Five Minutes, Mr. Welles

Full Disclosure: I am a huge fan of Vincent D'Onofrio. Watching him on-screen knowing he also wrote the script is incredible. You can see his genius and his professionalism when he says, in character, he is "serving the story" (which D'Onofrio has said in interviews). Watching D'Onofrio fumbling his lines as Welles is brilliant and knowing that he wrote the script adds another layer of brilliance. The one-room scene is full of depth and watching D'Onofrio struggle as Welles to "make the script his own" reveals his commitment to his craft. His opening lines about listening to how a scene "sounds" feels like another authentic window into D'Onofrio's approach to his own acting. Definitely needs to be watched more than once or twice to unpack its many levels. In two words: BEYOND CLEVER!