10 Essential Robert De Niro Performances
WC: It’s strange that Robert De Niro gets so much stick these days.
Granted, he’s spent the majority of his older years appearing in insipid, uninspiring films, barely registering a performance of note in nearly two decades save for a couple of David O. Russell pictures or the odd film with an old, interesting director from his past (What Just Happened?, for instance, which saw De Niro re-team with Barry Levinson, whom he previously worked with on Wag The Dog). But the fact of the matter is that De Niro has earned the right to star in whatever he wants, and while it may tar his legacy a touch, it’s nowhere near enough to tarnish his greatness overall.
