You won't be one of them.
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daisygoogoo — 11 years ago(January 13, 2015 06:54 PM)
I agree, Meryl Streep was overacting. I understand that the character is supposed to be over the top, but her performance was just too exaggerated. You can not only see how she's thinking about every little thing she is going to do, but you can also see how brilliant she thinks she is for it.
She never "became" this character to the point that I could forget that she's the one performing. All I could see is MERYL. Now Meryl puts her hands over her face again. Now Meryl flashes her eyes this way. etc.
I kept thinking Margo Martindale could have played this role much better than Meryl. She's fantastic. And that Meryl's acting seemed like an overblown imitation of how Margo might have played it. -
deblasiogwae — 11 years ago(January 14, 2015 04:38 AM)
Great, I'm glad there's at least one person out there who thinks like I do. I've always thought that Streep was merely an impressionist anywaya female Rich Little posing as an actress. But she's so lionized by the adoring press (and always has been) that it's tough for a lot of people to see what's obvious.
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jaynekranc — 11 years ago(March 29, 2015 04:07 PM)
I just watched it again. I agree with you. I can't stand her for the most part. No matter who she plays, to me she's Meryl Streep.
When I think that this is the woman with the best chance of passing the number of Oscars won by Katharine Hepburn, I want to puke. -
theresnh — 11 years ago(March 30, 2015 07:38 PM)
I'm surprised at the hate. I do think that Meryl gets a certain amount of, pardon the language, ass-kissing, but I thought she was phenomenal in this role. If you've ever known someone that is a manipulative person, particularly if they are an addict, I think she nailed it.
I thought Ivy was great too, and felt so bad for her. She was the one that stayed behind, and continued to be treated like she was nothing. I saw other remarks in the board that said she was weak, but she took care of get parents when the others didnt, and she got a guilt trip from Barb about leaving Vi behind. I don't really know what the right thing to do woukd have been re: LCR and Ivy, but she deserved some happiness. She already knew they were cousins, and that they couldn't have children, so why say anything? The matriarch, I suppose, couldnt help it (whether or not she knew about the hysterectomy, I'm not sure, but I don't think so). -
theresnh — 11 years ago(March 30, 2015 07:50 PM)
I also think it's ironic that people can be so hateful towards each other on a board about a movie. Kind of encompasses Vi's character too? I wish people could be more respectful towards each otherbib their discourse, and I recognize I will probably my amount of hate for saying it.
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Irishmonk — 10 years ago(May 09, 2015 10:31 PM)
I'm in aggreement with you about the majority of Merill's performances. When you watch her very early roles such as The Deer Hunter there was something organic and sincere about her presence and she was quite stunning.
But ever since her ultra dramatic role in the oh-so-serious "Sophie's Choice" she's been on "great actress at work" mode in practically everything sinceand she really sucks the oxygen out of room whenever she's onscreenmuch to the detriment of her co-stars. I just can't engage with her performances at all, unlike other "great" actresses of her vintage such as Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, and Brenda Blethyn who despite their technical excellence manage to still convey enough sincerity to fully believe their characters.
If she lives long enough I could ses Streep having some future role in training AI robots on how to mimic human emotions. -
verizonowner88 — 10 years ago(June 09, 2015 01:59 AM)
My. Mother is so much like this character that, after seeing the movie, I had nightmares about past abuses. Meryl nailed it! In fact, the abusive person is probably a bit MORE obnoxious than Meryl played it. If you were irritated by the character, Meryl did her job.
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lisajohn-4 — 10 years ago(December 06, 2015 10:32 PM)
The OP clearly has a hard-on for Meryl Streep! And despite the fact that 99% of the population considers Streep one of the finest actors of her generation, there will be no convincing her.as demonstrated by nearly two years of ranting on this one film board! Deb.try to think some happy thoughts. Anger causes cancer.