I’d like to suggest an old favorite—the 1994 film Nobody’s Fool. It showcases Paul Newman in one of his most underrated performances.
Newman plays Sully, a has-been underachiever, who performs odd jobs for his landlady, Jessica Tandy. Sully receives a surprise visit from his long-estranged son, Peter, who is dealing with his own life issues. In addition to Tandy, the film also contains several other high-profile actors including Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, and a young Philip Seymour Hoffman.
As this insightful Roger Ebert review notes, the film “benefits from the confidence of Newman's performance. He is not hammering the points home, not marching from one big scene to another, but simply living on the screen.” I couldn’t agree more! I’ll go one step farther and say that Newman should have won an Oscar for this role.
Even better, Nobody’s Fool is streaming for free on Amazon Prime. So there’s no reason to delay watching this soon-to-be favorite film.
