In Praise of Burt Reynolds: The Last Good Ol’ Boy Movie Star

Dan Epstein created an excellent profile of Burt Reynolds for Rolling Stone.  In Praise of Burt Reynolds: The Last Good Ol’ Boy Movie Star is well worth a read.  Here’s a few tidbits…

…even at the height of his fame, Reynolds was never really taken seriously as an actor. Part of the problem, perhaps, was that he was so damned good-looking…

Nobody had more onscreen or offscreen swagger in his stride or a more knowing twinkle in his eye. He was Cary Grant crossed with Tom Jones – funny, sharp, self-aware and surprisingly unpretentious…

And maybe his natural inclination towards fun was part of the problem. Even in his prime, well before all the Cannonball Runs and Stroker Aces and Rent-a-Cops began piling up like a trash strike, he paid scant attention to “building his brand” as a serious actor. The man preferred instead to do whatever happened to strike his fancy at the time…

Now, thanks to Rifkin, Reynolds is back with what’s arguably his best performance since Boogie Nights…

Source: Al Bundy’s Socks.