Michael Caine has had one of the most consistent acting careers, having been featured in over 100 films and more if you include TV, walk ons etc. He has been working his craft for sixty plus years and we might expect that he would be tiring, or wanting to phone in his performance. That has not been the case. His are always consistent and good, at times “great”- he is a good hire for any director
Michael Caine in The Quiet American-photo by Phil Bray
This weekend, catching up on the many films that I had never seen, I took a look at Harry Brown, which recalled for me Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in the Ipcress Files, both reluctant warriors.
Harry Brown co-stars Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer in what might be considered your standard revenge thriller or even “let’s” take back our neighborhood story, which it is sort of, but what makes this movie different is Michael Caine’s performance and the soundtrack. So a hand should be given to the director Daniel Barber, for taking a classical theme and making it more interesting.
Two of Michael Caine’s movies that stand out for me are Hannah and Her Sisters the perfect movie and the Quiet American. Others that I am still fixated with and will watch over and over are “The Hand” and “Dress to Kill”. There are probably another 40 films that he has made that I enjoy watching and find something new and different about his performance, Michael Caine, good guy.