BRIAN VINER HAD PAID TRIBUTE TO THE RETIREMENT OF LEGENDARY ACTOR, MICHAEL CAINE
He had started his article with paying attention to the roles Sir Michael had brought to life as, “Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File, Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in Zulu, Alfie Elkins in Alfie, Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol.”
Later on he continued that the list is over now, since there will be no more. “there won’t be any more to choose from.”
Sir Michael had stated on BBC Radio 4, that he will be retiring after turning 90, and since he had started to struggle with the complications his age brings.
In his final movie, The Great Escaper, the movie is running around a real life World War II story of Bernard Jordan.
Brain continued of praising Sir Michael for his acting in the movie, and stated that the people who criticised Sir Michael for “that he only ever ‘plays himself’” he had said about him that, “he is the epitome of screen versatility.”
“Yes, he has always pretty much looked and sounded like himself” he added on his continuing tribute.
He later on spoke about his awards as, “Caine won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor with The Cider House Rules (1999)”, and “his second Oscar after Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)”
“and it was fully deserved” Brian had added.
He later on talked about his book, Acting In Film: An Actor’s Take On Moviemaking, and added his saying from the book, “real people in real life struggle NOT to show their feelings.”
He then added that he took his legendary acting skills, as he was a great observant, “on the bus and the Tube.”
For his movie, Jaws: The Revenge, he had stated that, “I have never seen the film, by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
He later on moved with his four Oscar nominations with the movies, Alfie (1966), Sleuth (1972), Educating Rita (1983) and The Quiet American (2002), and added that it wouldn’t be a surprise to see another nomination with his last movie, The Great Escaper.
And then he had stated that, Sir Caine wanted to retire when he was 70, two decades ago. But he stated that if he would retire, we wouldn’t see him as the greatest buttler, Alfred of the Dark Knight series.
“He has earned his retirement, for sure, but that doesn’t mean we won’t miss him. It is the end of an era, and to paraphrase a line that for years has been wrongly attributed to him: quite a lot of people know that.” Brian had concluded his tribute for Sir Michael Caine.
What do you think? Let us know.
