Acting was great EXCEPT for Meryl Streep….
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HumanFundRecipient — 11 years ago(December 05, 2014 04:39 AM)
I'm not a expert on actors, but so what? Is having every move calculated an exclusive trademark to Meryl Streep? If so, then she deserves something other than her three Oscars, namely more money via lawsuits. If not, I would assume all those "calculated moves" are something that is taught.
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deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(December 05, 2014 05:15 AM)
I never said it was "exclusive" to her. There are a lot of phony actors and actresses out there (Tom Hanksanother media sacred cow comes to mind)but Streep is definitely the one who has had her ample ass kissed the most by the press.
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HumanFundRecipient — 11 years ago(December 06, 2014 10:07 AM)
If Meryl Streep is having her ass kissed, it's by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as she has gotten more than her share of Oscar nods over the years- this movie included (she is over-the-top here). As for the press, she deserves every accolade she's received. She's on a very short list of great American actors. Period.
And if Meryl Streep is guilty of being a "mimic", then so are non-Americans Ewan McGregor and Benedict Cumberbatch. And Juliette Lewis in her last scene when she leaves in the middle of the night.
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matrixflower — 11 years ago(December 06, 2014 02:19 PM)
Agree! What a tricky scene for Juliette to pull off convincingly. I bet that necessitated a few million takes. She certainly excelled at her craft - in every scene she had.
I consider every actor in this movie absolutely integral to the end Work of Art - not a hair out of place .. no doubt painstakingly hand picked with outstanding performances by each and every one!
What a brilliant Masterpiece.
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friendofthebard — 11 years ago(December 06, 2014 02:35 PM)
And if Meryl Streep is guilty of being a "mimic", then so are non-Americans Ewan McGregor and Benedict Cumberbatch. And Juliette Lewis in her last scene when she leaves in the middle of the night.
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deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(December 08, 2014 04:42 AM)
Once again her "acting" nods are bestowed b/c of a fawning press which would praise this Rich Little if she farted on the screen for 90 minutes. The only Streep performance I thought was any good was A Cry In The Darkwhere the character she was portraying was as annoying as she is.
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HumanFundRecipient — 11 years ago(December 08, 2014 08:54 AM)
dweblasiogwae: Winner of the "In The Minority Opinion But Shouting From The Mountaintop Anyway" award.
Unless you have something to add that you haven't said before about Meryl Streep, move on.
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dragonslayer_ — 10 years ago(May 04, 2015 09:59 PM)
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.
I've enjoyed some of Streep's work, but I wouldn't say I'm a fan. But I thought your comment was hilarious. I think Sandra Bullock said something to the effect that they ought to have a separate Oscar category just for Streep.