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Meryl not as good as usual?


Don't get me wrong, she was good in this movie. But it didn't seem like she delivered quite the performance we are used to from her. I think her character was kind of poorly written to be fair. But she wasn't bad by any means. I watched this movie because of Meryl Streep and I think she was outperformed by the other two female leads.

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I don't think is the acting i think she delivered just fine, but the character was the most relatable because she was living in the present time and didn't have as many mental disorders as the other 2.

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I think she's just as good, if not better than Moore , Kidman dominates them all.

When it comes to torture, I trust the lady who spent three years married to James Cameron.

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Her overwrought melodramatics were indeed somewhat grating... and overall, she ended up seeming like a big phoney - whether it was intentional or not, idk. But of course one needs to take into account that a good portion of her screen time was spent opposite pretentiously babbling Ed Harris in a very silly role. Either way, it`s one of Streep`s weakest performances.



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I thought she did a very good job but she was outperformed by Julianne and Nicole. Not that there is anything wrong with that , they are amazing actresses too.

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Streep's role was not as showy.

Its that man again!!

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