Awesome in Wolf of wall street.
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ctachmazian — 12 years ago(January 19, 2014 12:55 AM)
Love Love LOVE this Jonah Hill creature! He deserved the Oscar for Moneyball and the same in "Wolf" with Leo! He has proven his acting abilities in supporting roles. Quick thinking Jonah is a hidden gem who has the ability to entertain audiences of all genres. He is a force who has been overlooked. Although he is still an up and coming rising star, he is almost within his own category which should not be unnoticed.
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ryansassy1 — 12 years ago(January 19, 2014 04:27 PM)
Okay I wouldn't go that far. I'd say his current nom for WOWS is reasonable; he did a good job. However that doesn't necessarily mean I think his supporting performance was the best of the year.
His nom for Moneyball was stupid. That was an example of the Academy being impressed by the fact that he was so toned down from his usual clown persona.
Now to determine if he really has potential for greatness as you suggest, he needs to carry a film as a lead actor, and in a role that doesn't call for some slightly tweaked version of his past roles. So far, he hasn't really been tested.
"I'm sorry, but.." is a self-contained lie.
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Sawyer_Lost — 12 years ago(January 20, 2014 03:43 AM)
I never liked the guy up until a few years ago. Good actor, and proved it once again in Wolf of Wall Street. Excellent, excellent performance!
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence- Carl Sagan
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CharWoman — 12 years ago(January 29, 2014 01:11 PM)
This is how I felt too. Ironically, especially after seeing him on SNL right after seeing him in WoWS, it made me think comedy is not really his calling so much as he ended up in it because that's where chubby actors can get their foot in the door. Now he's pulling away from the Apatow pack and just impressing the hell out of me these days. I don't follow his career closely (interviews etc.) but he was on Graham Norton not long ago and was very charming and fun to watch. When I think back to how repellent I found him in SuperBad, I am all the more amazed at how I see him now.
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Sun-Flower-Power — 12 years ago(January 21, 2014 05:33 PM)
He was great, I loved seeing him in a movie like that. To me, throughout the film it looked like he was having an amazing time. Nomination well deserved.
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Screen_Queen — 12 years ago(February 03, 2014 06:12 AM)
I still haven't seen Moneyball so this was the first time I've actually seen Jonah Hill not in Jonah Hill mode, and I was pretty impressed. He wasn't excellent, but he was pretty good. What I want to know is, did he really only get $60 000 for that movie? I know he's not A-list, but still, it seems like a pretty small number for such a big movie.
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MonoEnojado — 10 years ago(August 02, 2015 09:40 PM)
He seemed pretty Jonah Hill to me. Good perfomance, but c'mon, nothing to write home about.
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brianinnh — 11 years ago(June 11, 2014 06:33 PM)
I have to disagree entirely. I believe if his role had been cut entirely from the movie, we would all have benefited, from a shorter runtime, less wasted overacted idiocy and a chance to watch Dicaprio shine better.
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tanster-1 — 11 years ago(July 23, 2014 09:25 PM)
"I have to disagree entirely. I believe if his role had been cut entirely from the movie, we would all have benefited, from a shorter runtime, less wasted overacted idiocy and a chance to watch Dicaprio shine better."
This.