Remarkable Keitel

When he was young, he pursued a dream of silver in Mexico.
Later the lure was gold.
By the time Daddy got out of jail the Space Ace was upon us …
and he moved onto an obsession with rare earth metals.
By then, Greta and I were used to being on our own.

Quando era giovane, ha inseguito un sogno d’argento in Messico.
Successivamente l’esca era l’oro.
Quando papà uscì di prigione l’era spaziale era alle porte …
E si era trasformata in un’ossessione per i metalli delle terre rare.
A quel punto io e Greta eravamo abituate a stare sole.
Anthony Drazan, Imaginary Crimes, 1994

As Ray, Keitel is nothing short of remarkable. Running on a seemingly endless supply of optimism, stubbornness and raw nerve, Ray is a man of average talents who simply refuses to accept his averageness. In his own mind he's a great man, and the actor gives him such complete conviction that you have almost no choice but to believe in him. Hal Hinson, Washington Post, October 28, 1994