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hugitout  ·  4274 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "House of Cards" and the Liberal Imagination

I think Kevin Spacey is part of the issue. He's just too good at playing an asshole. I don't think this is due to his character personally; he's just perfected it after playing the asshole sooo many times. Think about it, Horrible Bosses, Se7en, and as a more obscure one, Hopper from a Bug's Life. Dude just has the asshole nailed down. He knows how to make you root against him, maybe too well to play the main protagonist in a series. He's antagonist material right down the middle. And he is fantastic at it.