Jackson doesn't have a character?

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2006)

I just want to disagree that Samuel L. Jackson in this movie doesn't really have a character. One of my favorite things about this movie is his character. It's an extremely subtle and well-done depiction of a manipulative sociopath. If you pay close attention you can actually see the way he's carefully watching the reactions of people he's talking to to make sure they're going in the direction he wants. The character himself is acting almost constantly throughout the movie, the few times you see him alone, as he really is, it's like he's a completely different person (a very frightening person). One of the hardest things to do in acting is to play a character who is himself acting, and it's to Jackson's credit that he pulls it off so well.