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Maybe It's Just Me …

by Rich Heldenfels on September 18, 2007

in Eastern Promises, Steve Martin, Viggo Mortensen

When I was watching "Eastern Promises" on Monday, Viggo Mortensen's look, seen here …

Viggo Mortensen in

made me think of Steve Martin in "My Blue Heaven," seen here with costar Rick Moranis …

Steve Martin and Rick Moranis

It wasn't just the hair, although that was part of it. There's a similar approach to fashion, and Mortensen playing dumb has a facial expression reminiscent of Martin's.

The comparison ends here. Where Mortensen has a revealing scene in "Eastern Promises," Martin does not fight naked in "My Blue Heaven."

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