Post by Dan the G-Man on Feb 15, 2010 23:56:21 GMT -5
Crazy Heart
Okay so.....
I am a little late to the party (and some people disagree with me STRONGLY but I have never allowed a little dissent to sway me one iota) but go and see Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges and the mesmerizing Maggie Gyllenhaall. Its like a classically made movie from the 1970's. I was bewitched by it.
Jeff Bridges' performance is so bang on the nose, so completely and utterly believable and nuanced that it made me dizzy with admiration. I swear you wont see a better example of acting this year.
He is SOOOoo fucking good. He is ALWAYS good but there is something about his performance in Crazy Heart that feels like he is swinging from the rafters without a safety net.
And it is the first movie I think I have EVER seen in my life where I am not cringing with embarassment and douche chills at the musical segments of the movie. Quite the opposite actually. Somehow it captures the tedium and the hardship and the magic of being on the road and the strange path it takes to even be lucky enough to BE on the road in the first place.
I also have to mention that Maggie Gyllenhaal is bewitching throughout. She should have gotten a supporting actor nod this award season if you ask me. She puts herself on the line in this movie and her talent billows her sails.
Finally.......went to see Ed HArris in WRECKS this weekend at the Geffen Theatre here in LA and I was similarly thrilled.
He stood about 2 feet away from me for most of the performance with his electric blue eyes burning across the room. It was a masterclass of theatre and charisma and emotional intelligence. Much like the actors previously mentioned in Crazy Heart.
Raw and vulnerable and searingly courageous.
FUCK REALITY TV and RUSH LIMBAUGH and EARTHQUAKES and HEARTATTACKS and CRUELTY and DEMENTIA and CANCER and DYING.
Long live ART and FANTASY and CREATIVITY and PASSION and IMAGINATION and MUSIC and LOVE and FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and oh my god I think I have just gotten carried away with myself...................................xxx
Okay so.....
I am a little late to the party (and some people disagree with me STRONGLY but I have never allowed a little dissent to sway me one iota) but go and see Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges and the mesmerizing Maggie Gyllenhaall. Its like a classically made movie from the 1970's. I was bewitched by it.
Jeff Bridges' performance is so bang on the nose, so completely and utterly believable and nuanced that it made me dizzy with admiration. I swear you wont see a better example of acting this year.
He is SOOOoo fucking good. He is ALWAYS good but there is something about his performance in Crazy Heart that feels like he is swinging from the rafters without a safety net.
And it is the first movie I think I have EVER seen in my life where I am not cringing with embarassment and douche chills at the musical segments of the movie. Quite the opposite actually. Somehow it captures the tedium and the hardship and the magic of being on the road and the strange path it takes to even be lucky enough to BE on the road in the first place.
I also have to mention that Maggie Gyllenhaal is bewitching throughout. She should have gotten a supporting actor nod this award season if you ask me. She puts herself on the line in this movie and her talent billows her sails.
Finally.......went to see Ed HArris in WRECKS this weekend at the Geffen Theatre here in LA and I was similarly thrilled.
He stood about 2 feet away from me for most of the performance with his electric blue eyes burning across the room. It was a masterclass of theatre and charisma and emotional intelligence. Much like the actors previously mentioned in Crazy Heart.
Raw and vulnerable and searingly courageous.
FUCK REALITY TV and RUSH LIMBAUGH and EARTHQUAKES and HEARTATTACKS and CRUELTY and DEMENTIA and CANCER and DYING.
Long live ART and FANTASY and CREATIVITY and PASSION and IMAGINATION and MUSIC and LOVE and FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and oh my god I think I have just gotten carried away with myself...................................xxx