Josh Hartnett has been complicating his movie star image for years, but O gave him his first villain role that played with it.
Josh Hartnett was positioned as a leading man early in his career, but while he was capable of playing a traditional hero, the roles did not always leave room for nuance in character or performance. During this rise to stardom and the years following it, Hartnett has shown more complexity, playing men who hide their true selves from others.
Nelson and cinematographer Russell Lee Fine cleverly undermine Hugo’s status throughout. When the basketball team celebrates a victory, crowd members blur up the foreground so that they look like they’re shutting Hartnett out of the celebration, even though the shot shows him in focus. During a dreary family dinner, Sheen is filmed in focus in the background, while Hartnett morosely hangs his head, blurry in the foreground.
When Hugo does assert dominance, Hartnett and Nelson work in lockstep to convey this power. During a party sequence, the camera follows Hugo as he leads characters through the space by grabbing their shoulders and then pushing them away when they’ve finished serving their purpose. The camera following Hugo underlines his influence over certain characters, and Hartnett’s physical interactions with his co-stars are an insidious mix of friendly and aggressive.
Hugo can hide in plain sight because he can pretend to be ordinary, yet one of the creepiest elements of Hartnett’s performance is how studied his emotions seem. One can spot the moment that Hugo realizes he needs to make a particular facial expression in order to pass as sincere to other characters.
Over the last few years, it’s been fun to see Josh Hartnett work with auteurs like Christopher Nolan and Guy Ritchie, fitting into the vibes of their ensembles while still making memorable impressions on his own. It will be intriguing to see how Hartnett’s lead performance in M.
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