In the Line of Fire vs. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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In the Line of Fire gets the nod here for me. John Malkovich is one of the best bad guys ever. I enjoyed his performance even more than Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef in The Good The Bad and the Ugly.

"John Malkovich is one of the best BAD guys ever." Hey, hey... Angel Eyes would like to have a word with you sir.

Good the Bad and the Ugly is a fantastic film, but since Akira Kurosawa did a better job with Yojimbo and Sanjuro, I don't look at it with the same affection others do. The 3 main actors in GBU are great, but ultimately I felt Malkovich's character was more complex, more raw and more intense.