5) It Offers Christian Slater A Worthy Comeback
Let’s face it, Christian Slater never really realized his full potential as a movie star.
Despite showing promise in films like Heathers and True Romance early in his career, years of bad project choices and even dodgier life choices had lately left him looking like a never-really-has-been. With Mr. Robot, however, Slater has been given a second chance – no longer a teen heart-throb, the 46-year-old Slater in Mr. Robot looks like a more confident performer, one with a compellingly wise, world-weary edge.
The show proves just how good Slater can be when he’s got some decent material in front of him. It’s too early to tell whether this will lead to other great offers for the actor, but it certainly feels in Mr. Robot like he’s rejuvenated, a former wash-out leaving a dip to potentially enter a new phase of his career.
Even if Mr. Robot is all he manages to do now, it’ll still have been worth having the actor back on our screens for such a quality turn.