A lot was demanded of me, and I work best when a lot is demanded of me. It keeps the movie exciting even when the pacing falters. Willem Dafoe: You try not to have favorites, but Last Temptation of Christ was a wonderful project.

This movie won't be for everyone, but Dafoe enthusiasts will have to check out his go-for-broke depiction of a man at his wits' end. When it comes to the overall narrative and its urgency, Inside wavers a bit more. Nemo's ingenuity has been proved extensively by the time the credits roll, and Dafoe has definitely added another defining performance to his filmography. One of his latest projects is called Twelve Minutes starring Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe. The ending offers an ambiguous note of hope, though it isn't quite enough to erase the misery that came before.Īs an exploration of a man's survival efforts and a demonstration of Dafoe's talent, Inside more than gets the job done. Watch: Willem Dafoe talks about hilarious penis incident on set of The Last Temptation of Christ. Inside offers a break from Nemo's solitary existence with a brief dream sequence that, while padding the runtime even further, also hints at the life Nemo might've wished he could have, but now seems farther away than ever. After Antichrist was released, von Trier revealed in an interview that Willem Dafoe actually needed a double for his sex scenes because his penis was so large that everyone in the room got confused. Katsoupis (who came up with the story that screenwriter Ben Hopkins then fashioned into a script) doesn't shy away from the difficult things Nemo must resort to in order to survive, which makes for an increasingly trying viewing experience. At a certain point, the movie is simply wallowing in Nemo's insanity. There's only so much time an audience can watch a man struggle to survive in one place. As Inside gets further along, though, its compelling premise grows stale.

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