All the praise seems to be going to Fassbender because the role is unconventional and quirky, being forced to convey emotions through tone of voice and body language. He was perfectly fine, I don't doubt that, but Gyllenhaal was exceptional here and she should be getting most of the praise.
shareMaybe, maybe not, maybe *beep* yourself
shareI disagree. But, I enjoyed her performance nonetheless.
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The film is well-worth a look. It's quirky and funny in some scenes, and poignant in others. I never felt like I wasted time, and nowadays, that's a good thing. Fascinating piece of work.
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Black men and a whole lot of *beep* white men have had plenty fun adoring my ass JUNGLE JULIA
Maggie G was just Maggie G. She's never great in my opinion. I didn't really believe she was dour. I just saw someone pretending to be.
shareMaggie G was just Maggie G. She's never great in my opinion. I didn't really believe she was dour. I just saw someone pretending to be.
shareShe's not bad, but she's playing herself again.
Erik Lehnsherr: You want society to accept you, but you can't even accept yourself.
Yeah. I see your point. I wonder if her facial movements made her dourness appear less believable.
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I really can't see how you can think Maggie's character was anything like the real Maggie G.
shareI liked her, Gleeson, and McNairy very much, but I really admired what Fassbender did with this character.
shareI don't feel that way. Gyllenhaal was basically the same throughout. There were no surprises in her performance. I'm not saying she was bad but the character was one dimensional - same expression same behavior. Fassbender had the more layered character and he didn't disappoint.
In my opinion, it's Gleeson who didn't get enough credit. He's been so darn likeable in the last several movies I've seen of his. I wonder if he'd be believable playing a bad guy.
Although the character he played was similar in tone to his character from 'About Time,' I didn't like Jon and thought he was the villain of the piece, whose ambition and inability to actually try to understand Frank and the band led to disastrous results. I applauded when Clara stabbed him.
I didn't think Gyllenhaal was playing herself, but Clara was a violent, extreme version of the tough women she often plays. I thought she was good, but Fassbender's performance carried the movie. If you didn't care about Frank, despite the head, you wouldn't get much of any emotional resonance from the film. Much of that is due to the central nature of his character, but also partly because most of the other rolls were underwritten.
I didn't see him as the villain. He was just young and inexperienced and made what would be a normal assumption that the band and Frank really wanted to succeed in a traditional way. Once he understood how damaged Frank was he was sorry he'd pushed things and apologized.
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Ms. Gyllenhaal was good, as always, but there was no real character for her to develop. The film had a smart concept, and I found much to like. Still, there was little by the way of character development. The conceit was intriguing and I would encourage others to take a flyer on Frank, despite missed opportunities and the limitations of the script.
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Gyllenhaal is easily the worst part of this movie with her one single dimension of hag-nag
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