Pacino is praised for listening, processing information and guiding conversations naturally while pursuing an objective.
The Godfather2 and Sea of Love are comparison performances; Denzel and theater experience inform discussion of generous screen partners.
The Pacino–Crow combination is prized, and the movie transcribed as Boyer Raced is recalled as another strong Crow performance.
The cinematography, Gulf imagery and inner workings of CBS are praised; the same corporate culture is reserved for aged-worst discussion.
Plummer increasingly defines Wallace as the real broadcaster recedes from daily memory; posture, gestures and confidence matter more than a literal impression.
The controlled smile and sip from a CBS Sports mug are admired details.
The supporting-actor nominees are debated; Plummer deserved inclusion, while his later Beginners win is treated as career recognition and Pacino’s exclusion is criticized.
The discussion marvels at Plummer’s late-career work and reported 1929 birth, then gives him the category.
Lindsay Krauss is a later addition, praised as a recognizable actress and part of an unusually normal Pacino marriage.
One speaker considers Plummer better than the supporting Oscar nominees except Jude Law, praising Law’s charisma in the Ripley role, and places Plummer at least in the top five.
Another contribution says they would probably go with Cruise too, preserving this alternative preference separately from the Plummer/Jude Law comparison.
