We first knew him as Jesse Pinkman, but Aaron Paul's post-'Breaking Bad' filmography has gone well beyond that.
A mesmerizing cinematic presence who is able to command everything from the small to the big screen, actor Aaron Paul first became known to audiences as a drug dealer with a heart of gold in the hit show Breaking Bad. In taking on the foul-mouthed yet friendly Jesse Pinkman, he carved out a place as one of television’s most compelling characters through his sheer magnetism.
To some of those who awaited his post-Breaking Bad career with much anticipation, there is the mistaken belief that the actor has fallen off after the initial role that got him fame. They will inevitably point to one of the first films he did in 2014: the abysmal Need For Speed. It is a mess of a film that, despite Paul giving it his best effort, was far from being worthy of his talents and commitment.
There is no better place to start than the film that came before Need For Speed which still holds a sweet spot in my heart. Coming out of Sundance in 2014, Kat Candler’s intriguing family drama Hellion saw Paul taking on the role of the flawed patriarch, Hollis, whose family is completely falling apart. It was a role that required both a sense of maturity where he shed the boyishness of Jesse while also keeping his same vulnerability that makes the story such a compelling one.
This was also felt in the recent film The Parts You Lose, an emotional drama disguised as a thriller. Many were disappointed by the lack of action as this rather slow-paced and patient film mostly centers on Paul as an unnamed man who is hiding out in a young kid’s barn. The reason he must seek shelter there is revealed early, making clear he has a rough path that he must reckon with.
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