I'm still going to say that I think Revengers Tragedy is the better film, however much I like DATC. I think it's better paced (although a bit of tightening in the scenes you suggest would not have gone amiss), the narrative is clearer despite being more complex, and the acting is generally better (Marc Warren and Paul Reynolds excepted). But it's not like I don't love them both!
There's no doubt that Eccleston has always had skill, technique, range, and the rarest thing in young actors, power; what he lacked early on was real control in switching gears. By the time of Shallow Grave, he's better than almost anyone at that, and he hits another level of virtuosity altogether around 2001. I think it's telling that there are so many writers and directors who've worked with him repeatedly over the years. I still don't get Christopher Nolan passing him up twice for younger actors. Other than the obvious shallow.
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There's no doubt that Eccleston has always had skill, technique, range, and the rarest thing in young actors, power; what he lacked early on was real control in switching gears. By the time of Shallow Grave, he's better than almost anyone at that, and he hits another level of virtuosity altogether around 2001. I think it's telling that there are so many writers and directors who've worked with him repeatedly over the years. I still don't get Christopher Nolan passing him up twice for younger actors. Other than the obvious shallow.
I don't deal well with shallow.