Reeves was notoriously a kept man, with his house and expenses paid for by an infatuated older woman - an excellent, worldly, sexy performance by Diane Lane - who was married to movie mogul Eddie Mannix, very well played by Bob Hoskins.
I agree that Sylvester Stallone gave a hearty, worldly-wise performance as the aged Rocky Balboa, and thought that he'd be one of the few intersections between my own year-end picks and the nominations.
He's a self-proclaimed space obsessive, and there was as ever a touch of the other-worldly about his performance.
As for Jared Leto, he gave a very nice performance, teasing, worldly, pert, and was a perfect foil to McConaughey's tormented alpha-hetero-male-at-bay turn.
She delivers a worldly, wise, live-wire-alert performance as a terribly conflicted yet preternaturally graceful manager who bends the rules to help the young women who work for her until the conflicts become irreconcilable.
Although all have polished theatrical voices, you will detect only distant traces of Piaf's savagery, Brel's passion and Mr. Aznavour's worldly sadness in these sedate performances.
Adam Sandler's fiercely funny performance is filled with worldly wisdom.
David Wolos-Fonteno brings a breath of worldly relief to the stage in his performance as Alonso, a rival sea captain.
The Times of London reviewed the film favorably, describing Hampton's screenplay as a "steady flow of dry quips and acerbic one-liners" and Pfeiffer's performance as "magnetic and subtle, her worldly nonchalance a mask for vulnerability and heartache".
Her performance is so profound an evocation of worldly disgust and self-disgust that one feels as if Hill were there merely to feed her the lines.
In his performances he projected the image of a worldly wise, individualistic adventurer with a touch of idealism hidden beneath a hardened exterior.
