Was Jessica Chastain really that spectacular?

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MayaZD30 — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 07:27 AM)

Yes and her outpouring of fury at CIA station chief Joseph Bradley was a wonder to behold.

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BoSoxRule — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 09:19 AM)

"Yes and her outpouring of fury at CIA station chief Joseph Bradley was a wonder to behold."
OK, so she deserves to win an Oscar for one scene?
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MayaZD30 — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 05:41 PM)

No, not for one scene. For the totality of her performance in that film.

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molypocho — 12 years ago(September 12, 2013 06:06 AM)

Her facial contortions alienated me instead of engaging my empathy. I found myself watching her face with the same kind of curiosity that swimming jellyfish breed in me.

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New_Wind — 11 years ago(May 11, 2014 03:03 PM)

She appeared like a Goddess wielding power over life and death of big men with a wave of her finger.

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mslittleninja — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 07:35 AM)

She is great and I like her but I totally agree with the OP!

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Alice2783 — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 07:59 AM)

I thought she was great but I recognize there is a lot of subjectivity in assessing an actor's performance. You might want to check out her acting in
The Debt
(also in the espionage genre) to form a clearer opinion.

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trinpletion — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 08:52 AM)

She's clearly a good actress but it wasn't a mind-blowing performance.

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Spartan_10 — 13 years ago(January 26, 2013 12:28 PM)

You mean Jennifer Ehle who couldn't pick an accent to stick with throughout the movie? Worst character of the film, for me any way. The accents got distracting and I just didn't buy into her character at all.

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LiteraryLegend — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 03:33 PM)

"Was Jessica Chastain really that spectacular?"
Just saw this today. Based on all the hype, I expected a better performance from Chastain. It was good, but not so much Oscar worthy. We shall see. The film itself was a but dullmore like something for cable, not a film at the theater.
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Eumenides_0 — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 04:20 PM)

Chastain gave a solid performance, but if this is Oscar material, then the Oscars have lowered their standards once again.
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chillyacademic — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 04:42 PM)

I agree. I'm not saying she wasn't good, but it didn't seem like a challenging role. Her performance in The Help was way better.

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nickryder9 — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 05:15 PM)

Yes, she was much more Oscar-worthy in The Help. It's a weak field for the Oscar women this year, so she has a good shot at winning.

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monstermayhem32 — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 05:27 PM)

I do think that Jessica Chastain was much better as Celia Foote in the Help.

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MayaZD30 — 13 years ago(January 27, 2013 06:42 PM)

Her role in The Help gave her full rein to express emotions. In this she does an outstanding job of suppressing emotions. (Not as easy to pull off as some might think). They're there all right, but they're under the surface, conveyed more subtly in eye and facial expressions, body posture and tone of voice.
As far as I'm concerned, Chastain did more than play the character; she inhabited her.