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Article: 'Eastern Promises' a stunning film
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- September 29, 2007
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Viggo Mortensen has one of the most incredible faces in the world,
striking and amazingly versatile. His rough-hewn, chiseled visage
allows him to inhabit any character he wants to, regardless of
background or ethnicity, and we buy into it unconditionally.
Through physical appearance alone, Mortensen can be both "Lord of
the Rings'" rugged warrior and noble king and "Hidalgo's" half-
Lakota cowboy. He was even entirely convincing as an everyman with a
shady past in "A History of Violence."
It's no surprise then that his turn as a Russian gangster in
"Eastern Promises" is yet another triumph. What is surprising is just
how fantastic he is in the role.
Although his acting chops have never ...