An acting masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2005)

There have been only a handful of movies in the last 15 years where I've thought about the performance for days after and thought, "how did that actor nail down that character so well?" But John Tutorro's Herb Stempel is an acting masterpiece. It's significantly better if you've seen at least eight other roles by Mr. Tutorro, including must-sees Knish in Rounders, Jesus in Big Lebowski, and Julian in The Color of Money...
But those roles merely show Tutorro's range...they don't hammer home his acting skill. This performance turns Tutorro into the character of Stempel. He is the highlight of this very good movie and turns Quiz Show into an absolute must-see.