Yeah, Wilderpeople is my favorite movie of hi
I first saw Sam in Hunt for Red October. His performance was equal to the bigger stars in the movie. I'd say better, actually. Sean Connery gets a Mulligan on any accent related acting points, but while Sean Connery played Sean Connery as Ramius, Sam Neal was Vasily Borodin. I think it was one of Alec Baldwin's better roles.
I didn't recognize Sam in HftWP the first time I watched it. Just like in Red October, he became the character. The only other time I failed to recognize a famous actor until after the credits was Jamie Lee Curtis in The Bear. Sam was a phenomenal actor.
Sorry, I went on a tangent there.