Roberts and Streep were nominated
Cooper and Nicholson deserved to be nominated
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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.

She was the only one I liked in this awful movie.

I was irritated by her phony acting school acting. She never stops "acting"that's the problem

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.

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.

Sorry for the typos. Autocorrect fail.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

The [great at what they do] never ends.
Are we beginning to see the possibilities here?

The ass-kissing of Meryl Streep never ends.

Julia Roberts :
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on working with Meryl Streep
] "I've never seen anyone work harder than she does. She doesn't just snap her fingers and be a genius. To work with Meryl Streep is a dream come come true for anyone. To know her is an honor. She is such a beautiful person and it was intimidating, certainly to be in these scenes with her. Choking her, and things like that, were not how I pictured it going in my mind all these years. I thought we'd be together, having tea and speaking fabulous accents, all dressed up. But there we were - I'm sweating and have on a big butt pad. Meryl sees not only what I need as an actor but what I need as a girl in the world. She provides that, all the time. No wonder she's sleeping. She's exhausted after taking care of me."
[
on filming August: Osage County (2013
)] "Here's the thing. Here's the crux of the biscuit, if you will. We worked our asses off. Because there was no other way to do it. I've never worked so hard in my life and I've given birth to three children. It was like a mountain to climb every single day and the only way to climb it, we discovered, was holding hands - whether we liked it or not."
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I just watched the film again and was overcome by disappointment in Streep, so I'll answer that. Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfieffer, Olympia Dukakisbecause when they act I forget who they are and only see the character.
With Meryl, I never forget she's Meryl. It's almost like the way I felt with John Wayne. I never liked him, either, because he never stopped being John Wayne to me, no matter who he played. I hope that makes sense.

I'm not going to argue with you about Meryl S., as your opinion of her, her acting, and her performance in this roleall that has been made quite clear, along with the evident truth that your opinion won't be swayed. I happen to feel she was not right for the role of Violet, as she was written in the play (Estelle Parsons, whom I saw in he national tour, was perfection), and I wasn't thrilled with some of the changes made in the screenplay; I'm still not sure what my opinion of Ms. Streep's performance in this was.
ANYway~~~You've been quite clear about Ms. Streep and Tom Hanks. I would like you to name some other screen actresses and actors, preferably comparable in age (though you can wander off from that, too), whom you admire, and perhaps tell a bit about what makes you find them pleasing as actors. I hope you will, as I'm truly interested.
Multiplex: 100+ shows a day, NONE worth watching. John Sayles' latest: NO distribution. SAD.

More like Narcissistic Actress Disorder.

If you think she acted over-the-top, you clearly (and perhaps luckily) have never encountered someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. She played the role perfectly. Perfectly.

I agree. Jessica Lange may have pulled it off though.

Oh right, she "acts" with her eyes, her teeth, her hair, and I suppose her anus.

Beg to differ, she was awesome, as she is always. One of the few actors who actually act with their eyes!! Come on people wake up

Hey, the truth always bothers people.

Of course Meryl Streep is recognized and fawned over for her acting.
You know why???? Because she never stops "acting".
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