Love Liza
The loss of <PERSON> on February 2nd, 2014 was probably the hardest I'd taken a celebrity death since we learned that <PERSON> was dead on April 8th, 1994. He was such a gifted actor that he brought new life to every project he worked on. One such project is Love Liza, a dismal-ass movie that doesn't really have too much to offer (aside from <PERSON>'s acting). But that's not how <PERSON> saw it, as he turns in arguably one of his best performances here. 378
In it, <PERSON> plays a widower whose wife has just committed suicide. He copes with the loss in the only way he knows how: by huffing gas and glue. As a result, he is in a constant state of disorientation and effectively uncommunicative with his friends, colleagues, and in-laws. The film doesn't really say much about how to deal with loss, but thanks to <PERSON>'s performance, illustrates how those unequipped to deal with it can destroy themselves in the process. This staggering performance in a film that's so miserable at times its funny stands as one of the greatest acting performances ever captured on celluloid. 698