's doing. It's a really precise, nuanced performance, and in its controlledness is the reverse of Chuck's gradual loss of self-control during his rant. Which performance do you rate more?
Submitted June 28, 2017 at 11:39PM by dolgion1 http://ift.tt/2toQTj6
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