Willem Dafoe, Willem Dafoe, and Willem Dafoe Star in New Jim Beam Ad

Willem Dafoe plays multiple characters in "Parallels," a new ad for Jim Beam illustrating how the choices we make define the people we become:

The tagline may be trite, but we love this short film because it showcases -- if only briefly -- Dafoe's acting range and ability to embody wildly different characters, and further proves why he is one of Hollywood's most compelling actors. (A trapeze artist, a businessman, and a sumo wrestler? We can't imagine which "choices" a person would have to make to find themselves on such divergent paths, but at least we have Dafoe to show us the results.)

-- Daniel Lehman