MikeR wrote:Sorry to disappoint you - pantomime is a very old type of play performed in British theatres around Christmas
Well, pantomime is quite a bit older than the British re-hashing of it, and the "mime" plays that evegotbet seems to be thinking about are also called pantomime.
" 1 : pantomimist
2 a : an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus b : any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers c : a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances
3 a : conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance b : the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only"
-Merriam-Webster Dictionary
I don't think DL overacts in Johnny Mneumonic. he plays an over-the-top, psychotic, villain in a very over-the-top, "futuristic" world. He does that perfectly.