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| 1935-2024 |
I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting
1) Eye of the Needle Richard Marquand 1981
2) Klute Alan J. Pakula 1971
3) Don't Look Now Nicolas Roeg 1973
4) M*A*S*H Robert Altman 1970
5) Kelly's Heroes Brian G. Hutton 1970
6) Six Degrees of Separation Fred Schepisi 1993
7) Ordinary People Robert Redford 1980
8) Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman 1978
9) Space Cowboys Clint Eastwood 2000
10) Animal House John Landis 1978
More of an actor than a movie star and certainly a better actor than most movie stars. Sutherland could be an ice cold villain or a charmer. I think I enjoy his performance in the underseen Eye of the Needle the best because he gets to show off those two aspects of his screen persona. Sutherland plays the chilliest of Nazi spies, but utilizes a sotto voce allure to seduce Kate Nelligan. For a man who was not conventionally handsome, Sutherland was remarkably deft and appealing during the rare times he was called upon to play a romantic lead. Certainly his tryst with Julie Christie in Don't Look Now is one of the most scorching love scenes in the history of cinema.
The surprise success of M*A*S*H vaulted him to leading man status. Without that role, Sutherland would have been stuck playing psychos or eccentrics like the aptly named "Oddball" in Kelly's Heroes. Sutherland truly had an adventurous spirit which led him to accepting roles in projects as disparate as Animal House and Bethune. I also appreciate his performances in The Dirty Dozen, Little Murders, Alex in Wonderland, Steelyard Blues, The Day of the Locust, Heaven Help Us, JFK, Fierce People, The Italian Job, Pride & Prejudice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cold Mountain, and Ad Astra.
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