Acting was great EXCEPT for Meryl Streep….
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moosefeathers — 11 years ago(November 11, 2014 05:48 AM)
You can take maybe about a half hour of those histrionics but spread over a two hour movie it becomes repetitive and "heavy".
Exactly the point.the other characters had to deal with a lifetime of that, and Mattie Fae's family dealt with her histrionics as well.
Swing away, Merrill.Merrill, swing away -
BlackDog123 — 11 years ago(November 16, 2014 11:55 AM)
Personally I thought she was great. My BF and I were even talking about how she committed to the role. I have seen pill addicts and can confirm her crazy behavior is consistent, especially given her incredibly flawed personality. Plus, she was taking so much medication her physician diagnosed her as having "mild cognitive impairment" - which is generally a pre-cursor to dementia/neurocognitive disorder. Granted, he was the one prescribing the pills. Barb read him the riot act for that, but can you imagine being her physician and having to say "no?" to her??
They're coming to get you, Barbara! -
deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(November 19, 2014 08:29 AM)
Of course it matters what I "buy". As a movie goer I want to be convinced of the character's personality, foibles. I wasn't convinced by Streep at all. I saw an actress giving a performancea lousy one at that.
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shelemm — 11 years ago(November 25, 2014 06:20 AM)
You may not have 'bought' the character no matter how it was played. It wasn't written for you to 'buy' into. It is presentational, not representational.
Mery Streep's character talks about 'truth-telling.' But what we need is comfort. We need air-conditioning, whe need shade from the sun. We look to other human beings for that comfort, particularly family. When we don't get it, it becomes a searing pain. Her character has a death instinct. And when she shows off her instinct openly, it serves to hurt the people around her. -
ankurmalhotra89 — 10 years ago(May 14, 2015 12:50 PM)
no no no no no no no no.
lemme try and explain.
( trust me .. this movie is so close to my heart i am being constructive)
i was dead convinced with ur post till i saw this
And when she shows off her instinct openly, it serves to hurt the people around her.
I think their were two parts to it
FIRST : truth telling (that u have very well explained)
SECOND : Her Arrogance and Vanity ( which i think u completely missed )
I am cutting the long expression very very short..
Everybody was hurt not because she SPOKE THE TRUTH (which she did for sure).. but because of the vanity and arrogance that was overpowering her ..
YES, for sure she was the STRONG ONE . but "her" taking too much pride in it was uncalled for.
short recap.
( nobody slips anything by me..
when everithing is gone. when nobody is dere I will be there in this house.
Poor Ivy.
Sweet Barbara..
What she did to her husband
)
Just look at the tone she took in all this.
I need not say. I have never seen anything like her.. She is the BEST.
Love now and always -
ankurmalhotra89 — 10 years ago(May 14, 2015 01:21 PM)
no no no no no no no no.
lemme try and explain.
( trust me .. this movie is so close to my heart i am being constructive)
i was dead convinced with ur post till i saw this
And when she shows off her instinct openly, it serves to hurt the people around her.
I think their were two parts to it
FIRST : truth telling (that u have very well explained)
SECOND : Her Arrogance and Vanity ( which i think u completely missed )
I am cutting the long expression very very short..
Everybody was hurt not because she SPOKE THE TRUTH (which she did for sure).. but because of the vanity and arrogance that was overpowering her ..
YES, for sure she was the STRONG ONE . but "her" taking too much pride in it was uncalled for.
short recap.
( nobody slips anything by me..
when everithing is gone. when nobody is dere I will be there in this house.
Poor Ivy.
Sweet Barbara..
What she did to her husband
)
Just look at the tone she took in all this.
I need not say. I have never seen anything like her.. She is the BEST.
Love now and always -
Gabe1972 — 11 years ago(November 25, 2014 03:40 AM)
I'm certainly glad that it's just an opinion, as everyone is entitled to one. It's not a fact, but it's my opinion that it was actually one of her best performances of recent years, and evidently so did a lot of the viewing public and the people in film that nominate people for their performances, as she had nominations all over the place.
Again, everyone is entitled to their opinions, no matter how seemingly different they might be from the general consensus.
The plural of mouse is mice. The plural of goose is geese. Why is the plural of moose not meese? -
deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(November 25, 2014 05:09 AM)
I'm convinced that Streep could fart on the screen for ninety minutes w/o saying a word and they'll STILL give her a nomination. It's almost a reflex action. What she is is an impressionist, not an actress.
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deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(December 04, 2014 02:47 PM)
What I'm saying is that she's a mimic, passing herself off as an actress. And her histrionics in every movie, her calculations (now I'll move my head, now I'll scratch my nose, now I'll cough, etc.) is very annoying and tiresome.