Is Jewel bad? - Ride with the Devil (1999) Discussion

[–] chandler-47 19 years ago

She gives a solid performance.

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"They don't give you the leads, they don't give you the support, they don't give you dick." (Dave Moss)

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[–] Thekoolactor 19 years ago

thank you for that, it took forever before someone responded haha. If she was good, why do you think she hasnt done anything else?

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[–] chandler-47 19 years ago

I guess she gets more applause when singing ;) As far as I remember "Ride with the Devil" wasn't a big success - unfortunatly.

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"They don't give you the leads, they don't give you the support, they don't give you dick." (Dave Moss)

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[–] sidacocoa 19 years ago

she's such a natural actress, for her first real movie, she's better than half of the poser actresses out there.

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[–] TMC-4 10 years ago

http://www.datalounge.com/cgi-bin/iowa/ajax.html?t=14079120#page:showT hread,14079120,3

I remember he had bad press while filming Ride With The Devil. I think he was dickish and unkind to Jewel. As a singer, she had no movie experience, and I remember reading he made her feel even more incompetent than necessary, made her cry.

If he earned the reputation of being a sour little pill, throughout the years with directors, casts and crews, it's no wonder he is not in demand anymore.

I wonder how come he and Leo remained fast friends.
by: Anonymous reply 53 06/15/2014 @ 11:05PM

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[–] Niv-1 18 years ago

No, she is a natural actress caught in a bad movie.

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[–] chrismahon2005 17 years ago

Completly wrong,she was fine in a great civil war movie,and she gets her baps out

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[–] fuchsiasattic 16 years ago

in my opinion.....her acting, and the role in the movie, could be summed up in very few words: kind of pointless and horrible.

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[–] glpatton 16 years ago

I thought she did a pretty good job. Her character mirrored Jewel, herself...quiet voice and unpretentious, but still in charge.

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[–] fuchsiasattic 16 years ago

so yeah! i would definitely say see the movie and see how you feel about her performance......this board definitely has mixed reviews and stuff which is awesome! so i'd say just check it out! :-)

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[–] jaymcc445 16 years ago

Her performance is kinda of wooden or nicely stated stoic; it was a serviceable performance. It could have been how she was asked to play the part. How a woman would conduct herself in that era. With that being said, it was a wonderful movie. The history channel rated it the most historically accurate film of the year also.

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[–] Captain_Augustus_McCrae 14 years ago

OP,
Why not just watch the film and judge for yourself?

"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's living!!!"
Augustus McCrae

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[–] HenryCW 14 years ago

No, Jewel was not bad. I had seen her only in this film, but I think she was a reasonably good actress.

But Ang Lee did not make full use of her talent. There should have been a scene where she was allowed to read some of her poetry.

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[–] Pequod88 14 years ago

I thought she was rather good, considering her lack of experience. I expected she'd be little more than eye candy, but instead found her performance effective and understated. I thought she was better than some of the more experienced cast members.

Another musician who surprised me was Steve Earle in The Wire. His role was small but he never hit a false note. Like Jewel, his performance was understated, avoiding the tendency of some inexperienced actors to do too much.

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[–] maddog30-2 14 years ago

I too thought Jewel was good in the part she was given. She kinda reminded me of Renee Zellwigger.

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[–] drystyx 14 years ago

Eye candy?

You need contact lenses. Lol

She was a very ordinary woman. She was chosen because she wasn't "eye candy", just average, which makes the scenes with her more endearing, because it brings it to life instead of being "fantastic". We're given brutal realism, but it is written in such a way that it is quite interesting, with tragedy, comedy, drama, and action all well blended together.

Lets not bicker about who killed whom

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[–] Captain_Augustus_McCrae 12 years ago

If you don't find Jewel attractive in this film, someone must have given you a shot of Novocaine in the libido while you weren't looking.

"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae

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[–] Tashtago 12 years ago

No she's good.

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