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ESPN.com: Page 2 - Sports Guy's Top Sports Movies: No. 55: "In retrospect, maybe the problem was Denzel. He's a magnetic screen presence, and he delivers the goods just about every time. I will grant you these two things. With that said, I'm about to change your opinion of Denzel for the rest of eternity. Because Denzel Washington plays the same guy in every movie. You know who that guy is?
It's Denzel Washington!!!!
Think about it. 'Malcolm X' ... 'He Got Game' ... 'Philadelphia' ... 'Crimson Tide' ... 'Mo Better Blues' ... 'The Hurricane' ... 'Machurian Candidate.' Doesn't matter. He's always just Denzel. He might change his appearance or accent from movie to movie, but that's about it -- with the obvious exception of 'Training Day' -- which makes him no different than Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Harrison Ford or anyone else. As long as they remain engaging and charismatic, we don't care what situation they're in. That's why the 'Pelican Brief' always ropes me in -- I keep waiting for Julia and Denzel to scrap their characters halfway through the movie and start referring to each other by their real names. They should add an audio bonus feature on the 'Pelican Brief' DVD where this actually happens. "