We can all agree thatJohn Travolta’s 50-year career in film has had its share of crests and nadirs.
What is ‘Phenomenon’ About?
Travolta plays George Malley, a thirty-something mechanic who is just about as average as a guy gets.
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He is straightforward and friendly with everyone, and his affable nature makes him easy to like.
From that point on, he becomes strangely knowledgeable about matters he has never known anything about.
He can speak Portuguese fluently and can move small objects telekinetically.
She’s a single mother with two young children who designs and makes her own furniture for purchase.
Suddenly, he is spitting out complex and intricate theories and dialogue like it’s nothing at all.
Travolta has a firm grasp of this, dropping polysyllabic strings of sentences very organically.
Travolta has never been known for his silver tongue, likeRobert Downey Jr.orRyan Reynolds.
It’s not his forte, but he does it beautifully inPhenomenon.
The only thing more noteworthy than his nimble tongue is his incredible chemistry with Sedgwick.
Lace responds, “No.
I’m going to love you for the rest ofmine.”
Has the acclaimed actor made his fair share of duds?
Sure, but we’re giving him his flowers for his layered performance inPhenomenon.
