I think, at this point, everyone knows that Willem Dafoe is one of the best actors alive and working, and he has been for decades. Inside is one of the best ways to show just how captivating the actor can be. It is all him on the screen, for the most part, with no one else. Dafoe plays an art thief named Nemo who breaks into a Manhattan penthouse apartment to steal some rare art pieces. When his partner messes up on the information to get out, Nemo is now stuck, alone in this rich person’s home after the alarm system completely locks the house up.
Here we see Dafoe as Nemo struggles with being alone in this place and can’t get out and talk to anyone. He has to figure out how to find things to eat and water to drink, along with a broken smart home system that changes the temperature. It’s like Nemo lives many years in this one place as he works diligently to escape it. The performance is so good you’d think Dafoe was stuck in there, as you believe he’s getting sicker and losing touch with reality. Willem Dafoe already has one of the best acting performances of 2023.
