With this and Night Moves, Old Man Gene serves the greatest double punch of playing depressed private investigators named Harry.
There's something so lived-in about the best of Hackman's performances. As energetic as he can be, his energy isn't youthful, there's something hardened about it, even when he plays the quiet Harry Caul. Gene plays men who have been sculpted by times and places over the years. 70s cinema is full of loners, and Hackman's acting subtly suggests that loners…
