He was great in "In the Mouth of Madness"
I agree. I'm more of a spy thriller type gal, but Neill did a great job in Mouth of Madness. I think he is one of the better character actors out there. Everyone sees him, but they don't say, "Look, it's Sam Neill". I have talked to people who say they don't know who he is but when I say, the guy who played Alan Grant in JP, they always say, "oh,yeah". The great Alec Guinness was the same. A terrific character actor.