He needs to be given much more and was definitely worthy of an Oscar nomination. He seems as if he play anything and was a joy to watch here. Crowe brought a mystique to his role that would of fit in with the old westerns.
Crowe just keeps on putting me in shock with his spectacular performances. He delivers a great performance as outlaw Ben Wade. Russell Crowe continues to give great and much overlooked performances. This is the best western since Unforgiven.