Acting ability?
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butterK — 18 years ago(January 11, 2008 11:26 PM)
I really liked her performances in Godfather 1 and 2(particularly the second one), but something felt really off in Godfather 3. I really didn't like TFS or her character in the movie but I felt her portrayal was convincing.
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bwlass — 18 years ago(January 17, 2008 09:17 AM)
Somewhat surprising that it's not nearly as awful as it could have been, but tragic to watch Diane Keaton's career continue its path into embarrassing roles that undermine her acting talent.
The above was a critique of her role in Mad Money and I agree but there are a limited # of roles out there for women her age and the competition is fierce.at least she hasn't sunk to trying to re-arrange her face.YET!
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adamwarlock — 18 years ago(January 17, 2008 10:55 AM)
Like most of the actors of her generation, she was great when she was younger (& Hollywood had meatier roles) and then went into a schtick in her latter career. See her films of the 70s and maybe some of the 80s for some real acting. Looking for Mr. Goodbar, The Godfather films, the Woody Allen films, Reds. She probably jumped the shark about the time of Baby Boom.
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kaineas — 18 years ago(February 02, 2008 11:22 PM)
Personally, I find Diane Keaton so annoying that I can't be objective about her acting ability. I don't think she's that goodbut perhaps I fe2000el that way because she bugs the heck out of me. It's just a matter of personal taste, I guess. And it doesn't seem to matter what she does. I disliked her in The Godfather, I didn't like her in Something's Got to Give, I didn't like her in those Father of the Bride movies, and I really hated her in Annie Hall, although I do like most Woody Allen movies. And that thing with Tom Skerritt, The Other Sisterthat was a pretty lousy movie, but I thought that Keaton was just terrible. On the other hand, I guess her character was supposed to be shrill, controlling, and highly strung.
It's hard to put my finger on what bugs me about her. She always seems ratcheted so tight, as if she were a screw or a washer that had been given a few extra turns. Does that make any sense? I wish I could see what others see in her. She's supposed to be one of the greats. Not for me, though. -
Prom_Queen_Carrie — 17 years ago(May 31, 2008 01:46 PM)
You kids are only going by the little films you've seen of her from the past 15 years. You've probably only seen her in Annie Hall and Father of the Bride and Somethings Gotta Give and just judge on that. Get informed on her entire filmography first. And hell De Niro and Pacino peaked a long time ago too and do crap now. She is the only actress that can do comedy and drama equally brilliant. I think that deserves major props.
This is what you all should do, watch the film REDS. It will give you a whole new perception of Diane as an actress. I know it totally gave me a knew respect for her. Amazing performance. And it ain't the same as Father of the Bride or whatever I tell you that.
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kaineas — 16 years ago(November 08, 2009 01:49 AM)
"You kids are only going by the little films you've seen of her from the past 15 years."
Uh, I'm not. I've seen all three Godfather movies, Manhattan, Sleeper, some of Baby Boom (now, that was awful), Mrs. Soffel (don't remember a thing about it, so I guess she failed to impress), and your beloved Reds, which I hate to say did nothing for me. Oh, and Play It Again, Sam. BTW, Annie Hall and Father of the Bride are more than fifteen years oldam I splitting hairs?
I would like to see a few other of her OTHER older films, but I keep thinking that if I don't like her in the movies I listed, why waste my time? Anyway, I have on my list of possibles Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Interiors, and The Little Drummer Girl. I just can't bring myself to watch them. Yet. -
TheGoTeam — 17 years ago(June 29, 2008 05:30 PM)
She's not she's terrible. She used to be cute but now she's just washed up and annoying. God did you see mad money?
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jimellis — 16 years ago(November 28, 2009 08:07 PM)
'Can anyone explain to me, why they think diane keaton is a fantastic, gifted, talented actress?
Because whatever it is. i don't see it.'
wow..Glad to see I'm not the only one.
My hypothessis: if we are told that she is,therefoe she is. This thing she does is judged to be so wonderful; I don't believe it either.
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st-shot — 14 years ago(March 11, 2012 06:17 AM)
Drab, unfunny, depthless, poor speaking voice, singing even worse.
Just plain limited. Other than dressing up like a funny clown in Annie Hall a one note actress still getting by on Woody and Warren's direction for her to go into the stuttering disbelief routine 30 years in.
A pipsqueak compared to the powerful work of her contemporaries Fonda, Spacek, Burstyn, Dunaway, Sarandon and the list goes on. I'm with the thread originator, a dull as dishwater unanimated bore with no reach. -
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moviebp — 12 years ago(October 05, 2013 10:59 PM)
So Glad to see someone with some clarity and judgment as far as talent is concerned. You said it Best regarding her connection with Woody Allen and Farrow. I feel exactly the same way about Woody Allen. He makes my skin crawl and I guess is why Keaton has the same affect on me. I never made the connection until you pointed it out. I guess birds of a feather do flock together.
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Future_Games — 12 years ago(September 21, 2013 01:29 PM)
The majority of Diane Keaton's best work was definitely during the 1970s and the 1980s, films like Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Annie Hall, Interiors, Manhattan, Reds, Mrs. Soff16d0el, The Little Drummer Girl, Baby Boom, Crimes of the Heart, The Godfather, Sleeper, Shoot the Moon. She still played the slightly kooky, zany and off-beat roles during that period but she also mixed it up a lot more than what she has in the last 20 years. Marvin's Room was a great return to drama that rightfully scored her an Oscar nomination, it's just a shame that she's only taken on a handful of drama films since then as she shines when given the right material to work with. She's definitely been coasting for a while now.
Maggie Smith, and god knows I love her, has been playing more or less the same sharp-tongued, dry, slightly sarcastic but loveable old spinster in the majority of the films she's starred in in the last decade or so. I think she's become as well known for those types of roles as Diane Keaton has for playing the kooky and unhinged characters in comedy films.
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OnlyRocknRoll — 12 years ago(October 23, 2013 05:36 PM)
Hey, I'm right there with you. I think that she is awful. It's a testament to the movie business that all sorts of no talent, uglies 'make it'. Her part in the Godfather films is one of the most monumental pieces of miscasting ever seen. Moreover, anyone that got personally involved with Woody Allen needed their head examined by a whole team of shrinks.
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