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but I've also seen her ruin scenes playing allegedly normal supporting characters who mug for the camera and pull focus from the principal actors in the scene.
Less of an issue as she is the principal actor! No, she's a good lead in this movie. She plays a character that is a believably human, not a caricature, and she has believable reactions with other recognizably human other characters.
There is plenty of physical comedy but it's driven by the storyline, so the wacky is grounded.
I thought she was good in "Whip It".
I love Kristin Wiig and loved Bridesmaids.
The problem she has on SNL is that she is so absolutely fearless as a comic that she gets stuck playing ALL of the horribly annoying female characters. The rest of the current female cast is stuck in funny-but-still-sexy mode.
I liked her in Whip It. My problem with her on SNL is that she pretty much plays the same character with the same 2 or 3 characters with the same facial expressions and the same voice, no matter who she is playing.
We saw The Artist last night; well, my niece saw 3/4 of it because she is constitutionally incapable of staying awake during a silent movie at 10 PM. Not her fault!
Anyway, if I were to summarize the film, I would say that it's what would happen if Singing in the Rain met A Star is Born, with a little bit of Going Down to Rio at the end.
I did enjoy it a great deal, and Uggo the dog is clearly the star of the entire thing, although the two leads were both very good indeed. I did spend a fair amount of time going HITG!
I hope to get out to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy this morning. I feel like crap, so I don't know, but I have an hour. I'm quite psyched.
"Fierce creatures" made m laugh much harder than "Fish called Wanda". Though Fish is funny and has one of my all time favorite lines.
Otto West: Apes don't read philosophy.
Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it.
I applied the Princess Bride test to some current coworkers and was greatly heartened that at least two of them agreed that it is the most quotable film in history.
Has anyone seen Young Adult? The press I've read on it makes it seem annoying, even if it's in an attempt for annoyance gender parity. Charlize Theron's assertions that mentally healthy adults don't wear Hello Kitty certainly didn't help. Henceforth I will root against her in the Snow White movie.
Oh, who am I kidding? She's way more gorgeous than Kristen Stewart could dream of.
I just got back from seeing Tintin, and I will second what Hec said here:
It doesn't have the verve or rawness or strangeness or originality or odd dramatic beats or curious narrative choices that will stick with me. It was well made. Serviceable.
There were a few glorious moments (read: any time Thomson and Thompson were on-screen--gotta love Frost and Pegg) and some breathtaking visuals, but overall the movie just felt like one damned thing after another. It was entertaining while it lasted, but there was little that stuck to the ribs.