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Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
Ken Valentine Wrote:A beard makes a man look older. If you're young and want to look older -- (or if you don't have a chin) grow a beard. If you're old and want to look younger -- shave it off.
Ken V.
I've had a mustache since my teens, and had a mustache and beard until the latter went mostly gray, when I shaved it off. A mustache is often not noticed by witnesses to alleged crimes (trust me on this---I know), but a beard usually is. RJ could not maintain his complete anonymity with a beard, but a mustache is optional, especially in this era.
My suggestion, FWIW, is to let the actor decide on the mustache, but forget the beard.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
Noelie Wrote:Well. He does look goofy without the beard, but beyond that, he is smokin' hot with it. It's the difference between, "Gee, I don't know officer, he was tall and had brown hair," and "Well, officer it was this smooookin hot guy with a full beard." Of course, I know that's a matter of perspective, but that's my perspective after being greeted by those pictures. :p
Honest response: I don't know. It really is a dilemma because he does look much more serious and much more dangerous with the beard than without.
You don't WANT to look dangerous if you are. That makes you a suspect!
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]I think a three-day stubble would be a workable compromise.[/SIZE]
I agree Paul, or as I said a mustache sans beard. When I used to go from 'stache to no 'stache (my teens), my friends would ask if I'd lost or gained weight. But they always noticed whether I had a beard or not. I know a beard is too distinctive in the real world. I deal with witness identification issues often.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
cobalt79 Wrote:How sweet, you want to make all of us happy!
That's Paul, a real socialist.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
Al-Dog Wrote:My vote goes to the unshaved for three days or close beard look.
I always thought that Jack’s way of blending in would be to have a kind of maybe that guy is a construction worker, or cabbie, perhaps a graphic designer; maybe he’s a grad student kind of vibe.
Not too flashy, not too square. Looks like he works out, but not some sort of steroid freak, probably a runner.
Just a fairly typical New Yorker.
Spot on!
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Biggles - 02-13-2008
beowulf Wrote:I think Jack would specifically NOT have a beard. It would be one more thing to make him standout. Police (or any other interested parties) would know to look for "a guy with a beard." A 5:00 shadow or 3 day stubble is less hard to describe and less noticeable when shaved.
I really like the casting. Reynolds is one of my favorite, young actors and he has shown that he can pull off more serious parts. I think if you mix his "Blade:Trinity" character (awful movie, but Reynolds stood out) with his character from "Smoking Aces" you get a solid Jack.
I thought he was great in Blade: Trinity. Easily the best performance in the movie.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Ken Valentine - 02-14-2008
Biggles Wrote:I agree Paul, or as I said a mustache sans beard. When I used to go from 'stache to no 'stache (my teens), my friends would ask if I'd lost or gained weight. But they always noticed whether I had a beard or not. I know a beard is too distinctive in the real world. I deal with witness identification issues often.
It's fascinating -- what people do or do not notice.
I knew a guy back in the late '60's who was going bald and hated it (I'm bald and it doesn't bother me in the slightest -- kind of like it actually.) He grew a full beard, and kept it for nearly a year. Then one day he came in to work with his beard gone and wearing a hair piece.
EVERYBODY noticed that he had lost the beard, but there were only two of us who noticed the hair piece -- and that was only because he worked on an assembly bench opposite us and we mostly saw the top of his head.
Ken V.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Aprilis - 02-14-2008
I was gonna say no beard until I saw him with one.
Damn he is hot with a beard!
But even better would be a goatie ... I just love a man with a goat.
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Scott Miller - 02-14-2008
Apparently you ladies don't suffer whisker burn(or don't care).
Repairman Reynolds: To Beard or Not To Beard? - Noelie - 02-14-2008
Biggles Wrote:You don't WANT to look dangerous if you are. That makes you a suspect!
Agreed, however... I think there are times when Jack looks plenty dangerous, beard or not. I totally agree with the thing about people really noticing beards as well. I do legal transcriptions as a side business and that's one of those things that really pops out for people.