For a pretty mellow guy, Edward Norton has played some totally badass characters. Norton does it once again this weekend as the title character "Stone," in which he plays a manipulative, convicted arsonist who attempts to con a parole officer played by Robert De Niro.
If you give Norton passes on "Death To Smoochy" and the romantic comedy "Keeping The Faith," pretty much all of his characters are tough, sharp individuals. And if you set aside their moral shortcomings, they're the type of guys who would be great to have backing you in a brawl. Here's our top six Norton characters to take to a fight.
6. Worm — "Rounders"
Worm is a jerk. A loyal jerk, but a jerk nontheless. And he was never afraid to thrown down. Although Worm might do or say something stupid to make a bad situation worse, he's smart. Anyone who would try to pull a fast one on Russian mobsters has some serious balls, and we want those balls on our side.
5. Monty Brogan — "25th Hour"
Another loyal character, Monty didn't rat on his friends when questioned by police about his drug ring. Entering a bad situation before prison, Monty has his friend beat the crap out of him ("Make me ugly!") so he'd appear like a man to avoid in jail. We like that.
4. Eisenheim — "The Illusionist"
Can you imagine getting ready to throw down with a magician? Eisenheim could disappear then reappear right in a dude's face and then jack-slap the crap out of the poor dope. Not only would it be advantageous to have a magician with you in a fight, it would be highly amusing.
3. Derek Vinyard — "American History X"
Prior to reforming himself in prison, Derek was a ruthless Neo-Nazi who who curb-stomped a guy. It's a pretty disturbing scene. While we absolutely do not subscribe to Derek's pre-incarceration ideology, he would be a good person to have on your side in a brawl (and a bad person to have against you).
2. The Hulk — "The Incredible Hulk"
"The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets!" That's a remarkable advantage, right? As an added bonus, you could have Lou Ferrigno as a sideline cheerleader. The only reason Hulk doesn't take the top spot is because of the risk that Dr. Bruce Banner doesn't get sufficiently pissed off and slinks away from a conflict.
1. The Narrator — "Fight Club"
It's kind of a two for one deal here, and if that's a movie spoiler for you, it's your own fault. The Narrator (Jack) not only beat the crap out of himself, but after he took his licks in the blood-spattered basement, he (and Tyler) violently abused some dudes. If we ever found ourselves in a fight club we'd like to have one or both of these guys on our side.
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