Thursday, 31 December 2009

Oscar Files: Sylvia Miles in "Midnight Cowboy"




Role: Cass, a scheming New York dame/hooker who shows Joe Buck a darker side of this new life in the rendezvous of her hotel room.

Best Line: "Beautiful, baby...."

What The Critics Said: "Sylvia Miles as Buck’s penthouse trick Cass, give(s) a nuanced performance that enhance the film’s exceedingly original script" - Wesley Lovell

Twister's Thoughts: "As you can already tell, I love these kinds of "mini performances" in this category, and Miles is no exception. In her very limited screentime, Sylvia blows in like a gust of energy and excitment mixed with a dirty combination of lust, danger, and horror and actually creates a memorable character; charting Cass' past using what she has present. Mostly she's just fun, but of course with underlying shades of sadness, fear, and vulnerability. Pretty damn good."

What do you think of Sylvia Miles' performance?

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