She's actually a pretty bad actress
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mruptown — 11 years ago(December 08, 2014 06:15 PM)
She is doesn't do the whole method acting its evident. She was a once a superstar much more than Meryl Streep and every big movie star would still retain some of part of their self while engaging in their roles.
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luciana_mc25 — 11 years ago(April 04, 2015 03:44 PM)
What on earth are you saying? Jodie is amazing as an actress. That's what I like most of her, her convincing performances. There're many actresses out there, but for me she has something no other actress has and that's why she's my favourite.
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antonio8885 — 10 years ago(April 30, 2015 02:55 AM)
The year she won during the LAMBS sweep, the odds-on favorite was Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (whose own win four years later for Dead Man Walking was almost like a "body of work" sympathy win); I think Jodie underplayed it in LAMBS and she didn't have any overly emotional scenes which usually garners a Best Actress Oscarmy vote in 1991 would have been the non-nominated MIMI ROGERS in THE RAPTURE! What a blazing, daring, overlooked performance!
When casting Clarice, Demme didn't want Jodie the same way the FATAL ATTRACTION producers first dismissed Glenn Close (who proved everyone wrong!), and the main contenders for Agent Starling were Michelle Pfeiffer, Geena Davis and Meg Ryan!
I'm surprised no one is bitching about the Julianne Moore recast! She was competent but she's another actress who is boring when it comes to emotionality unless she's losing her mind in a Paul Thomas Anderson film! Other actresses who were on the short list for Clarice 2.O included Hilary Swank and Angelina Jolie (both too young for the role which was 10 years later in the story), Cate Blanchett who would have nailed it, as well as Kate Winslet, Helen Hunt and Frances McDormandall Oscar winners who would have shared great chemistry with Hopkins! The only scene I bought (Julianne vs. Anthony) was the kitchen fight finale! Otherwise, she was bland like everyone is claiming Jodie was!
I think Jodie isn't smart at choosing her post-LAMB projects. Case in point: SOMMERSBY, MAVERICK and FLIGHTPLAN! Otherwise she was good (but still not Oscar material) in NELL, PANIC ROOM and THE BRAVE ONE. To each his own. Back in '91, I can't see any other actress playing Clarice! -
wylierichardson-966-922691 — 10 years ago(March 14, 2016 01:14 AM)
I dont see how she 'overacted' in the Clarice Sterling role. The 'lambs' story was a painful childhood memory, and she hit just the right tone in conveying it, I felt. She wasn't crying hysterically, or talking to Lecter in an overly casual "Oh well, this nutty thing happened some years ago, but I've totally gotten over it. Nice weather we're having lately, tho!" tone. And the 'being stalked' at the end scene didn't show Foster over-acting the moment, either. She didn't lose her cool, even tho her life was clearly in danger. Jonathan Demme seems to know how to work with actors, for the most part. Note that Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hanks both won Oscars for working with him, as well.
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GrumpyBastard — 3 years ago(April 08, 2022 06:18 AM)
The MOST overrated actress, EVER, is meryl ****ing streep. That rat-face of hers. Brrrrrrrrrr! At least Jodie is hot. I'd do her. I'd let her strip for me whilst I am lying naked on the floor, by the time she's naked, she can pole dance on my penis and after that I'd give her a good pounding. The mere thought of meryl ****ing streep however is enough to make me go soft for a week or so.
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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(April 08, 2022 11:31 AM)
Old post but here goes. Foster was a natural in the moment actress and the performance she gave in
The Accused - '88
, as an everyday working class trailer trash girl, connected with a lot of people. Same with her empowering role as Clarice in
The Silence Of The Lambs - '91
. Her vulnerability, immersed in both strength and natural awkwardness, was something I found quite sublime.
Foster had the ability to make so much out of so little and while an extremely intelligent actress, (and person), she also appeared to have very little pretentiousness about herself. Her second Oscar win catapulted her into the top realm of superstardom and this is where she then appeared to flounder.
She wanted to direct and be taken seriously as a director and have women held to the same stead as men in her circles. Not that women weren't already honored and revered, (who else is going to bring a female role to life better than a female?), but the pretentiousness then started to creep in and she failed to grasp that the negative feminine dynamic is not the same as the positive masculine one.
Her choice of roles didn't appear to be that intuitive either and she was down right embarrassing to watch in the deservedly forgotten
Nell - '94
. She started to age and the role model aspects that were appealing for many of both genders started to diminish. Her EGO appeared to get a tad out of control.
I have no issue with both her Oscar wins, though Sarandon winning for
Thelma and Louise
wouldn't have phased me either, but since I hold a lot of reverence for Lambs, I'm pleased it ran away with the top 5 awards it did.
This clip is worth watching, to see how natural and real she was after winning her first Oscar and its so easy to see how many were smitten with her. She was a one of kind, both as a child actress and a young adult.
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ToastedCheese — 3 years ago(April 08, 2022 11:58 AM)
Yes, she was very good in
Contact
, (perhaps he second best 90's role), though I do find the film a tad disappointing overall and I really wasn't buying into the chemistry with her and McConaughey's character.
Why she made
The Beaver
is mind-boggling. It was supposed to be a catharsis for her buddy Mel Gibson.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?
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