Despite being cast at such short notice in All the Money in the World, Christopher Plummer has received rave reviews for his portrayal of J Paul Getty.
Sir Ridley Scott was tasked with erasing Kevin Spacey from the film after allegations of misconduct were made against the actor last month.
The decision was made that the film would still go ahead despite its looming release, and that Christopher Plummer would take over.
Check out some of Plummer's praise below:
"Christopher Plummer won a footnote in the history of the #MeToo campaign when Scott, disgusted by the allegations made against Kevin Spacey, removed Spacey from the role of Getty and replaced him with Plummer for last-second reshoots. Yet Plummer doesn't look like a hasty replacement. He relishes and luxuriates in the role. It fits him perfectly. Getty is exactly right for Plummer's talent for subversive glittery-eyed grandfatherly mischief, cut with a dash of misanthropic malice."
"Twilight years? Ridley Scott will hear none of it — he has just made the paciest, most dynamic film ever made by an 80-year-old director. And as for Christopher Plummer, he delivers the best screen performance ever given by an actor who, a month before the film's debut, hadn't even been cast yet."
"Christopher Plummer gives one of his better performances this side of The Insider, and it's now difficult to even imagine Kevin Spacey (in heavy prosthetics) playing the role of John Paul Getty. Plummer's low-key, simmering performance anchors the film (this isn't some glorified cameo), and the picture walks a tightrope of establishing his point-of-view while deftly holding up a harsh light on his actions and thus his legacy."
"First and foremost, the film confirms Christopher as the most reliable emergency Plummer in history. He is icily brilliant in the role".
"Christopher Plummer nails this performance with a staggering authority and wryly ironic touch, all the more remarkable since he didn't even have the part until six weeks ago, when Scott went into crisis mode to save the movie after the Spacey scandal hit."
[asset removed due to syndication rights]Meanwhile, Ridley Scott, along with cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, editor Claire Simpson and sound editor Oliver Tarney have described how they erased Spacey from the film.
Explaining that the reshooting happened almost immediately, Scott said: "I jumped into it immediately, saying, 'I can fix this.'
"We're going to have to recast, make sure everyone was available and the locations were available so I could go back as soon as possible and pick up every shot that [Spacey] was in."
