tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1307174165877151715..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Jeremy Renner. Kirsten Dunst. It's "All Good..."NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10758366727708231372010-12-11T15:45:27.299-05:002010-12-11T15:45:27.299-05:00I think this movie is a mess, but I loved the perf...I think this movie is a mess, but I loved the performances. The scene in which Kirsten Dunst calls Ryan Gosling and begs him to let her go is surprisingly emotionally affecting. Ryan Gosling: a great actor even over the phone.rosengjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346399198525494946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38415169616972451792010-12-11T00:24:51.460-05:002010-12-11T00:24:51.460-05:00Sara -- it's one of those borderline cases.
...Sara -- it's one of those borderline cases. <br /><br />she's absent from one entire act of the film's three (or so) acts and the film is framed around the Gosling character.<br /><br />it's an acceptable call... (though i'm sure if Best Actress hadn't been so strong this year and they had announced they were campaigning her for lead nobody would have thought twice about it. they would have just thought oh yes, lead.)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51611410155590498202010-12-10T23:44:01.963-05:002010-12-10T23:44:01.963-05:00She's supporting in this? I would've assum...She's supporting in this? I would've assumed lead.<br /><br />Kiki is, I think, exactly as appreciated as she should be. She's not, imo, the best of her generation or even in the top five. Which is absolutely fine, I mean that. But she isn't the sort of actress that can transform herself; she has a tendency to play either chipper girls, or chipper girls who become depressed. Her lack or range works against her. She's great in comedies but they don't write many (or any) of those for actresses her age. And then you have to factor in her personal issues (rehab) and her competition (from multiple countries). (As there been such a diverse selection of young actresses in recent decades? Aussies, Canadians, Frenchwomen, Brits, etc.)Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15128134287807886742010-12-10T22:01:56.632-05:002010-12-10T22:01:56.632-05:00Glenn -- i've only talked to two people who ha...Glenn -- i've only talked to two people who have seen this but i'm eager to hear some fleshed out opinions. I was baffled by Gosling (who i normally like) but Dunst was aces. Hope it leads to new adult roles.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28534664884737277562010-12-10T20:36:26.809-05:002010-12-10T20:36:26.809-05:00Looking forward to seeing this performance, but no...Looking forward to seeing this <i>performance</i>, but not the <i>film</i>. I think it'll go direct-to-DVD here though like so many of these films have done lately (<i>Solitary Man</i>, <i>The Extra Man</i> and so on. Movies that you can sell easier on DVD rather than fork out the cash for a cinema release that won't make anything).Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49422222677217594042010-12-10T20:32:58.554-05:002010-12-10T20:32:58.554-05:00Interesting list, because it's finally somethi...Interesting list, because it's finally something not-so-mainstream. I should have a second look at Renner's performance... Because when I watched The Town he seemed good and maybe the best performance of that cast - but nothing that remarkable. But better an individual Renner mention than an obscure ensemble award for the whole cast (Washington DC Critics?! NBR?!?).<br />Nice to see Moore being mentioned somewhere - I thought Bening was slightly better, but the comparison of Keaton and Moore is interesting.<br />The only thing that is really mind-boggling is the mention of Ruffalo in Shutter Island. He was as brilliant and heartbreaking and relaxed and funny in The Kids Are All Right as he was totally wasted as DiCaprio's stooge in Shutter Island.cinephilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76749087808229940572010-12-10T19:58:33.696-05:002010-12-10T19:58:33.696-05:00She's always been one of my favorite actresses...She's always been one of my favorite actresses, she's severely underrated. If she could get some awards attention and at least a little Oscar Buzz, I would die of happiness. It makes me happy to know that she was superb in All Good Things.Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39105712522823939532010-12-10T17:08:31.897-05:002010-12-10T17:08:31.897-05:00I'm rooting for her and Mila Kunis to breakthr...I'm rooting for her and Mila Kunis to breakthrough the supporting race. But Kirsten is so overdue for some awards love.Bianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8659379798479726442010-12-10T15:13:23.326-05:002010-12-10T15:13:23.326-05:00@Bailey - Bless you for the DDG shout-out. With th...@Bailey - Bless you for the DDG shout-out. With the exception of Denise Richards (why, God, why?!), the movie is so superbly cast and subversively brilliant. (Bonus points to Dunst for an unwavering Minnesota accent, including and especially the A-Z U.S. states sequence.)<br /><br />"And I'm Amber Atkins for WAZB news. Good night."Cluster Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536270677455131262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77061357723197940022010-12-10T12:45:43.993-05:002010-12-10T12:45:43.993-05:00You know, I do like Kirsten and hope she gets more...You know, I do like Kirsten and hope she gets more opportunities like this, but I can't say I've found her work in Marie Antoinette or The Virgin Suicides particularly good, and I really like both movies.Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30183266661164350432010-12-10T10:45:00.840-05:002010-12-10T10:45:00.840-05:00Hi Nath,
Borja from Spain. We share the love for...Hi Nath, <br /><br />Borja from Spain. We share the love for Kirsten Dunst, the most underrated actress of her generation (that sadly is full of overrated actresses...).<br /><br />I´m glad to read the good reviews she is receiving for the movie and I think is only the first step. I can´t hardly wait to see her work with Von Trier. <br /><br />Anyway, I don´t think she will be nominated by this... the movie is no receiving enough attention and is true that will be overshadowed by Blue Valentine.<br /><br />If only Michelle is nominated at least. I love her too...<br /><br />P.S. Sorry by my English... once again.Borjatdlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-86127862992329396242010-12-10T10:40:08.957-05:002010-12-10T10:40:08.957-05:00I watched Iron Man 2 twice. My take on the perform...I watched Iron Man 2 twice. My take on the performances each time.<br /><br />1st time:<br /><br />RDJ: B+<br />Mickey Rourke: B+<br />Paltrow: B<br />Sam Rockwell: B-<br />Everyone else: C<br /><br />2nd time:<br /><br />Rockwell: A- (I do wish they had written Hammer to be competent.)<br />Rourke: B<br />Paltrow: B<br />RDJ: B- (and I wish they hadn't decided to get rid of his idiosyncratic taste in music. The coolest human moment of the original was Stark repairing his car to Institutionalized. Club music is not fighting music. It should have been Seven Nation Army, or something similar, blaring on the soundtrack when he fought Rhodie.)<br />Samuel L. Jackson: C-<br />Everyone else: Still CVolvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54157652118867524182010-12-10T10:26:57.300-05:002010-12-10T10:26:57.300-05:00I don't think she can get enough traction to b...I don't think she can get enough traction to bump HBC, Adams, Leo, Weaver, Wiest, or Steinfeld, not with a movie nobody seems to like. It's already gonna be tough to get that list of 6 down to 5...adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4313193352391082702010-12-10T10:11:16.382-05:002010-12-10T10:11:16.382-05:00Yay. I love Kirsten. She is all the way up there w...Yay. I love Kirsten. She is all the way up there with Christina Ricci as one of Hollywood's most woefully underappreciated and underused actresses. La Dunst has been in the game since childhood and has turned out a lot of great comedic <i>and</i> dramatic performances - no small feat. And I know you only forgot to mention her in Drop Dead Gorgeous!!! My friends and I still do the Amber Atkins every once in awhile. Sigh. Plus she's so pretty, and never fixed the endearing snaggle. ♥.Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924416825035276697noreply@blogger.com