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I think the opposite -- the director failed to reign him in,
(sorry connie, not going to correct a cut and paste quote)
Or even more likely, both. I expect that the movie executives also had a hand in it.
We're paying Jim Carrey, have him BE Jim Carrey - the kids'll eat it up.
But yeah, an inexperienced director would probably get steamrolled by Carrey.
Who was the director who got in a fistfight with Clooney?
Who was the director who got in a fistfight with Clooney?
David O. Russell, on THREE KINGS.
I don't see "All the haircuts in ALEXANDER".
If those are the biggest, it was a good year. I'd also like to submit the posters from Alexander.
Didn't notice Catwoman on that list either...
I haven't seen Lemony Snicket (I didn't like the books, so seeing it on film is kind of a non-starter of an idea), but I have seen Carrey be quite good, in Eternal Sunshine and The Truman Show and Man on the Moon and the less extreme parts of Liar Liar. And I loved Doing Time on Maple Drive, which is a TV movie he made when he was the white guy from In Living Color, though I'm not sure how that performance would stand up were I to see it now. I'm kind of sorrry to hear he doesn't work in Lemony Snicket.
And I saw Closer yesterday, which was a very good movie. It pains me to say this, but I thought Portman was the weak link in the cast, probably because she has a decade's less experience. Clive Owens, Jude Law and, oddly enough, Julia Roberts are excellent.
While I understand the personality-based Julia hate, I've always thought her to be a talented actress. She just usually take the easy route and plays her stock character.
Village Voice Top Film Performances of 2004
Village Voice Top Films of 2004
I'm surprised at their top pick. I knew it was well reviewed, but they're usually plumping for some obscure Korean film that never plays outside of Manhattan.