In reply to Offwidth:
Does Ridley Scott have a strong reputation for great characterisation?
I'm thinking of the (deliberate?) cold blank expressions in The Duellists, Legend, Black Rain, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, White Squall, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down etc.
Alien, Bladerunner, Someone to Watch Over Me, Thelma and Louise, Matchstick Men. They have decent characterisation. I can't think of other Scott films that have this. I have not seen Kingdom of Heaven, and I am probably forgetting another film or two.
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