Given the character trait of being racist, Woods hams it up quite hilariously, complaining about his Jewish business partners in a used car dealership. Later in the film, all he cares about is his reputation being ruined if his daughter’s accusations turn out to be false.

Paddling around most of the time in a bathrobe while his young second wife mostly ignores him, Woods gleefully and unapologetically spouts warped but funny lines, like an attempt to be fatherly by telling his daughter not to be racist like him, but adding, “That’s not to say you have license to bring R. Kelly home for dinner.”

Every time Woods appears, “Pretty Persuasion” kicks up a notch. He plays it perfectly when we see him having phone sex then ironically telling his daughter his worry about his reputation. This little piece of business might be credited to the script, but it’s hard to imagine anyone else being as mischievous with it as Woods is.