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Posted on 9/23/12 at 11:30 am to Jizzamo311
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Yeah, I'm not sure I understand how you can have "outstanding" performances in a film, but it be bad..
I kinda get what he's talking about....like in the movie J. Edgar, Leo did a great job but that movie was super mediocre.
But as far as this movie goes, I'm excited to see it. Paul Thomas Anderson makes good stuff.
Posted on 9/23/12 at 3:19 pm to Jizzamo311
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Yeah, I'm not sure I understand how you can have "outstanding" performances in a film, but it be bad..
It's easy: J Phoenix put on an outstanding physical, expressionistic performance (that lip scar only helped) and PSH, a versatile as hell actor, played a character that had this amazing, roiling intensity underneath the surface of his gregarious charlatan persona.
however, the story was a bit too elliptical, I agree it meanders. and I think you can make great movies that way, but The Master is not one of them. I don't know how you can go see that movie and presume to care about any of the characters. They're fascinating from in an academic light, i.e. getting a look at how cult of personalities rise to power, and the way their misguided, occasionally misanthropic followers operate and come into being. but the heart of every movie has a story you care about. there was a big cavity in the narrative strength of this film
This post was edited on 9/23/12 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 9/24/12 at 9:32 am to Jizzamo311
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Yeah, I'm not sure I understand how you can have "outstanding" performances in a film, but it be bad..
Because acting is only a part of the film. There's also writing and direction. I think Synechdoche, NY had wonderful performances in service of a pretentious, piece of crap script wit heavy handed direction that told us the point because the director didn't trust the audience.
I hate the movie, but I still think the acting was great. Haven't seen the Master yet, but great performances in a film that's not very good seems like par for the course of PT Anderson's career. SEE Nights, Boogie.
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