Towards the end of Lords of Dogtown, arrogant skate-shop owner Heath has been abandoned by the Z-Boy skaters for better and more legitimate sponsors, for drugs or trouble. Fame and women drift away, and he finds himself reduced to sanding surfboards in the back room of what was once his own shop. His hair mangy, a cigarette drooping from his lip, he notes "Maggie May" coming on the radio and sings along, as much as one can sing while you're sanding and smoking. The moment has a weird and rueful power and represent, for me, the apex of Mr. Ledger's acting prowess.
(I'm back, Layla)
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yes! i wrote a myspaceblog too so we're both back.
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